Vocab 91-120

Question 1

malevolent

Answer 1

spite, ill will

Question 2

mendacity

Answer 2

being untruthful, dishonest

Question 3

misanthrope

Answer 3

one who hates all other humans

Question 4

obsequious

Answer 4

Obedient attentiveness

Question 5

obdurate

Answer 5

unyielding, hard-hearted

Question 6

pedagogy

Answer 6

the profession of teaching or instructing

Question 7

abase

Answer 7

to disgrace

Question 8

abate

Answer 8

to reduce in amount

Question 9

abdicate

Answer 9

to give up a position, right, or power

Question 10

aberrant

Answer 10

deviating from what is normal or expected

Question 11

abeyance

Answer 11

temporary suppression or suspension

Question 12

abstemious

Answer 12

moderate in appetite

Question 13

acidulous

Answer 13

sour in taste

Question 14

acme

Answer 14

highest point, summit

Question 15

aerie

Answer 15

a nest built high in the air

Question 16

amortize

Answer 16

to diminish by installment payments

Question 17

amulet

Answer 17

ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

Question 18

anachronism

Answer 18

something out of place in time

Question 19

anodyne

Answer 19

something that calms or soothes pain

Question 20

antipathy

Answer 20

extreme dislike

Question 21

apocryphal

Answer 21

of questionable authority/authenticity

Question 22

apostate

Answer 22

one who renounces a religious faith

Question 23

arbitrate

Answer 23

to judge a dispute between two parties

Question 24

ardor

Answer 24

intense and passionate feeling

Question 25

arrogate

Answer 25

to claim without justification

Question 26

assail

Answer 26

to attack/assault

Question 27

attenuate

Answer 27

to reduce in force or degree, to weaken

Question 28

augury

Answer 28

prediction of events

Question 29

august

Answer 29

dignified, grandiose

Question 30

banal

Answer 30

predictable, boring