Vocab Ch. 9-12

Question 0

Antiquity

Answer 0

1. The ancient world, especially before the Middle Ages.

2. The quality of great age.

Question 1

Allure

Answer 1

The power to attract or charm.

Question 2

Appraise

Answer 2

1. To estimate the value of.

2. To form a judgement of.

Question 3

Cleave

Answer 3

1. To cling or be faithful to.

2. To split with force or a sharp instrument.

Question 4

Depreciate

Answer 4

To make or become less in value.

Question 5

Facet

Answer 5

1. Any of the small, flat surfaces on a precious stone made by cutting.
2. One side or many aspects of something.

Question 6

Facsimile

Answer 6

An exact copy.

Question 7

Impervious

Answer 7

1. Incapable of being penetrated.

2. Not affected or disturbed by.

Question 8

Nondescript

Answer 8

Hard to describe due to lack of distinctive qualities or features.

Question 9

Quandary

Answer 9

A state of being in doubt about what to do.

Question 10

Repose

Answer 10

1. To lie at rest.

2. To place in some person or group.

Question 11

Scintillate

Answer 11

v. To flash or sparkle.

adj. Lively and witty.

Question 12

Scrutinize

Answer 12

To examine with great care.

Question 13

Synthetic

Answer 13

Not naturally produced, made by artificial processes.

Question 14

Transmute

Answer 14

To change the form or appearance of.

Question 15

Amputate

Answer 15

To cut off a body part, especially by surgery.

Question 16

Aptitude

Answer 16

A natural talent.

Question 17

Beneficiary

Answer 17

One who benefits or gains an advantage from something.

Question 18

Boon

Answer 18

A welcome gift or blessing.

Question 19

Commiserate

Answer 19

To feel or express sorrow for.

Question 20

Garner

Answer 20

To collect, acquire, gather, or obtain.

Question 21

Gratis

Answer 21

Free of charge.

Question 22

Incapacitate

Answer 22

To make helpless or incapable.

Question 23

Inception

Answer 23

The beginning of an action or process.

Question 24

Magnanimous

Answer 24

Generous or unselfish.

Question 25

Myriad

Answer 25

A large number.

Question 26

Practible

Answer 26

1. Capable of being done, feasible. | 2. Usable.

Question 27

Remunerate

Answer 27

To pay or reward.

Question 28

Solicit

Answer 28

To ask for in a formal way.

Question 29

Trite

Answer 29

Used so much it is no longer fresh or new.

Question 30

Amenity

Answer 30

1. A feature that contributes to physical comfort. | 2. A feature that increases the attractiveness or value of a location.

Question 31

Averse

Answer 31

Having a feeling of opposition or distaste.

Question 32

Complacent

Answer 32

So self-satisfied one sees no need for change; unconcerned.

Question 33

Decompose

Answer 33

To decay or break down into the basic elements.

Question 34

Defray

Answer 34

To supply the money for, to pay.

Question 35

Emanate

Answer 35

To come out from a source.

Question 36

Envisage

Answer 36

To picture in one's mind.

Question 37

Facetious

Answer 37

Playfully inappropriate or humorous.

Question 38

Fallacy

Answer 38

A false or mistaken idea.

Question 39

Furor

Answer 39

An uproar.

Question 40

Idyll

Answer 40

An experience that is calm or carefree.

Question 41

Paucity

Answer 41

Scarcity; smallness in number or amount.

Question 42

Porous

Answer 42

Full of tiny small holes; easily penetrated by gas or liquid.

Question 43

Supersede

Answer 43

To replace; to cause to be put aside due to benefit or superiority.

Question 44

Tangible

Answer 44

1. Real; able or be touched. | 2. Possible to understand or realize, not vague or uncertain.

Question 45

Adversity

Answer 45

Misfortune, hardship.

Question 46

Cardinal

Answer 46

Most important, chief.

Question 47

Credible

Answer 47

Reliable

Question 48

Empathize

Answer 48

To show or feel understanding for another's feelings or problems.

Question 49

Faculty

Answer 49

1. Any of the natural powers of the mind or body. 2. An inborn ability, a knack. 3. All of the teachers in a school.

Question 50

Harrowing

Answer 50

Very distressing or acutely painful.

Question 51

Impair

Answer 51

To damage, weaken, or lessen.

Question 52

Infer

Answer 52

To reach a conclusion through reasoning.

Question 53

Intuition

Answer 53

Knowing or sensing something without the use of reason; an insight.

Question 54

Manifest

Answer 54

v. To reveal. | adj. Plain to see, evident.

Question 55

Nuance

Answer 55

A very slight change in feeling or meaning.

Question 56

Pernicious

Answer 56

Very destructive or harmful.

Question 57

Solace

Answer 57

Consolation

Question 58

Treatise

Answer 58

A methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic.

Question 59

Vogue

Answer 59

The popular fashion of a time.