1.3 Vocab

Question 1

Subservient
Adjective
Root: ser- a series, attachment 
1) serial
2) dessert
3) assert

Answer 1

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly

1) She was subservient to her parents.
2) He was subservient to his teachers.

Question 2

Anarchy
Noun
Prefix: an- not, without
1) anonymous
2) anemia
3) annex

Answer 2

A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

1) Anarchy is the lack of government.
2) Some nations have anarchy as their system of government.

Question 3

Adamant 
Adjective
Prefix: ad- to,toward 
1) adjoin
2) adhere 
3) adapt

Answer 3

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind

1) He is adamant that he is not going to resign.
2) She is adamant in her beliefs.

Question 4

Immaculate
Adjective
Prefix: im- not
1) immeasurable
2) improper 
3) immolate

Answer 4

Free from flaws or mistakes

1) The man was wearing an immaculate white suit.
2) She had an immaculate safety record.

Question 5

Iniquity
Noun
Prefix: in- in, on
1) insert
2) inspire 
3) incarnate

Answer 5

Immoral or grossly unfair behavior

1) Their behavior was iniquity.
2) The judges rules were iniquity.

Question 6

Corroborate 
Verb
Prefix: co- with, together
1) cohabitation 
2) comfort
3) collude

Answer 6

Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

1) The witness had corroborated the boys account of the attack.
2) He corroborated my account of the accident.

Question 7

Imperceptible
Adjective
Prefix: im-not
1) immeasurable
2) improper
3) impalpable

Answer 7

Impossible to perceive

1) His head moved in an almost imperceptible nod.
2) The slope in the road was imperceptible.

Question 8

Contentious
Adjective
Prefix: con- with, together
1) contrast
2) contradict
3) controversial

Answer 8

Causing or likely to cause an argument

1) The man was very contentious.
2) His beliefs were very contentious.

Question 9

Scoff
Verb
Synonyms:
1) mock
2) deride
3) taunt

Answer 9

Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way

1) They scoffed at her article.
2) The snobby girl scoffed at the girls outfit.

Question 10

Deference
Noun
Prefix: de-down from, reverse
1) decapitate
2) declare
3) deface

Answer 10

Respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion

1) The older sisters nodded in deference as he approached.
2) She bowed her head in deference to his master.