General Vocab

Question 1

Epithet

Answer 1

n: a descriptive word, phrase, or term that is used to characterize or describe a person, place, thing, or concept

Question 2

Denigrate

Answer 2

v. to criticize, belittle, or disparage someone or something unfairly, often with the intention of damaging their reputation or undermining their value

Question 3

Disparage

Answer 3

v. to criticize, belittle, or speak negatively about someone or something in a derogatory or scornful manner

Question 4

quid pro quo

Answer 4

Latin:
Something for something

Question 5

Retaliation

Answer 5

Noun:
1. the action of returning a military attack; counterattack
2. the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge

Question 6

Acquisition

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Noun:
1. -buying or obtaining an asset or object
-an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum
-an act of purchase of one company by another

2. the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality

Question 7

Bereaved

Answer 7

adj. deprived of a close relation or friend through their death

Question 8

interstitial

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adj. of, forming, or occupying interstices

Question 9

interstices

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n. of, forming, or occupying interstices

Question 10

enumerate

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v. mention (a number of things) one by one

Question 11

proposition

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n. 1.a plan suggested for acceptance, a proposal

2.a matter to be dealt with; a task

3. a subject for discussion or analysis

Logic: a statement that affirms or denies something

Question 12

suspend

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v. 1. temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect

• officially prohibit (someone) from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time
• defer or delay (an action, event, or judgment)

Question 13

disputatious

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adj. fond of or causing heated arguments

adv. disputatiously

Question 14

contentious

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adj. causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
- involving heated argument

Question 15

N.B.

Answer 15

“nota bene”(Latin) = note well or take note

Question 16

compel

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v. force or oblige (someone) to do something

Question 17

inveterate

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adj. 1. confirmed in habit
2. firmly established by long persistence

Question 18

consolidate

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n. 1. to join together into one whole

2. to make firm or secure
3. to form into a compact mass

Question 19

impetus

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n. the force that makes something happen more quickly

Question 20

Ineffable

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adj. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

Question 21

Define

Insolent

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adj. showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

Question 22

Wearisome

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adj. something that is tiresome, tedious, or causing fatigue and exhaustion

Question 23

embittered

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adj. feeling resentful, angry, or full of bitterness resulting from past disappointments, injustices, or grievances.

Question 24

ephemeral

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adj. something that is short-lived, fleeting, or lasting for only a brief period

Question 25

Phantom

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n. an illusionary or ghostly image, a figment of the imagination, or something that appears real but has no physical substance

Question 26

figment

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n. a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination

Question 27

obscured

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v. to be obscured, overshadowed, or diminished by something else, often resulting in a loss of attention, significance, or prominence

Question 28

ambivalence

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n. the coexistence of conflicting emotions, attitudes, or feelings toward a particular person, situation, object, or idea

Question 29

ambiguous

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adj. open to multiple interpretations, unclear, or capable of being understood in more than one way

Question 30

unambiguous

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adj. something that is clear, definite, and free from any ambiguity or confusion

Question 31

aphorism

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n. a memorable statement or phrase that expresses a general truth about life

Question 32

belittle

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v. make (someone or something) seem unimportant