Final Vocab

Question 1

Allocated

Answer 1

Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose

Question 2

Amenable

Answer 2

Ready or willing to answer, act, agree or yield; open to influence, persuasion or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable

Question 3

Appall

Answer 3

To overcome with horror or fear

Question 4

Arbitrary

Answer 4

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Question 5

Audacity

Answer 5

The willingness to take bold risks

Question 6

Augment

Answer 6

Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase

Question 7

Axiom

Answer 7

A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently

Question 8

Bedlam

Answer 8

A scene of uproar and confusion

Question 9

Botched

Answer 9

Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly

Question 10

Bygones

Answer 10

A thing dating from an earlier time

Question 11

Canvas

Answer 11

A strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting

Question 12

Capitulate

Answer 12

Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

Question 13

Carousing

Answer 13

Drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way

Question 14

Chastise

Answer 14

Rebuke or reprimand severely

Question 15

Contemptible

Answer 15

Deserving contempt; despicable

Question 16

Countenance

Answer 16

A person’s face or facial expression

Question 17

Covert

Answer 17

Not openly acknowledged or displayed

Question 18

Cower

Answer 18

Crouch down in fear

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Cryptic

Answer 19

Having a meaning that is mysterious and obscure

Question 20

Cynic

Answer 20

A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons

Question 21

Diffident

Answer 21

Modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence

Question 22

Discreet

Answer 22

Careful and circumspect in ones speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage

Question 23

Disinterred

Answer 23

Dig up (something that has been buried , especially a corpse)

Question 24

Dubious

Answer 24

Not to be relied upon; suspect

Question 25

Embossed

Answer 25

Carve, mold or a stamp a design on (a surface) so that it stands out in relief

Question 26

Enmity

Answer 26

The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Question 27

Faction

Answer 27

A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics

Question 28

Fervor

Answer 28

Intense and passionate feeling

Question 29

Florid

Answer 29

Having red or flushed complexion

Question 30

Foreseen

Answer 30

Be aware of before hand; predict

Question 31

Gorge

Answer 31

Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food

Question 32

Hearth

Answer 32

The floor of a fireplace

Question 33

Hiatus

Answer 33

A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process

Question 34

Impeded

Answer 34

Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder

Question 35

Impervious

Answer 35

Not allowing fluid to pass through

Question 36

Infraction

Answer 36

A violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules

Question 37

Insolence

Answer 37

Rude and disrespectful behavior

Question 38

Jubilation

Answer 38

A feeling of great happiness and triumph

Question 39

Knoll

Answer 39

A small hill or mound

Question 40

Lament

Answer 40

Passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Question 41

Laudable

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Worthy of high praise

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Loathsome

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Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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Obscure

Answer 43

Not clearly understood or expressed

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Obstinate

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Marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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Officious

Answer 45

Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Question 46

Pliant

Answer 46

Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Question 47

Plunder

Answer 47

Steal goods; take as spoils

Question 48

Procure

Answer 48

Get by special effort

Question 49

Prow

Answer 49

The front part of a vessel

Question 50

Purge

Answer 50

Rid of impurities

Question 51

Ramparts

Answer 51

An embankment built around a space for defensive properties

Question 52

Rancor

Answer 52

A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Question 53

Relic

Answer 53

An antiquity that has survived from the distant past

Question 54

Relish

Answer 54

Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

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Reverent

Answer 55

Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

Question 56

Satire

Answer 56

Witty language used to convey insults or scorn

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Shrewd

Answer 57

Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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Solace

Answer 58

Comfort in disappointment or misery

Question 59

Sordid

Answer 59

Foul and run-down and repulsive

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Superfluous

Answer 60

More than is needed, desired, or required

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Surmise

Answer 61

Infer from incomplete evidence

Question 62

Tacit

Answer 62

Implied by or inferred from actions or statements

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Umbrage

Answer 63

A feeling of anger caused by being offended

Question 64

Vigilant

Answer 64

Carefully observant or attentive

Question 65

Vivacious

Answer 65

Vigorous and animated