Vocab A

Question 1

Abdicate

Answer 1

v. To give up, often in a formal manner

Question 2

Aberrant

Answer 2

adj. unusual

Question 3

Abeyance

Answer 3

n. temporary suspension

Question 4

Abjure

Answer 4

v. to give up, often in a formal manner

Question 5

Abstemious

Answer 5

adj. sparing in consumption, especially food and drink

Question 6

Abstruse

Answer 6

adj. hard to understand

Question 7

Accretion

Answer 7

n. an increase

Question 8

Acerbic

Answer 8

adj. sour; harsh

Question 9

Acidulous

Answer 9

adj. sour; sharp

Question 10

Acme

Answer 10

n. the highest point

Question 11

Acumen

Answer 11

n. good judgment

Question 12

Adroit

Answer 12

adj. highly skilled, especially with one’s hands

Question 13

Aerie

Answer 13

n. a nest; a home high on a mountain

Question 14

Aesthetic

Answer 14

adj. relating to beauty

Question 15

Affable

Answer 15

adj. friendly

Question 16

Affected

Answer 16

adj. fake; phony

Question 17

Aggrandize

Answer 17

v. increase in size

Question 18

Alacrity

Answer 18

n. liveliness and eagerness

Question 19

Alchemy

Answer 19

n. magical power; process of turning base metals into gold

Question 20

Amalgamation

Answer 20

n. a combination

Question 21

Ameliorate

Answer 21

v. to make better

Question 22

Amenable

Answer 22

adj. agreeable

Question 23

Amiable

Answer 23

adj. friendly

Question 24

Amortize

Answer 24

v. to eliminate debt by making payments

Question 25

Amulet

Answer 25

n. magical charm to ward off evil

Question 26

Anachronistic

Answer 26

adj. out of chronological order

Question 27

Analgesic

Answer 27

adj. capable of relieving pain

Question 28

Anodyne

Answer 28

adj. soothing; something that relieves pain

Question 29

Anthropocentrism

Answer 29

n. theory that regards humans as the central element of the universe

Question 30

Antipathy

Answer 30

n. strong dislike

Question 31

Apathy

Answer 31

n. an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Question 32

Apocryphal

Answer 32

adj. fake; untrue

Question 33

Apostate

Answer 33

n. person who abandons their religion or cause

Question 34

Approbation

Answer 34

n. approval

Question 35

Archaic

Answer 35

adj. so extremely old as to belong to an earlier period

Question 36

Ardor

Answer 36

n. intense passion

Question 37

Arrogate

Answer 37

v. to claim without rights

Question 38

Ascertain

Answer 38

v. to make certain

Question 39

Ascetic

Answer 39

n. a person who practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline

Question 40

Assail

Answer 40

v. to attack

Question 41

Assiduous

Answer 41

adj. constant and attentive

Question 42

Assuage

Answer 42

v. to relieve or ease

Question 43

Attenuate

Answer 43

v. to weaken

Question 44

Audacious

Answer 44

adj. bold and fearless

Question 45

Augment

Answer 45

v. to enlarge or increase

Question 46

Augury

Answer 46

n. divine prediction

Question 47

August

Answer 47

adj. noble and dignified

Question 48

Auspicious

Answer 48

adj. favorable; fortunate

Question 49

Austere

Answer 49

adj. 1)strict; disciplined; serious 2)simple; un-decorated

Question 50

Autonomy

Answer 50

n. independence

Question 51

Avarice

Answer 51

n. extreme greed for material wealth

Question 52

Avuncular

Answer 52

adj. resembling an uncle in kindness or indulgence

Question 53

Axiom

Answer 53

n. rule or principle