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Unit 1 A Vocabulary
English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Person who isn't a member of the military, police, or firefighting forces. | Civilian (n) |
| Hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate | Complicated (adj) |
| Agree; coincide; be of the same opinion | Concur (v) |
| State or prove the truth of; substantiate; verify | Confirm (v) |
| Proof; evidence; verification | Confirmation (n) |
| Turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate | Digress (v) |
| Easily broken; breakable; weak; frail | Fragile (adj) |
| Aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant | Galore (adj) |
| Actually being what is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authentic | Genuine (adj) |
| Of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly; inimical | Hostile (adj) |
| Not patient; not willing to bear delay; fretful; anxious | Impatient (adj) |
| Put in the earth; bury; entomb | Inter (v) |
| Burial; entombment; sepulture | Internment (n) |
| Make less severe; lessen; alleviate; soften; relieve | Mitigate (v) |
| One who is new to a field or activity; beginner; apprentice; neophyte; tyro | Novice (n) |
| Work created firsthand from which copies are made; prototype; archetype | Original (n) |
| Belonging to the beginning; first; earliest; initial; primary; inventive; creative | Original (n) |
| Freshness; novelty; inventiveness | Originality (n) |
| Something uncommon, infrequent, or rare | Rarity (n) |
| Begin again; retake; reoccupy | Resume (v) |
| Draw back; recoil; wince; become smaller; contract | Shrink (v) |
| Not drunk; not intoxicated/earnest; serious; free from excitement or exaggeration | Sober (adj) |
| Be enough; adequate; sufficient; serve; do | Suffice (v) |
| Empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used | Vacant (adj) |
| Unfilled position; unoccupied apartment or room | Vacancy (n) |