Vocab #3

Question 1

Indoctrinate

Answer 1

(v) To instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view. To teach or inculcate.
• The purpose of education is not to indoctrinate but to inform.

Question 2

Proliferate

Answer 2

(v) To grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation. To increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.
• Without treatment, the pathogen can proliferate.

Question 3

Ideology

Answer 3

(n) A body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group. Such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan, as that of fascism, along with the devices for putting
it into operation.

Question 4

Panacea

Answer 4

(n) A remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all. An answer or solution for all problems or difficulties:
• His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.

Question 5

Reverberate

Answer 5

(v) To reecho or resound:
•Her singing reverberated through the house.

To rebound or recoil. To cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).

Question 6

Debase

Answer 6

(v) To reduce in quality or value; adulterate:
• They debased the value of the dollar.

To lower in rank, dignity, or significance:
• He wouldn’t debase himself by doing manual labor.

Question 7

Venerate

Answer 7

(v) To regard or treat with reverence; revere.

• One should always obey their parents and venerate their ancestors.

Question 8

Vapid

Answer 8

(adj) Lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
• vapid tea.

Without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious:
• a vapid party; vapid conversation.

Question 9

Inordinate

Answer 9

(adj) Not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive:
• He drank an inordinate amount of wine.

Unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.:
• an inordinate admirer of beauty. Disorderly; uncontrolled.
Not regulated; irregular:
• inordinate hours.

Question 10

Multifarious

Answer 10

(adj) Having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.

Numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold: • • multifarious activities.

Question 11

Lassitude

Answer 11

(n) Weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.;
lack of energy; listlessness; languor. A condition of indolent indifference:
• the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon.

Question 12

Urbane

Answer 12

(adj) Having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
• an urbane manner.

Reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression:
• He maintained an urbane tone in his

Question 13

Allure

Answer 13

(v – with an object) To attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable. To fascinate; charm.
(v – without an object) To be attractive or tempting.

(n) Fascination; charm; appeal.

Question 14

Supersede

Answer 14

(v – with an object) To replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.

To set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete:
• They superseded the old statute with a new one.

To succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant.

Question 15

Zeal

Answer 15

(n) Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

• The zeal to buy real estate burnt out after the subprime mortgage crisis.

Question 16

Renegade

Answer 16

(n) A person who deserts a party or cause for another. An apostate from a religious faith.
(adj) Of or like a renegade; traitorous.

Question 17

Supple

Answer 17

(adj) Bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough.

Characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe: supple movements.

Characterized by ease, responsiveness, and adaptability in mental action. Compliant or yielding.

Question 18

Credulous

Answer 18

(adj) Willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. Marked by or arising from credulity:
• a credulous rumor.

Question 19

Amend

Answer 19

(v) To alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
• Congress may amend the proposed tax bill. To change for the better; improve: to amend one’s ways.

To remove or correct faults in; rectify.

Question 20

Conspicuous

Answer 20

(adj) Seen or noticed; readily visible or observable:
• a conspicuous error.

Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities:
• He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.