Vocab Ch. 9-12 pt. 2

Question 1

cautionary

Answer 1

Offering or serving as a warning.

Question 2

constrain

Answer 2

To confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity.

Question 3

flotilla

Answer 3

A fleet of boats or small ships.

Question 4

gossamer

Answer 4

1. Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze.

2. A fine, filmy substance made of strands of cobweb.

Question 5

ignominous

Answer 5

Marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace.

Question 6

incur

Answer 6

To bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt.

Question 7

liquidate

Answer 7

1. To settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash.
2. To get rid of; to kill or destroy.

Question 8

magnate

Answer 8

An important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business.

Question 9

misnomer

Answer 9

A name that does not fit.

Question 10

onerous

Answer 10

Burdensome; oppressive.

Question 11

pandemonium

Answer 11

A state or place of great confusion or uproar.

Question 12

quixotic

Answer 12

Romantic and idealistic, but impractical.

Question 13

tenacious

Answer 13

Holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual.

Question 14

vestige

Answer 14

A trace of something that once was present.

Question 15

zephyr

Answer 15

A light, gentle breeze.

Question 16

attest

Answer 16

To declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate.

Question 17

axiom

Answer 17

A statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious.

Question 18

churlish

Answer 18

Lacking good manners; rude, impolite.

Question 19

concoct

Answer 19

To make up, prepare, or invent.

Question 20

derivative

Answer 20

1. Something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition.
2. Based on what has gone before; lacking originality.

Question 21

differentiate

Answer 21

1. To see the difference; to distinguish.

2. To be or make different.

Question 22

disparage

Answer 22

To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner.

Question 23

dissipate

Answer 23

1. To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered.
2. To spend or use foolishly.

Question 24

esoteric

Answer 24

Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people.

Question 25

olfactory

Answer 25

Relating to the sense of smell.

Question 26

plethora

Answer 26

Too great a number; an excess.

Question 27

refurbish

Answer 27

To make like new; to renovate.

Question 28

secrete

Answer 28

1. To produce and give off. | 2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal.

Question 29

vagary

Answer 29

(usually plural) A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action.

Question 30

volatile

Answer 30

1. Evaporating quickly. | 2. Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable.

Question 31

agrarian

Answer 31

Having to do with farming or agriculture.

Question 32

burgeon

Answer 32

To grow and expand rapidly; to flourish.

Question 33

cataclysm

Answer 33

A sudden and violent change; a catastrophe.

Question 34

culinary

Answer 34

Having to do with cooking.

Question 35

denigrate

Answer 35

To attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner.

Question 36

gourmet

Answer 36

A person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality.

Question 37

gradiloquent

Answer 37

Using lofty or pompous speech or expression.

Question 38

hybrid

Answer 38

1. The offspring of two animals or plants of different species or varieties. 2. Anything that is of mixed origin or composition.

Question 39

manifold

Answer 39

Having many different kinds, forms, or parts.

Question 40

palatable

Answer 40

Acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste.

Question 41

panacea

Answer 41

Something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all.

Question 42

plebian

Answer 42

Of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined.

Question 43

scourge

Answer 43

1. Something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil. 2. To punish severely, especially by whipping; to devastate.

Question 44

stalemate

Answer 44

A halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock.

Question 45

temperate

Answer 45

Mild, moderate; restrained.

Question 46

aftermath

Answer 46

A consequence or result, often a negative one.

Question 47

aphorism

Answer 47

A short statement of truth or principle; an adage.

Question 48

catharsis

Answer 48

A releasing of the emotions, often through the arts, that brings about spiritual renewal or a relieving of tension.

Question 49

cohort

Answer 49

1. A group that is moving or working together. | 2. One who assists another, especially in a dubious or criminal activity; an accomplice.

Question 50

culpable

Answer 50

Deserving blame or censure.

Question 51

diabolical

Answer 51

Devilish; wicked or evil.

Question 52

enormity

Answer 52

1. The state or quality of being monstrous or outrageous. | 2. The state or quality of being huge, immense.

Question 53

gibe

Answer 53

1. To utter taunting, sarcastic words. | 2. A taunting, scornful remark.

Question 54

innocucous

Answer 54

Harmless; unlikely to offend.

Question 55

necessitate

Answer 55

To require; to make necessary.

Question 56

odyssey

Answer 56

1. A long, adventurous journey. | 2. An intellectual or spiritual quest.

Question 57

partisan

Answer 57

1. A strong supporter or advocate. 2. An armed fighter opposed to an occupying army. 3. Strongly biased in favor of a particular party, cause, or position.

Question 58

posterity

Answer 58

A person’s descendants; future generations.

Question 59

premediated

Answer 59

Fully planned beforehand; deliberate.

Question 60

scurrilous

Answer 60

Vulgar; coarsely abusive.