Vocab EXAM 1

Question 1

To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly

Answer 1

admonish

Question 2

The librarian had to —– the noisy students several times before they settled down

Answer 2

admonish

Question 3

an opening gap; to create an opening, break through

Answer 3

breach

Question 4

because of serious — of the rules, two players were ejected from the game.

Answer 4

breach

Question 5

to seize for military or official use

Answer 5

commandeer

Question 6

Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

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cumbersome

Question 7

a standstill resulting from the oppositions of two equal forces or factions

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deadlock

Question 8

scattered fragments; wreckage

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debris

Question 9

to spread or scatter freely or widely

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diffuse

Question 10

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to oneś own ideas, having a closed mind

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opinionated

Question 11

to incline to beforehand

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predispose

Question 12

to let go, give up

Answer 12

relinquish

Question 13

to stop proceedings temporarily

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adjourn

Question 14

a citizen of another country

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Alien

Question 15

to make up for, to repay for services

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compensate

Question 16

not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected

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erratic

Question 17

a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense

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feint

Question 18

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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fodder

Question 19

to strengthen or build up

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fortify

Question 20

difficult or impossible to read

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illegible

Question 21

brief and to the point

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terse

Question 22

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

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unflinching

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to make shorter

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abridge

Question 24

an angry argument

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altercation

Question 25

to pardon or overlook

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condone

Question 26

to disagree

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dissent

Question 27

famous, outstanding

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eminent

Question 28

to make, manufacture

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fabricate

Question 29

angry

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irate

Question 30

a likeness; outward appearance

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semblance

Question 31

to rise above

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surmount

Question 32

commonplace, overused

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trite

Question 33

hard to do, requiring much effort

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arduous

Question 34

favoring one side unduly

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biased

Question 35

to overcome with fear, intimidate

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daunt

Question 36

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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fated

Question 37

to mislead by a trick

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hoodwink

Question 38

not having life

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inanimate

Question 39

to burn to ashes

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incinerate

Question 40

very brave, fearless

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intrepid

Question 41

a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster

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precipice

Question 42

to make right

Answer 42

rectify

Question 43

to destroy completely

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annihilate

Question 44

unreasonable; based on one's or whims without regard for reason or fairness

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arbitrary

Question 45

A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction ; any agent that causes change

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Catalyst

Question 46

to make easier; to assist

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facilitate

Question 47

hidden, present but not realized

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latent

Question 48

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

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morose

Question 49

chief in importance, above all others

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paramount

Question 50

to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion

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rebut

Question 51

careless and hasty

Answer 51

slapdash

Question 52

to give way to superior force

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succumb