Vocab List 11

Question 1

happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time

Answer 1

premature

Question 2

to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less

Answer 2

belittle

Question 3

marked by impartiality : unbiased

Answer 3

indifferent

Question 4

amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity

Answer 4

ludicrous

Question 5

continuing or following without interruption : unceasing

Answer 5

incessant

Question 6

kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of

Answer 6

decimate

Question 7

to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots

Answer 7

eradicate

Question 8

to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify

Answer 8

mitigate

Question 9

the quality or state of making provision for the future; frugal, saving

Answer 9

providence

Question 10

to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to; to restore to an original or new state

Answer 10

rejuvenate

Question 11

lacking any obvious principle of organization

Answer 11

haphazard

Question 12

something that is based on another source

Answer 12

derivative

Question 13

devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted; joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one

Answer 13

desolate

Question 14

to make productive use of : utilize; to make use of meanly or unfairly for one’s own advantage;
Noun: Deed or act

Answer 14

exploit

Question 15

high, tall, towering

Answer 15

lofty

Question 16

to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote; to bring to low esteem or decline of good reputation

Answer 16

degrade

Question 17

remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone

Answer 17

residual

Question 18

one that serves merely for wages; serving merely for pay or sordid advantage

Answer 18

mercenary

Question 19

serving as an introduction; introductory

Answer 19

prefatory

Question 20

to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism

Answer 20

castigate

Question 21

feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

Answer 21

indignant

Question 22

friendly, sociable, and generally agreeable

Answer 22

amiable

Question 23

so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention

Answer 23

negligible

Question 24

painfully affecting the feelings : piercing; evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Answer 24

poignant

Question 25

a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements

Answer 25

aggregate

Question 26

a number of different things, parts or items that are grouped together; collection

Answer 26

conglomeration

Question 27

weigh down, burden, hinder

Answer 27

encumbered

Question 28

having many curves and turns; intricate, complex

Answer 28

sinuous

Question 29

having a smooth rich flow

Answer 29

mellifluous

Question 30

suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished

Answer 30

indigent