Vocab - Feb 2024

Question 1

Bigot

Answer 1

N. a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who does not like other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life

Question 2

Designate

Answer 2

V. to choose someone or something for a special job or purpose,
or
to state that something has a particular character or purpose

Question 3

Diversity

Answer 3

N. the condition or fact of being different or varied; variety

Question 4

Enigma

Answer 4

N. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely

Question 5

Gloat

Answer 5

V. to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else’s failure or bad luck

Question 6

Global

Answer 6

Adj. considering or relating to all parts of a situation or subject,
or
Relating to the whole world

Question 7

Illusion

Answer 7

N. an idea or belief that is not true,
or
something that is not what it seems to be

Question 8

Infuriate

Answer 8

V. to make someone extremely angry

Question 9

Motivate

Answer 9

V. to make someone eager to do something

Question 10

Pacifist

Answer 10

N. Someone who believes that war and violence are wrong

Question 11

Queue

Answer 11

N. a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something, or a lot of people who want something

Question 12

Restrict

Answer 12

V. to limit the movements or actions of someone,
or
to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing

Question 13

Sage

Answer 13

Adj. wise, especially as a result of great experience
N. a person, especially an old man, who is wise

Question 14

Terrain

Answer 14

N. an area of land, when considering its natural features
Or
A field of knowledge

Question 15

Vocation

Answer 15

N. a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you give much of your time and energy

Question 16

Vow

Answer 16

N. A serious promise or decision

V. to make a firm promise or decision to do something

Question 17

Waylay

Answer 17

V. to wait for and then stop someone, especially either to attack or talk to that person

Question 18

Wither

Answer 18

V. to become, or cause something to become, weak, dry, and smaller

Question 19

Acquit

Answer 19

V. To declare not guilty

Question 20

Deem

Answer 20

V. to consider or judge something in a particular way

Question 21

Devastate

Answer 21

V. to cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

Question 22

Discredit

Answer 22

V. to give people reason to stop believing someone or to doubt the truth of something

Question 23

Elusive

Answer 23

Adj.
Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory

Or

Difficult to define or describe

Question 24

Generate

Answer 24

V. to cause something to exist

Synonym. Produce

Question 25

Idolise

(US: Idolize)

Answer 25

V. to admire and respect someone very much, often too much

Question 26

Ingratitude

Answer 26

N. the fact that someone is not grateful for something

Question 27

Keepsake

Answer 27

N. something that helps you remember a person, place, or occasion

Question 28

Mortal

Answer 28

Adj. unable to live forever

N. an ordinary person, rather than a god

Question 29

Ovation

Answer 29

N. loud clapping that expresses a crowd’s great enjoyment or approval of something

Question 30

Plight

Answer 30

N. an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one

Question 31

Reverie

Answer 31

N. (a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts

Question 32

Revocation

Answer 32

N. the act of stating officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Question 33

Scan

Answer 33

V. to look at something in order to get information

N. a careful or quick look through something

Question 34

Strand

Answer 34

N. a thin thread of something (e.g hair)
Or. A beach or shore

Question 35

Strife

Answer 35

N. violent or angry disagreement

Synonym. Conflict, turmoil, discord

Question 36

Topple

Answer 36

V. to (cause to) lose balance and fall down
Or
to remove a person or organization from a position of power

Question 37

Stingy

Answer 37

Adj. Unwilling to spend money
S. Mean
A. Generous