Lesson 6 vocab

Question 1

credence

Answer 1

belief or trust

Question 2

collate

Answer 2

to arrange into the proper order, especially documents

Question 3

connoisseur

Answer 3

an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

Question 4

enigma

Answer 4

a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

Question 5

genteel

Answer 5

polite and respectable in manner

Question 6

officious

Answer 6

excessively eager to deliver unasked for or unwanted help

Question 7

fetid

Answer 7

having a bad odor

Question 8

jaunty

Answer 8

having a buoyant, self confident air; brisk and crisp

Question 9

condone

Answer 9

to forgive or overlook and offense

Question 10

torpor

Answer 10

a state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state of not caring

Question 11

enthrall

Answer 11

to captivate as though spellbound

Question 12

dilettante

Answer 12

one who merely dabbles in an art or a science

Question 13

venal

Answer 13

capable of betraying trust, especially if bribed

Question 14

nuance

Answer 14

a slight or subtle degree of difference

Question 15

cult

Answer 15

an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

Question 16

credence syn:

Answer 16

faith, confidence

Question 17

credence ant:

Answer 17

disbelief

Question 18

collate syn:

Answer 18

organize, assemble

Question 19

connoisseur ant:

Answer 19

tyro, novice, neophyte

Question 20

enigma syn:

Answer 20

riddle, puzzle

Question 21

genteel syn:

Answer 21

refined, cultured

Question 22

genteel ant:

Answer 22

boorish, rude

Question 23

officious syn:

Answer 23

meddlesome, interfering

Question 24

fetid syn:

Answer 24

rank, reeking

Question 25

fetid ant:

Answer 25

fragrant, aromatic

Question 26

jaunty syn:

Answer 26

confident, poised

Question 27

condone syn:

Answer 27

pardon, excuse

Question 28

condone ant:

Answer 28

condemn

Question 29

torpor syn:

Answer 29

apathy, indifference

Question 30

torpor ant:

Answer 30

interest, eagerness

Question 31

enthrall syn:

Answer 31

charm, enchant

Question 32

enthrall ant:

Answer 32

repulse

Question 33

dilettante syn:

Answer 33

amateur, trifler

Question 34

dilettante ant:

Answer 34

expert, professional

Question 35

venal syn:

Answer 35

corrupt, crooked

Question 36

venal ant:

Answer 36

upright, honest

Question 37

nuance syn:

Answer 37

gradation, shade

Question 38

cult syn:

Answer 38

sect