UNIT 11

Question 1

abrogate

Answer 1

to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

annul, revoke

abrogation

Question 2

ambient

Answer 2

completely surrounding, encompassing

ambiance

Question 3

asperity

Answer 3

roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

rigor, harshness

Question 4

burnish

Answer 4

to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster

shine

Question 5

cabal

Answer 5

small group working in secret

gang, conspiracy

Question 6

delectable

Answer 6

delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; appealing or appetizing food

scrumptious

Question 7

deprecate

Answer 7

express mild disapproval; belittle

deplore

deprecation, deprecating

Question 8

detritus

Answer 8

loose bits/pieces of material from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from destruction

wreckage

Question 9

ebullient

Answer 9

overflowing with enthusiasm/excitement; boiling, bubbling

exhilarated, elated

ebullience

Question 10

eclectic

Answer 10

drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

selective

eclectically

Question 11

emanate

Answer 11

proceed or come forth from some point of origin; to send forth

emanation

Question 12

desuetude

Answer 12

disuse; the state of being discontinued

Question 13

flaccid

Answer 13

limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

soft

flaccidity

Question 14

impecunious

Answer 14

having little or no money

impoverished

impecuniousness

Question 15

inexorable

Answer 15

inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

ineluctable, obdurate

inexorability

Question 16

moribund

Answer 16

dying, on the ways out

obsolescent

moribundity

Question 17

necromancer

Answer 17

one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, esp. with communication with dead; magician or wizard

sorcerer

necromancy

Question 18

onerous

Answer 18

burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

weighty

onerousness; onus

Question 19

rife

Answer 19

common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

Question 20

rudiments

Answer 20

parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; earliest stages of anything

basics, fundamentals

rudimental, rudimentary

Question 21

sequester

Answer 21

set apart, separate for a special purpose; take possession of and hold in custody

segregate, isolate

Question 22

winnow

Answer 22

get rid of something unwanted, delete; sift through to obtain what is desirable; remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; blow on, fan

sift, filter