Vocab Chap 11

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

To declare void. Cancel

Question 2

Ambient

Answer 2

Completely surrounding.

Question 3

Asperity

Answer 3

Roughness, bitterness.

Question 4

Burnish

Answer 4

To make shiny. Polish / Gloss, brightness.

Question 5

Cabal

Answer 5

A small group working in secret. Secret society.

Question 6

Delectable

Answer 6

Delightful. / Appetizing dish.

Question 7

Deprecate

Answer 7

To express mild disapproval.

Question 8

Detritus

Answer 8

Loose bits and pieces. Fragment

Question 9

Ebullient

Answer 9

Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement.

Question 10

Eclectic

Answer 10

Drawn from different sources. Synthetic

Question 11

Flaccid

Answer 11

Not firm. Soft

Question 12

Impecunious

Answer 12

Having little money. Penniless

Question 13

Inexorable

Answer 13

Inflexible, beyond influence.

Question 14

Moribund

Answer 14

Dying.

Question 15

Necromancer

Answer 15

People who communicate with the dead.

Question 16

Onerous

Answer 16

Burdensome, involving difficulty. Oppressive

Question 17

Rife

Answer 17

Common, widespread.

Question 18

Rudiments

Answer 18

The earliest stages of anything.

Question 19

Sequester

Answer 19

To set apart. To separate for a special purpose.

Question 20

Winnow

Answer 20

To get rid of something unwanted.