final review vocab

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

approval, favor, praise

Question 2

assuage

Answer 2

relieve, calm, satisfy, quench

Question 3

coalition

Answer 3

union or group for a purpose

Question 4

decadence

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decline, decay, selfie indulgence

Question 5

elicit

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draw out or bring forth from a source

Question 6

hackneyed

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used so much it lacks freshness

Question 7

lurid

Answer 7

shocking, sensational, unrestrained

Question 8

petulant

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peevish, easily irritated, upset

Question 9

prerogative

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special privilege, excellence

Question 10

provincial

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local, narrow-minded, limited

Question 11

ameliorate

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improve, make better, correct

Question 12

callow

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inexperienced, immature

Question 13

exhort

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urge strongly, advise, encourage

Question 14

intrinsic

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belongs by nature, from within

Question 15

stringent

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strict, severe, bitter

Question 16

surmise

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conjecture, presumption, guess`

Question 17

abominate

Answer 17

intense hate or dislike

Question 18

commiserate

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sympathize, have pitty

Question 19

expedite

Answer 19

make easier, facilitate

Question 20

ferment

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excited, agitate, make alcohol

Question 21

nominal

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name only, not real or serious

Question 22

proclivity

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natural inclination, tendency

Question 23

seditious

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resistant to authority, mutinous

Question 24

tenuous

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thin, unclear, poorly supported

Question 25

affable

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friendly, sociable, agreeable

Question 26

amorphous

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shapeless, unstructured

Question 27

erudite

Answer 27

scholarly, well-read, very educated

Question 28

inscrutable

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incomprehensible, unknowable

Question 29

insular

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related to an island, narrow-minded

Question 30

irrevocable

Answer 30

incapable of being changed

Question 31

propensity

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natural inclination, bent toward

Question 32

remonstrate

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protest, reason against

Question 33

repudiate

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disown, reject, renounce

Question 34

resilient

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bounce back, recover quickly

Question 35

autonomy

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self-governing, independent

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axiomatic

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self-evident, taken for granted

Question 37

equitable

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fair, just, evenhanded, rational

Question 38

extricate

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free from difficulties, disentangle

Question 39

flout

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to mock, treat with scorn, snicker at

Question 40

precept

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a rule of conduct or action

Question 41

salutary

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beneficial, helpful, wholesome

Question 42

transient

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short-lived, fleeting, staying briefly

Question 43

unwieldy

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bulky, cumbersome, hard to hold

Question 44

vapid

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dull, uninteresting, lacks force

Question 45

anomalous

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abnormal, irregular, unusual

Question 46

brusque

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abrupt, blunt, tactless, gruff

Question 47

cajole

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coax through flattery, sweet-talk

Question 48

castigate

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to punish or criticize severely

Question 49

contrive

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invent, devise, result from plan

Question 50

demagogue

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explouts flaws to be popular

Question 51

disabuse

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free from deception, enlighten

Question 52

heinous

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very wicked, offensive, hateful

Question 53

immutable

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unchanging, constant

Question 54

insurgent

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rebellious, revolutionary

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transmute

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change from a form to another

Question 56

vicarious

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suffer or experience for another

Question 57

austere

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stern, rigorous, no frills, unadorned

Question 58

disconcert

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to confuse, to disturb, to perturb

Question 59

infraction

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breaking of a law or obligation

Question 60

mitigate

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make milder, relieve, alleviate

Question 61

reprove

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to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Question 62

restitution

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return to former state, repay

Question 63

acrimonious

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biting in temper or tone

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disavow

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to deny connection with, disclaim

Question 65

dispassionate

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impartial, free from emotion

Question 66

dissension

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disagreement, sharp difference

Question 67

expurgate

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remove offensive words, censor

Question 68

hypothetical

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guess, imaginary idea, what if

Question 69

ignoble

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mean, low, base (not noble)

Question 70

relegate

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to demote, to assign, to banish

Question 71

susceptible

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receptive, impressionable