Chapter 26 - 30 Vocab

Question 0

Advocate

Answer 0

Supported; proponent (n.)

Question 1

Adversary

Answer 1

An opponent (n.)

Question 2

Artisan

Answer 2

A person who is skillful with his or her hands. (N.)

Question 3

Ascetic

Answer 3

A person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures (n.)

Question 4

Charlatan

Answer 4

A fraud; a quack or imposter (n.)

Question 5

Hedonist

Answer 5

A person who lives for pleasure (n.)

Question 6

Orator

Answer 6

A skillful public speaker (n.)

Question 7

Pariah

Answer 7

A social outcast (n.)

Question 8

Raconteur

Answer 8

A skilled storyteller (n.)

Question 9

Skeptic

Answer 9

A person who doubts (n.)

Question 10

Virtuoso

Answer 10

A highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer (n.)

Question 11

Extraneous

Answer 11

Not necessary; not an essential part; not relevant (adj.)

Question 12

Frivolous

Answer 12

Not having substance, a sense of importance, or seriousness (adj.)

Question 13

Incidental

Answer 13

Less important, minor (adj.)

Question 14

Inconsequential

Answer 14

Irrelevant; of no significance (adj.)

Question 15

Irrelevant

Answer 15

Not relating to the matter at hand (adj.)

Question 16

Negligible

Answer 16

Able or likely to be neglected due to smallness or lack of important (adj.)

Question 17

Peripheral

Answer 17

Only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incidental; at the edge of one’s field of vision (adj.)

Question 18

Petty

Answer 18

Minor of trivial (adj.)

Question 19

Superficial

Answer 19

Lacking in depth or importance on the surface (adj.)

Question 20

Trifling

Answer 20

Lacking significance; unimportant (adj.)

Question 21

Trivial

Answer 21

Unimportant; ordinary (adj.)

Question 22

Acute

Answer 22

Keen-minded; sharp (adj.)

Question 23

Astute

Answer 23

Sharp minded; very clever (adj.)

Question 24

Discerning

Answer 24

Able to judge people and situations clearly (adj)

Question 25

Erudite

Answer 25

Wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly (adj.)

Question 26

Incisive

Answer 26

Decisive, keen, and directly to the point (adj.)

Question 27

Ingenious

Answer 27

Very clever or inventive (adj.)

Question 28

Judicious

Answer 28

Showing wisdom in judging people and situations (adj)

Question 29

Perspicacious

Answer 29

Using wise judgment; sharp minded (adj)

Question 30

Prudent

Answer 30

Careful, cautious, and wise (adj)

Question 31

Sagacious

Answer 31

Wise (adj)

Question 32

Savvy

Answer 32

Smart, informed (adj)

Question 33

Shrewd

Answer 33

Insightful, clever (adj)

Question 34

Acrid

Answer 34

Bitter, harsh (adj)

Question 35

Arid

Answer 35

Lacking water (adj)

Question 36

Aesthetic

Answer 36

Having to do with artistic beauty (adj)

Question 37

Atheistic

Answer 37

Without belief in any god (adj)

Question 38

Ambiguous

Answer 38

Hard to understand, unclear, open to more than one interpretation (adj)

Question 39

Ambivalent

Answer 39

Having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure (verb)

Question 40

Coalesce

Answer 40

To have different opinions join together; fuse (verb)

Question 41

Convalesce

Answer 41

To recover from an illness (verb)

Question 42

Delusion

Answer 42

False opinion or belief (n)

Question 43

Allusion

Answer 43

Indirect reference often true character or theme found in some literature (n)

Question 44

Illusion

Answer 44

Something unreal the kids and appearance to be real; a misconception (n)

Question 45

Imprudent

Answer 45

Careless; rash (adj)

Question 46

Impudent

Answer 46

Rude, disrespectful (adj)

Question 47

Indigenous

Answer 47

Native; originating in a specific country or region (adj)

Question 48

Indigent

Answer 48

Poor, impoverished, or needy (adj)

Question 49

Indignant

Answer 49

Angry; resentful (adj)

Question 50

Intimate

Answer 50

Suggest; to hint at (verb)

Question 51

Intimidate

Answer 51

To frighten; to force into action (verb)

Question 52

Obscure

Answer 52

Hard to understand; abstract (adj)

Question 53

Obtuse

Answer 53

Stupid; not clear or precise (adj)

Question 54

Ponderable

Answer 54

Important enough to require a lot of thought (adj)

Question 55

Ponderous

Answer 55

Very heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless