Vocab Ch. 13-16

Question 1

Blandishment

Answer 1

That which is intended to coax or persuade, such as flattery; an allurement.

Question 2

Deprecate

Answer 2

1. To criticize or express disapproval of.

2. To represent as of little value.

Question 3

Discomfit

Answer 3

To make uneasy by confusing or embarrassing a person.

Question 4

Meteoric

Answer 4

Coming into existence swiftly, suddenly, brightly, like a meteor.

Question 5

Overbearing

Answer 5

Acting in an arrogant, domineering way.

Question 6

Precocious

Answer 6

Showing exceptionally early development of abilities.

Question 7

Proffer

Answer 7

v. To offer for acceptance or consideration.

n. An offer.

Question 8

Remonstrate

Answer 8

To say in protest; to raise an objection.

Question 9

Rift.

Answer 9

1. A split or crack.

2. A break in friendly relations.

Question 10

Solicitous

Answer 10

Showing interest and care; concerned.

Question 11

Succinct

Answer 11

Expressed clearly and in few words; concise.

Question 12

Sylvan

Answer 12

Having to do with trees or wooded areas.

Question 13

Trepidation

Answer 13

Apprehension; dread.

Question 14

Untoward

Answer 14

Not favorable; unlucky.

Question 15

Virtuoso

Answer 15

n. A person with great skill in some art, especially music.

adj. Done with great skill and dash.

Question 16

Amass

Answer 16

To gather or collect for one’s use or profit; to accumulate.

Question 17

Articulate

Answer 17

1. To pronounce distinctly.
2. To express one’s thoughts, feelings, or beliefs in words.
   adj. Able to speak in clear and effective language.

Question 18

Decimate

Answer 18

To kill or destroy a large portion of a group.

Question 19

Dexterous

Answer 19

Skillful in the use of hands or mind.

Question 20

Garb

Answer 20

n. A style of clothing; costume.

v. To clothe or dress.

Question 21

Gregarious

Answer 21

Enjoying the company of others; sociable.

Question 22

Inherent

Answer 22

Existing as a natural part of something.

Question 23

Maternal

Answer 23

1. Motherly.

2. Related to or inherited through one’s mother.

Question 24

Nurture

Answer 24

v. To care for and give sustenance to.

n. The process of raising one’s young.

Question 25

Obtrusive

Answer 25

1. Tending to push oneself forward in an unwelcome manner. | 2. Noticeable in an undesirable way.

Question 26

Parody

Answer 26

v. To imitate the style of someone or something in order to make fun of it. n. An imitation that exaggerates for comic effect.

Question 27

Pugnacious

Answer 27

Aggressive; eager to fight or quarrel.

Question 28

Reprehensible

Answer 28

Deserving blame or rebuke.

Question 29

Tractable

Answer 29

Easily managed or controlled.`

Question 30

Zany

Answer 30

Comical because of strangeness; clownish.

Question 31

Accentuate

Answer 31

To emphasize or stress.

Question 32

Aficionado

Answer 32

An enthusiastic follower; a supporter or fan.

Question 33

Antecedent

Answer 33

n. A thing or event that precedes another. | adj. Going before; preceding.

Question 34

Centrifugal

Answer 34

Moving or tending away from the center.

Question 35

Convulted

Answer 35

1. Having numerous coils or folds. | 2. Complicated; intricate.

Question 36

Decapitate

Answer 36

To kill by cutting off the head.

Question 37

Disingenuous

Answer 37

Not straightforward; insincere.

Question 38

Indubitable

Answer 38

Too evident to be doubted; unquestionable.

Question 39

Jaded

Answer 39

Dulled or wearied by excess or overindulgence.

Question 40

Masochistic

Answer 40

Deriving pleasure from being mistreated mentally or physically.

Question 41

Momentum

Answer 41

Force or speed of movement; force or energy that keeps something moving.

Question 42

Obsolescent

Answer 42

Going out of use; becoming obsolete.

Question 43

Potential

Answer 43

adj. Having possibility or capability. | n. The capacity for growth or development.

Question 44

Viscera, Visceral

Answer 44

n. The internal organs of the body. | adj. Felt strongly, as if in the viscera.

Question 45

Volition

Answer 45

An act of consciously choosing or deciding.

Question 46

Belated

Answer 46

Done too late; having been delayed beyond the usual time.

Question 47

Caliber

Answer 47

1. Degree of importance or excellence. | 2. The diameter of a bullet or inside of a gun barrel.

Question 48

Chagrin

Answer 48

n. A feeling of embarrassment or annoyance caused by having failed or being disappointed. v. To cause to feel unease.

Question 49

Contravene

Answer 49

To act against or be counter to.

Question 50

Default

Answer 50

n: 1. Failure to do what is required by duty or law. 2. An automatic selection made according to a computer program when the user does not make a choice. v. To fail to pay what or when one should.

Question 51

Doldrums

Answer 51

A condition of feeling sad, bored, or sluggish.

Question 52

Emblazon

Answer 52

To inscribe or decorate conspicuously.

Question 53

Eminent

Answer 53

Standing above others in worth, rank, or fame.

Question 54

Expend

Answer 54

To use up; consume.

Question 55

Expire

Answer 55

1. To come to an end. | 2. To die.

Question 56

Exponent

Answer 56

A person who explains, interprets, or works to make something popular.

Question 57

Novice

Answer 57

A person new at something; a beginner.

Question 58

Spry

Answer 58

Moving with quickness and ease; lively.

Question 59

Tenuous

Answer 59

1. Lacking substance, flimsy. 2. Not thick; slender. 3. Lacking density; thin.

Question 60

Truism

Answer 60

A truth that is so well known that it is almost unnecessary to say it.