Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

not conventional; a little kooky; irregular

Answer 1

eccentric

Question 2

something not typical; a deviation from the standard

Answer 2

aberration

Question 3

a violation of something sacred; blasphemous

Answer 3

sacrilege

Question 4

a system of social or political ideas

Answer 4

ideology

Question 5

stronghold; fortress; fortified place

Answer 5

bastion

Question 6

a violent breakdown, sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat

Answer 6

debacle

Question 7

to place side by side

Answer 7

juxtapose

Question 8

enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent

Answer 8

zealous

Question 9

extremely careful; with great attention to detail

Answer 9

painstaking

Question 10

stubborn and insensitive

Answer 10

obdurate

Question 11

overused; trite; stale

Answer 11

hackneyed

Question 12

to mourn

Answer 12

lament

Question 13

rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds

Answer 13

cadence

Question 14

being everywhere at the same time

Answer 14

ubiquitous

Question 15

vague; hazy; indistinct

Answer 15

nebulous

Question 16

to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage

Answer 16

palliate

Question 17

a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

Answer 17

malaise

Question 18

untalkative by nature

Answer 18

taciturn

Question 19

a rich, powerful, or very successful businessman

Answer 19

magnate

Question 20

greedy, plundering, avaricious

Answer 20

rapacious

Question 21

a type or category, especially or art or writing

Answer 21

genre

Question 22

to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

Answer 22

beget

Question 23

bitter, long-lasting ill will or hatred

Answer 23

rancor

Question 24

to hate very, very, much; to detest

Answer 24

abhor

Question 25

to be indecisive; to waver

Answer 25

vacillate