Chapter 2 word list

Question 1

advocate

Answer 1

a person who argues in favor of a position

Question 2

ambiguous

Answer 2

unclear in meaning; confusing

Question 3

ambivalent

Answer 3

undecided; having opposing feelings

Question 4

benediction

Answer 4

a blessing

Question 5

benefactor

Answer 5

someone who provides help especially in a form of a gift or donation

Question 6

benevolent

Answer 6

generous, kind

Question 7

benign

Answer 7

gentle, not harmful, mild

Question 8

burgeon

Answer 8

to expand, to flourish

Question 9

complacent

Answer 9

self-satisfied

Question 10

congregate

Answer 10

to come together

Question 11

dextrous

Answer 11

skilfull

Question 12

elusive

Answer 12

hard to pin down, evasive | avoid, escape

Question 13

encroach

Answer 13

to make gradual inroads into something

Question 14

equanimity

Answer 14

composure, calm

Question 15

equitable

Answer 15

fair

Question 16

equivocal

Answer 16

ambiguous, intentionally confusing

Question 17

evoke

Answer 17

to summon forth; to draw forth; to awake or suggest

Question 18

impede

Answer 18

to obstruct or interfere; to delay

Question 19

invoke

Answer 19

to call on as in prayer | to beg

Question 20

irrevocable

Answer 20

irreversible

Question 21

malaise

Answer 21

a feeling of depression/ uneasiness

Question 22

malfeasance

Answer 22

An illegal act done by a public official

Question 23

placate

Answer 23

to pacify; to appease

Question 24

placebo

Answer 24

a fake medication used in the tests of drugs

Question 25

redundant

Answer 25

unnecessarily repetitive

Question 26

thwart

Answer 26

to prevent from being accomplished; to frustrate

Question 27

vociferous

Answer 27

loud; noisy

Question 28

volition

Answer 28

will; conscious choice