E7 Vocab 5

Question 1

addendum

Answer 1

a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

Question 2

aghast

Answer 2

filled with amazement, disgust, fear or terror

Question 3

ample

Answer 3

more than enough, large, spacious

Question 4

apparition

Answer 4

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

Question 5

assert

Answer 5

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

Question 6

cower

Answer 6

to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

Question 7

disdain

Answer 7

• to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully- a feeling of contempt

Question 8

epitaph

Answer 8

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

Question 9

ethical

Answer 9

• having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct- requiring a prescription for purpose

Question 10

facetious

Answer 10

humorous, not meant seriously

Question 11

inaudible

Answer 11

not able to be heard

Question 12

indiscriminate

Answer 12

without restraint or control; unselective

Question 13

intrigue

Answer 13

• crafty dealings, underhanded plotting- to form and carry out plots- to puzzle or excite the curiosity

Question 14

jurisdiction

Answer 14

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

Question 15

plausible

Answer 15

appearing true, reasonable or fair

Question 16

plebeian

Answer 16

• common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class- a common person, member of the lower class

Question 17

prodigal

Answer 17

• wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant- one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

Question 18

proximity

Answer 18

nearness, closeness

Question 19

pulverize

Answer 19

• to grind or pound to a powder or dust- to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

Question 20

volatile

Answer 20

• highly changeable; fickle- tending to become violent or explosive- changing from the liquid to the gaseous state

Question 21

Cases involving robbery and assault are usually tried under the __ of the state courts.

Answer 21

jurisdiction

Question 22

Their story didn’t sound __ to me.

Answer 22

plausible

Question 23

The couple’s taste in cars is quite __.

Answer 23

plebeian

Question 24

At one time, the __ of ancient Rome were excluded from holding public office of any kind.

Answer 24

plebeian

Question 25

We have a tight budget, but we make an exception for __ celebrations of family birthdays.

Answer 25

prodigal

Question 26

The elderly man told us that he greatly regretted the years he spent living the life of a __.

Answer 26

prodigal

Question 27

The house's __ to schools is an asset.

Answer 27

proximity

Question 28

At many old mills in Vermont, granite stones were used to __ the grain.

Answer 28

pulverize

Question 29

A person who is usually calm and collected may nevertheless sometimes behave in a __ manner.

Answer 29

volatile

Question 30

syn: purview, supervision

Answer 30

jurisdiction

Question 31

syn: believable, probably

Answer 31

plausible

Question 32

syn: lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined

Answer 32

plebeian

Question 33

syn: improvident, spendthrift, wastrel

Answer 33

prodigal

Question 34

syn: compress, demolish

Answer 34

pulverize

Question 35

syn: unstable, erratic

Answer 35

volatile

Question 36

ant: improbably, unbelievable, unlikely

Answer 36

plausible

Question 37

ant: aristocratic, refined, cultivated

Answer 37

plebeian

Question 38

ant: frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

Answer 38

prodigal

Question 39

ant: distance, remoteness

Answer 39

proximity

Question 40

ant: stable, steady, static, inert, dormant

Answer 40

volatile

Question 41

I __ their cowardly behavior.

Answer 41

disdain

Question 42

Most people never stop to consider the words that might one day appear as their own __.

Answer 42

epitaph

Question 43

New developments in medicine often lead to discussions of important __ questions.

Answer 43

ethical

Question 44

We had to laugh at her __ remarks.

Answer 44

facetious

Question 45

Some high-frequency sounds are __ to even the keenest human ear.

Answer 45

inaudible

Question 46

The __ slaughter of white whales brought that species to the brink of extinction.

Answer 46

indiscriminate

Question 47

Investigators uncovered a shocking network of lies and international __.

Answer 47

intrigue

Question 48

The old album full of faded family pictures and postcards from exotic places __ me.

Answer 48

intrigues

Question 49

syn: spurn, reject

Answer 49

disdain

Question 50

syn: tombstone, inscription

Answer 50

epitaph

Question 51

syn: upright, virtuous, honorable

Answer 51

ethical

Question 52

syn: comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek

Answer 52

facetious

Question 53

syn: faint, indistinct

Answer 53

inaudible

Question 54

syn: haphazard, random, uncritical

Answer 54

indiscriminate

Question 55

syn: scheme, plot, conspiracy

Answer 55

intrigue

Question 56

ant: revere, venerate, esteem, respect

Answer 56

disdain

Question 57

ant: immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest

Answer 57

ethical

Question 58

ant: serious, humorless

Answer 58

facetious

Question 59

ant: audible, perceptible

Answer 59

inaudible

Question 60

ant: selective, discriminating, judicious

Answer 60

indiscriminate

Question 61

ant: fair play

Answer 61

intrigue

Question 62

The woman amended her will with an __ when her husband suddenly died.

Answer 62

addendum

Question 63

People were __ at the senseless brutality of the crime.

Answer 63

aghast

Question 64

Thanks to the wet spring weather, birds and other animals will have an __ food supply for the rest of the year.

Answer 64

ample

Question 65

The vivid __ seemed so real that it completely unnerved me.

Answer 65

apparition

Question 66

Throughout the trial and the lengthy appeal process that followed, the defendant __ her innocence.

Answer 66

asserted

Question 67

The kittens __ in the corner, frightened by the huge, growling dog.

Answer 67

cowered

Question 68

syn: attachment, rider, extension

Answer 68

addendum

Question 69

syn: shocked, horrified, stupefied

Answer 69

aghast

Question 70

syn: sufficient, adequate, considerable

Answer 70

ample

Question 71

syn: phantom, specter

Answer 71

apparition

Question 72

syn: affirm, avow

Answer 72

assert

Question 73

syn: wince, flinch

Answer 73

cower

Question 74

ant: delighted, overjoyed, unmoved

Answer 74

aghast

Question 75

ant: insufficient, inadequate

Answer 75

ample

Question 76

ant: stand up to

Answer 76

cower