Academic Vocabulary #8

Question 1

Lout

Answer 1

(n) an awkward, stupid person
(v) to flout; treat with contempt; to bend, stoop, or bow, especially in respect or courtesy;
brute; slob; gentle

Question 2

Rend

Answer 2

(v) to separate into parts with force or violence;

divide, sever, combine

Question 3

Ossify

Answer 3

(v) to convert into or cause to harden like bone;

petrify, stiffen; soften

Question 4

Tawdry

Answer 4

(adj) showy and cheap;

tacky, vulgar; nice

Question 5

Hegemony

Answer 5

(n) leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation;
authority, command; weak

Question 6

Peccadillo

Answer 6

(n) a very minor or slight sin or offense;

impropriety, indiscretion, innocent

Question 7

Depredate

Answer 7

(v) to plunder or lay waste to;

Maraud, loot; protect

Question 8

Infamy

Answer 8

(n) extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act;
notoriety, opprobrium; honor

Question 9

Ignominy

Answer 9

(n) disgrace; shameful or dishonorable quality;

sordidness, meanness, honorable

Question 10

Downplay

Answer 10

(v) to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance;
lesson, soften; increase

Question 11

Rife

Answer 11

(adj) of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent;

Plentiful; limited

Question 12

Bagatelle

Answer 12

(n) something of little value or importance;

trinket, knickknack; tool

Question 13

Epilogue

Answer 13

(n) a concluding part added to a literary work;

postscript, summation; beginning

Question 14

Cataract

Answer 14

(n) a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size;
deluge, rapids; calm

Question 15

Chintzy

Answer 15

(adj) of, like, or decorated with chintz; cheap;

snappy; expensive

Question 16

Giddy

Answer 16

(adj) affected with vertigo; dizzy;

calm

Question 17

bon vivant

Answer 17

(n) a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink;
connoisseur, epicure; poor

Question 18

noisome

Answer 18

(adj) offensive or disgusting, as an odor;

foul, horrid; moral

Question 19

muse

Answer 19

(v) to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject;

brood, deliberate; discard

Question 20

Preen

Answer 20

(v) to trim or dress with the beak or tongue;

beautify, groom; dirty

Question 21

Cord, Cor, Cardi

Answer 21

heart
discord (n) a disagreement between two people
courage (n) the ability to do something that frightens one

Question 22

Corp

Answer 22

body
corpse (n) a dead body
corpus luteum (n) a structure that degenerates after a few day (unless pregnant)

Question 23

Cosm

Answer 23

universe, world
cosmos (n) the universe
cosmonaut (n) a Russian astronaut

Question 24

Crat, Cracy

Answer 24

rule
aristocrat (n) a member of the aristocracy
theocracy (n) a government in which priests rule

Question 25

Crea

Answer 25

create creature (n) an animal recreation (n) an activity done for enjoyment