Voc 30 words

Question 1

A persecusor, or preceding event for something

Answer 1

Antecedent

Question 2

An institution/place/person that strongly maintains particular principles, attitudes, or activities.

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Bastion

Question 3

Something that indicates a trend

Answer 3

Bellwether

Question 4

To begin to grow or increase rapidly

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Burgeon

Question 5

An agent that provokes or triggers change

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Catalyst

Question 6

No longer in existence or functioning

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Defunct

Question 7

Characterized by something that is firmly established and difficult to change

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Entrenched

Question 8

To encourage the development of something

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Foster

Question 9

To shock or excite someone into taking action

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Galvanize

Question 10

Something that makes a process or activity happen or happen faster

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Impetus

Question 11

Accidental or unintentional

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Inadvertent

Question 12

Never ending; continuing without pause

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Incessant

Question 13

To provoke or intensify strong feelings in someone

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Inflame

Question 14

To gradually but firmly establish an idea or attitude into a person’s mind

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Instill

Question 15

Having a large reward, monetary or otherwise

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Lucrative

Question 16

Countless or extremely large in a number

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Myriad

Question 17

To cause something to happen suddenly or unexpectedly

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Precipitate

Question 18

A person who advocates for something

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Proponent

Question 19

An increase or revival after a period or limited activity

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Resurgence

Question 20

To give something new life and vitality

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Revitalize

Question 21

Characterized by being everywhere; widespread

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Ubiquitous

Question 22

An event or period that marks a turning point

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Watershed

Question 23

Deviation from the norm

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Anomaly

Question 24

A mindless follower; someone who acts in a mechanical fashion

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Automaton

Question 25

To fail to give a true impression of something

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Belie

Question 26

Excessive greed

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Cupidity

Question 27

A powerful failure; a fiasco

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Debacle

Question 28

A political leader or person who looks for support by appealing to prejudices instead of using rational arguments

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Demagogue

Question 29

To discourage someone from doing something by marking them doubt or fear the consequences

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Deter

Question 30

To harm the reputation or respect for someone

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Discredit