Vocab

Question 1

Abet

Answer 1

To assist in or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

Syn: promote
Ant: dissuade

Question 2

Insipid

Answer 2

Lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

Syn: flat; lifeless
Ant: challenging

Question 3

Extraneous

Answer 3

Inessential; not constituting a vital part

Syn: irrelevant
Ant: essential

Question 4

Coerce

Answer 4

To force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats

Syn: compel

Question 5

Jaundiced

Answer 5

Prejudiced; hostile

Syn: skeptical; cynical
Ant: believing, trusting

Question 6

Meticulous

Answer 6

Extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise

Syn: fastidious
Ant: sloppy

Question 7

Temerity

Answer 7

Recklessness; foolish disregard of danger

Syn: audacity
Ant: prudence

Question 8

Gregarious

Answer 8

Sociable; fond of the company of others

Syn: friendly
Ant: reclusive

Question 9

Dogmatic

Answer 9

Arrogant and stubborn about one’s beliefs

Syn: dictatorial
Ant: open-minded

Question 10

Heresy

Answer 10

Crime of holding belief that goes against established doctrine

Ant: orthodoxy

Question 11

Docile

Answer 11

Easy to teach or manage

Syn: submissive
Ant: unmanageable

Question 12

Libation

Answer 12

A drink, especially alcoholic

Syn: intoxicant

Question 13

Anathema

Answer 13

Hated, repellant person or thing

Syn: detestation

Question 14

Banter

Answer 14

Teasing; playing conversation

Syn: joshing

Question 15

Castigate

Answer 15

To criticize or punish for the purpose of correction

Syn: reprimand
Ant: praise

Question 16

Gauche

Answer 16

Lacking social graces; tactless

Syn: awkward
Ant: graceful

Question 17

Ignominy

Answer 17

Public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

Syn: disgrace
Ant: renown

Question 18

Motley

Answer 18

Made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

Syn: varied
Ant: uniform

Question 19

Emaciated

Answer 19

Extremely thin; wasted away

Syn: withered
Ant: plump

Question 20

Avarice

Answer 20

Greed; desire for wealth

Syn: acquisitiveness
Ant: largesse

Question 21

Furtive

Answer 21

Stealthy; secretive

Syn: surreptitious
Ant: overt

Question 22

Bacchanalian

Answer 22

Wild and drunken

Ant: restrained

Question 23

Extradite

Answer 23

To turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

Syn: deport

Question 24

Copious

Answer 24

Numerous; large in quantity

Syn; profuse
Ant: sparse

Question 25

Irascible

Answer 25

Easily angered Syn: irritable Ant: easygoing

Question 26

Mercenary

Answer 26

A professional soldier hired by foreign army Ant: volunteer

Question 27

Bastion

Answer 27

A strong defense or fort Syn: stronghold

Question 28

Jettison

Answer 28

To cast overboard; to discard Syn: deploy Ant: retain

Question 29

Ostracize

Answer 29

To banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent Syn: exile Ant: accept

Question 30

Divulge

Answer 30

To tell; to reveal as a secret Syn: unveil Ant: conceal

Question 31

Bigot

Answer 31

One who is intolerant of differences in people Syn: racist, extremist

Question 32

Expunge

Answer 32

To erase or eliminate Syn: obliterate Ant: add

Question 33

Candid

Answer 33

Outspoken; blunt Syn: frank; direct Ant: evasive

Question 34

Argot

Answer 34

Special words or phrases used by a specific group of people Syn: jargon

Question 35

Negligence

Answer 35

Careless neglect; often resulting in injury Syn: carelessness Ant: care, attention

Question 36

Appease

Answer 36

To calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily) Syn: mollify Ant: aggravate

Question 37

Strident

Answer 37

Harsh sounding; grating Syn: shrill Ant: soothing

Question 38

Chaos

Answer 38

Complete disorder Syn: confusion; jumble Ant: order; harmony

Question 39

Augment

Answer 39

To enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity Syn: expand; supplement Ant: narrow; reduce

Question 40

Jingoism

Answer 40

Extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy