Lesson 9

Question 0

Cajole (v)

Answer 0

To urge

Question 1

Altruism (n)

Answer 1

Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; generosity

Question 2

Castigate (v)

Answer 2

To scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize

Question 3

Censure (v)

Answer 3

To issue official blame

Question 4

Chicanery (n)

Answer 4

Trickery

Question 5

Circumscribe (v)

Answer 5

To draw a circle around; to restrict

Question 6

Conciliatory (adj)

Answer 6

Appeasing; showing a willingness to reconcile; making peace

Question 7

Contiguous (adj)

Answer 7

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching

Question 8

Credible (adj)

Answer 8

Capable of being believed; plausible

Question 9

Denounce (v)

Answer 9

To announce formally the termination of

Question 10

Eminent(adj)

Answer 10

Distinguished; prominent

Question 11

Empathy (n)

Answer 11

Identification with and understanding of another’s situation

Question 12

Exonerate (v)

Answer 12

To free from blame

Question 13

Obsequious (adj)

Answer 13

Overly submissive

Question 14

Incontrovertible (adj)

Answer 14

Indisputable; not open to question

Question 15

Indict (v)

Answer 15

To officially charge with wrongdoing or crime

Question 16

Insular (adj)

Answer 16

Isolated; narrow or provincial

Question 17

Litigious (adj)

Answer 17

Prone to engage in lawsuits

Question 18

Orthodox (adj)

Answer 18

Adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion

Question 19

Parity (n)

Answer 19

Equality, as in amount, status, or value

Question 20

Partisan (adj)

Answer 20

Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause

Question 21

Potentate (n)

Answer 21

One who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch

Question 22

Reclusive (n)

Answer 22

Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation

Question 23

Rectitude (n)

Answer 23

Moral uprightness; righteousness

Question 24

Relinquish (v)

Answer 24

To retire from; give up or abandon

Question 25

Remiss (adj)

Answer 25

Lax in attending to duty; negligent

Question 26

Renounce (v)

Answer 26

To give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement

Question 27

Repudiate (v)

Answer 27

To reject the validity or authority of

Question 28

Sanctimonious (adj)

Answer 28

Falsely pious

Question 29

Scrupulous (adj)

Answer 29

Principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong

Question 30

Solicitous (adj)

Answer 30

Concerned

Question 31

Sophistry (n)

Answer 31

Plausible but misleading or fallacious argument

Question 32

Substantiate (v)

Answer 32

To support with proof or evidence; verify

Question 33

Sycophant (n)

Answer 33

Insincere flatterer; suck-up

Question 34

Veracity (n)

Answer 34

Adherence to the truth; truthfulness

Question 35

Vindicate (v)

Answer 35

To free from blame

Question 36

Vituperative (adj)

Answer 36

Marked by harshly abusive condemnation