Additional Vocabulary 3

Question 1

insinuate

Answer 1

To suggest or hint

Question 2

indifference

Answer 2

Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

Question 3

elusive

Answer 3

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Question 4

subsequent

Answer 4

Following

Question 5

rigor

Answer 5

Strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people

Question 6

flux

Answer 6

The action or process of flowing or flowing out

Question 7

notion

Answer 7

A conception of or belief about something

Question 8

conform

Answer 8

Comply with rules, standards, or laws

Question 9

elicit

Answer 9

Evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone

Question 10

underscore

Answer 10

emphasize

Question 11

anecdote

Answer 11

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Question 12

complement

Answer 12

A thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality

Question 13

compartmentalize

Answer 13

Divide into discrete sections or categories

Question 14

mystical

Answer 14

Relating to mystics or religious mysticism

Question 15

pathological

Answer 15

Involving or caused by a physical or mental disease; compulsive, obsessive

Question 16

nostalgia

Answer 16

A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

Question 17

allude

Answer 17

Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

Question 18

entail

Answer 18

Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence

Question 19

amateur

Answer 19

Done in an inept or unskillful way; non-professional

Question 20

illusory

Answer 20

Based on illusion; not real

Question 21

unorthodox

Answer 21

Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted

Question 22

objective

Answer 22

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

Question 23

giddy

Answer 23

Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy; excitable

Question 24

ambivalence

Answer 24

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

Question 25

diverting

Answer 25

Draw the attention of (someone) away from tedious or serious concerns; entertain or amuse

Question 26

provincial

Answer 26

Of or concerning a province of a country or empire