Vocab List 3

Question 1

vulnerable
vul·ner·a·ble
[vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]

adjective

Answer 1

1. capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon
2. open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.: an argument vulnerable to refutation
3. open to assault; difficult to defend: a vulnerable bridge.

Question 2

aesthetic
aes·thet·ic

adjective

Answer 2

1. pertaining to a sense of the beautiful

2. of or pertaining to the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty

Question 3

void
[void]

adjective

Answer 3

1. Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
2. useless; ineffectual; vain.
3. devoid; destitute (usually followed by of )
4. without contents; empty.

Question 4

vitality
vi·tal·i·ty
[vahy-tal-i-tee]
noun

Answer 4

1. exuberant physical strength or mental vigor: a person of great vitality.
2. capacity for survival or for the continuation of a meaningful or purposeful existence: the vitality of an institution.
3. power to live or grow:

Question 5

virtue  
vir·tue
[vur-choo]
noun

Answer 5

1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
2. conformity of one’s life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.
3. chastity; virginity

Question 6

vanquish  
van·quish
[vang-kwish, van-]
verb

Answer 6

1. to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
2. to defeat in any contest or conflict; be victorious over:
3. to overcome or overpower:

Question 7

temperament  

tem·per·a·ment
[tem-per-uh-muhnt, -pruh-muhnt, -per-muhnt]
noun

Answer 7

1. the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.

Question 8

tacit
tac·it
[tas-it]
adjective

Answer 8

1. understood without being openly expressed; implied:

2. silent; saying nothing

Question 9

succumb

suc·cumb

[suh-kuhm]

verb (used without object)

Answer 9

1. to give way to superior force; yield:

2. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.

Question 10

premonition
pre·mo·ni·tion
[pree-muh-nish-uhn, prem-uh-]
noun

Answer 10

1. a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment
2. a forewarning.

Question 11

patent
pa·tent
adjective

Answer 11

obvious, apparent

Question 12

par·a·dox
[par-uh-doks]
noun

Answer 12

1. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
2. a self-contradictory and false proposition.

Question 13

nullify
nul·li·fy
[nuhl-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object) - you always must nullify something

Answer 13

to render or declare legally void or inoperative

Question 14

negate
ne·gate
[ni-geyt, neg-eyt]

verb (used with object) - you must negate something, and you must do it verbally.

Answer 14

to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:

Question 15

innocuous
in·noc·u·ous
[ih-nok-yoo-uhs]
adjective

Answer 15

1. not harmful or injurious; harmless:

2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive

Question 16

infer
in·fer
[in-fur]
verb

Answer 16

1. to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:

Question 17

infallible
in·fal·li·ble
[in-fal-uh-buhl]
adjective

Answer 17

1. absolutely trustworthy or sure

2. unfailing in effectiveness or operation

Question 18

conventional
con·ven·tion·al
[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl]
adjective

Answer 18

1. conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste:
2. pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined:

Question 19

conflagration
con·fla·gra·tion
[kon-fluh-grey-shuhn]
noun

Answer 19

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.

Question 20

blueprint
blue·print
[bloo-print]
noun

Answer 20

a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.

Question 21

amorphous
a·mor·phous
[uh-mawr-fuhs]
adjective

Answer 21

lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless:

Question 22

amorphous

Answer 22

The ***** clouds kept changing shapes so we couldn’t really say that they were any particular shape

Question 23

blueprint

Answer 23

We checked out the *****of the treehouse before we began to build.

Question 24

conflagration

Answer 24

The entire house was lost when it burned down in the *****

Question 25

conventional

Answer 25

The idea that they had was rather **, most people agreed that it was the typical way to deal with things.

Question 26

infallible

Answer 26

No one is ** - everyone makes mistakes.

Question 27

infer

Answer 27

When you look at me with that confused look, I can *** that you don’t have any idea what I am talking about.

Question 28

innocuous

Answer 28

It wasn’t a very important point, and therefore was ** to changing the outcome of the decision.

Question 29

negate

Answer 29

When the judge said “No!”, he ***** -ed the lawyer’s statement

Question 30

nullify

Answer 30

By passing that law, the state will ** a person’s right to discriminate and they will be arrested if they do.

Question 31

paradox

Answer 31

“No one ever goes there, it is always too full” is an example of a **

Question 32

patent

Answer 32

The answer to that question was so ** - it was obvious.

Question 33

premonition

Answer 33

The fortune teller had a ** that the girl would fall to her death on next week’s hiking trip.

Question 34

succumb

Answer 34

Beowulf didn’t die of a disease - he ***** -ed to his wounds given to him by the dragon.

Question 35

tacit

Answer 35

We have a ***** understanding that no one mentions Jessica’s boyfriend - no one says it, but no one dares do it out loud, either.

Question 36

temperament

Answer 36

Only the puppies with good ***** are given to homes with children because children can be annoying to dogs.

Question 37

vanquish

Answer 37

The goal of the football team was to ** its final opponent.

Question 38

virtue

Answer 38

Often, people will say that patience is a ** because it makes you a better person

Question 39

vitality

Answer 39

That very old man moved quickly and with great ** - he seemed younger than he looked.

Question 40

void

Answer 40

By scratching off the bottom of the ticket, you *** it and will not be able to collect the winnings.

Question 41

aesthetic

Answer 41

That artist’s ** is very flamboyant and colorful. You can tell his work anywhere.

Question 42

vulnerable

Answer 42

By not washing your hands regularly, you make your body ** to catching a disease.