APLAC Vocab L2+3

Question 0

Ambivalent

Answer 0

adj.) to be uncertain; to be unable to decide between two opposing points of view

Question 1

altercation

Answer 1

a heated argument

Question 2

Amicable

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Adj friendly; peaceable

Question 3

Anathema

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noun) a greatly disliked, hated person or thing; a curse or a person cursed

Question 4

Apathy

Answer 4

Noun lack of interest

Question 5

Appease

Answer 5

(verb) to make calm or quiet; to give in to the demands of

Question 6

arduous

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adj.) difficult; requiring much effort; strenuous

Question 7

Audacity

Answer 7

noun) insolence; rude boldness

Question 8

augment

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verb) to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity

Question 9

austere

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adj.) stern, severe, plain

Question 10

avarice

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noun) excessive greed; desire for wealth

Question 11

avid

Answer 11

(adj.) eager; extremely interested

Question 12

bacchanalian

Answer 12

adj.) wild with drunkenness

Question 13

balk

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verb) to stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct

Question 14

banter

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noun) teasing; good-natured joking

Question 15

barrister

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Noun lawyer

Question 16

bask

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Verb to lie in or be exposed to warmth

Question 17

bastion

Answer 17

Noun a strong defense; a fort

Question 18

bawdy

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adj.) indecent; humorously obscene

Question 19

befuddle

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verb) to confuse; to perplex