Vocab #2

Question 1

Acclaim

Answer 1

(V) to praise enthusiastically and publicly

(N) enthusiastic and public praise

Question 2

Adjacent

Answer 2

(Adj.) next to or adjoining something else

Question 3

Elicit

Answer 3

(V) to draw out a reaction (a response, answer, or fact) from someone

Question 4

Engross

Answer 4

(V) to absorb all the attention or interest of

Question 5

Escalate

Answer 5

(V) to increase rapidly; become more intense or serious

Question 6

Exploit

Answer 6

(V) to make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)

(V) to use (a situation or person) in an unfair or selfish way

Question 7

Methodical

Answer 7

(Adj.) done according to a systematic or established form of procedure

Question 8

Obsolete

Answer 8

(Adj.) no longer produced or used; out of date

Question 9

Tangible

Answer 9

(Adj.) capable of being touched; real

Question 10

Terminate

Answer 10

(V) to bring to an end

Question 11

Deterrent

Answer 11

(N) something that prevents or discourages

Question 12

Implication

Answer 12

(N) something implied/suggested or not explicitly stated

Question 13

Inequity

Answer 13

(N) lack of fairness or justice

Question 14

Infirmity

Answer 14

(N) a physical or mental weakness

Question 15

Infringe

Answer 15

(V) to actively break or undermine the terms of (a law, agreement)

Question 16

Innovation

Answer 16

(N) something new or differently introduced

Question 17

Revitalize

Answer 17

(V) to give new life and vitality to

Question 18

Sparse

Answer 18

(Adj.) thinly scattered or distributed

Question 19

Subjective

Answer 19

(Adj.) based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

Question 20

Succinct

Answer 20

(Adj.) expressed in few words; concise; terse