HAL Peters Week 15 Vocab

Question 1

tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.

Answer 1

Acquisitive (adj)

Question 2

away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course

Answer 2

Awry (adj)

Question 3

haughty, disdainful; displaying a lack of worry

Answer 3

Cavalier (adj)

Question 4

knowledgeable of something, specially through personal experience

Answer 4

Cognizant (adj)

Question 5

serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial; replicated from something else yet lacking the original qualities

Answer 5

Ersatz (adj)

Question 6

worthy of imitation; commendable

Answer 6

Exemplary (adj)

Question 7

to be pulled towards

Answer 7

Gravitate (v)

Question 8

to drink; to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat

Answer 8

Imbibe (v)

Question 9

a command or authorization to act in a particular way

Answer 9

Mandate (n)

Question 10

something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula

Answer 10

Mnemonic (n)

Question 11

the state of being innocent

Answer 11

Naiveté (n)

Question 12

required by law or a set of rules

Answer 12

Obligatory (adj)

Question 13

to appease or pacify

Answer 13

Placate (v)

Question 14

to calm or reduce

Answer 14

Quell (v)

Question 15

in a great quantity

Answer 15

Rife (adj)

Question 16

the condition of being in filth or misery

Answer 16

Squalor (n)

Question 17

very strict or severe

Answer 17

Stringent (adj)

Question 18

to change an objectionable expression into one that is acceptable

Answer 18

Sublimate (v)

Question 19

everyday language; the way people really talk with each other

Answer 19

Vernacular (n)

Question 20

to try and persuade using flattery

Answer 20

Wheedle (v)