Vocabulary List 5

Question 1

advocate (n.)

Answer 1

A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy

Question 2

sycophant (n.)

Answer 2

A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage

Question 3

beguile (v.)

Answer 3

Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way; Help (time) pass pleasantly

Question 4

reticence (n.)

Answer 4

The state of not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily; reserved

Question 5

cryptic (adj.)

Answer 5

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

Question 6

preclude (v.)

Answer 6

Prevent from happening; make impossible

Question 7

disparage (v.)

Answer 7

Regard or represent as being of little worth

Question 8

mundane (adj.)

Answer 8

1. Lacking interest or excitement; dull; common

2. Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one

Question 9

engender (v.)

Answer 9

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

Question 10

instigate (v.)

Answer 10

Bring about or initiate (an action or event)

Question 11

fervor (n.)

Answer 11

Intense and passionate feeling

Question 12

impecunious (adj.)

Answer 12

Having little or no money

Question 13

martyrdom (n.)

Answer 13

The death or suffering of a person because of their religious or other beliefs; extreme suffering

Question 14

repugnance (n.)

Answer 14

Intense disgust; inconsistency

Question 15

insidious (adj.)

Answer 15

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects; stealthily deceitful