Unit 8 Vocab

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

To regard with extreme aversion; to loathe, to detest

Question 1

Adore

Answer 1

To regard with esteem, love, and respect; honor

Question 2

Allude

Answer 2

To make indirect reference

Question 3

Ameliorate

Answer 3

To make better or more tolerable; to grow better

Question 4

Antagonize

Answer 4

Opposing in a hostile, unfriendly manner

Question 5

Aggravate

Answer 5

To make (something) worse, more serious, or more severe; to intensify (something) unpleasantly

Question 6

Banter

Answer 6

Talk back and forth playfully

Question 7

Illuminate

Answer 7

To supply or brighten with light; to make clear

Question 8

Inhibit

Answer 8

To prohibit from doing something; hold in check, restrain; to discourage from spontaneous activity through inner psychological or external social constraints

Question 9

Sanction

Answer 9

To give effective or authoritative approval or consent to

Question 10

Scrutinize

Answer 10

To examine closely and minutely

Question 11

Thwart

Answer 11

To oppose successfully; defeat the hopes or aspirations of