Unit 7

Question 1

Beneficent

Answer 1

Characterized by charity and kindness

Question 2

Cadaverous

Answer 2

Resembling a corpse

Question 3

Concoct

Answer 3

To prepare by combining ingredients

Question 4

Crass

Answer 4

So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

Question 5

Debase

Answer 5

To lower in character, quality or value

Question 6

Desecrate

Answer 6

To violate the sacred character of

Question 7

Desist

Answer 7

To cease from action; to stop doing something

Question 8

Disconcert

Answer 8

To cause to lose ones composure

Question 9

Grandiose

Answer 9

Impressive because of unnecessary largeness

Question 10

Inconsequential

Answer 10

Lacking worth or importance

Question 11

Austere

Answer 11

Severe or stern in disposition or appearance

Question 12

Infraction

Answer 12

A breaking of a law or obligation

Question 13

Mitigate

Answer 13

To make milder, softer, or more endurable

Question 14

Pillage

Answer 14

The act of robbing goods by force

Question 15

Prate

Answer 15

To talk about aimlessly or foolishly

Question 16

Punctilious

Answer 16

Strictly attentive to minute details of conduct or etiquette

Question 17

Redoubtable

Answer 17

Inspiring fear and awe

Question 18

Reprove

Answer 18

To voice or convey disapproval of

Question 19

Restitution

Answer 19

The act of restoring something to the rightful owner

Question 20

Stalwart

Answer 20

One who strongly supports an organization or party

Question 21

Stipend

Answer 21

A sum of money allotted on a regular basis

Question 22

Vulnerable

Answer 22

Susceptible to physical or emotional injury

Question 23

acrimonious

Answer 23

full of bitterness

Question 24

Bovine

Answer 24

Sluggish, unresponsive; dull

Question 25

Conducive

Answer 25

Contributing to an end, beneficial

Question 26

Consternation

Answer 26

Panic, confusion

Question 27

Corpulent

Answer 27

Very fat; obese

Question 28

Disavow

Answer 28

To deny responsibility for

Question 29

Dispassionate

Answer 29

Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Question 30

Dissension

Answer 30

Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement

Question 31

Dissipate

Answer 31

To disperse or disappear

Question 32

Expurgate

Answer 32

To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from a text

Question 33

Gauntlet

Answer 33

An onslaught or attack from all sides; a protective glove from medieval times

Question 34

hypothetical

Answer 34

Based on a theory, assumption or guess

Question 35

Ignoble

Answer 35

Not noble

Question 36

Impugn

Answer 36

To call into question; to challenge as false

Question 37

Intemperate

Answer 37

Excessive use, especially with alcoholic beverages

Question 38

Odium

Answer 38

A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust; intense hatred

Question 39

Perfidy

Answer 39

Faithlessness; treachery

Question 40

Relegate

Answer 40

To assign or remove, usually to an inferior or lower position

Question 41

Squeamish

Answer 41

Easily nauseated or sickened

Question 42

Subservient

Answer 42

Acting subordinate to another; submissive

Question 43

Susceptible

Answer 43

Easily influenced by power or emotion

Question 44

Elan

Answer 44

Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness