Ch 3 Easy Q

Question 0

Irate

Answer 0

Adj. Extremely angry; enraged

Question 1

Forestall

Answer 1

V. To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand; anticipate

Question 2

Divisive

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Adj. Creating dissension or discord

Question 3

Undergird

Answer 3

V. To support or strengthen from beneath

Question 4

Expatiate

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V. To be or write at length; to wander freely

Question 5

Espouse

Answer 5

V. To take in marriage; to give one’s loyalty or support to

Question 6

Abnegate

Answer 6

V. To give up; renounce; to deny (something) to oneself

Question 7

Arrogate

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V. To take or claim oneself without right; To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner

Question 8

Impetus

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N. An impelling force; impulse; something that incites; stimulus

Question 9

Climate

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N. A prevailing trend or current of feeling

Question 10

Subvert

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V. To destroy completely; ruin; to undermine the character, morals, or allegiance of; corrupt; to overthrow completely

Question 11

Supplant

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V. To usurp the place of especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics; to displace and substitute for (another)

Question 12

Cantankerous

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Adj. Ill tempered and quarelsome; disagreeable

Question 13

Filch

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V. To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch

Question 14

Poach

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V. To trespass on another’s property in order to take Fish or game

Question 15

Commemoration

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N. The act of honoring the memory of or serving as a memorial to someone or something

Question 16

Thwart

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V. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of; to oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of

Question 17

Indigent

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Adj. Experiencing want or need; impoverished

Question 18

Itinerant

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Adj. Traveling from place to place especially to perform work or duty

Question 19

Seething

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V. To come to a boil; to be violently excited or agitated

Question 20

Insidious

Answer 20

Adj. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner; intended to entrap; treacherous; beguiling but harmful; alluring