Vocab Part 2 51-100

Question 1

Cultivate

Answer 1

To bring something up or to try to make it grow or exist

Question 2

Dawdle

Answer 2

To lag behind

Question 3

Decipher

Answer 3

To figure something out

Question 4

Deficient

Answer 4

Something that isn’t enough: lacking something

Question 5

Degrade

Answer 5

To break something down slowly over time

Question 6

Demur

Answer 6

To politely say no to something

Question 7

Desolation

Answer 7

Total abandonment, emptiness, and destruction

Question 8

Despoil

Answer 8

To take something of value away

Question 9

Deter

Answer 9

To stop someone from doing something

Question 10

Disenfranchise

Answer 10

To take away someone’s right to vote, or prevent them from using it

Question 11

Disparity

Answer 11

An inequality or difference between two things

Question 12

Disseminate

Answer 12

To pass out or to ensure the spread of something

Question 13

Dissimilar

Answer 13

Things that are not the same, not similar

Question 14

Diverge

Answer 14

When two things move apart

Question 15

Doctrine

Answer 15

A sincerely held belief

Question 16

Doldrums

Answer 16

A time in which nothing happens, can be used to describe depression, boredom, and other negative mental states

Question 17

Domestic

Answer 17

Something related to the home

Question 18

Dominion

Answer 18

Control or authority over someone or something

Question 19

Dubious

Answer 19

To be doubtful or uncertain

Question 20

Earnest

Answer 20

Showing that one is serious

Question 21

Eddy

Answer 21

When water or air moves swiftly in a circular motion

Question 22

Effectual

Answer 22

The desired result has been achieved through an action

Question 23

Efficacy

Answer 23

How effective something is

Question 24

Efficient

Answer 24

Done in the most direct way possible using the least amount of time and resources

Question 25

Embellish

Answer 25

To add details or flair to something-either verbally or physically

Question 26

Emit

Answer 26

To give off

Question 27

Empathize

Answer 27

To feel what another is feeling

Question 28

Endearing

Answer 28

To create warm feelings towards oneself

Question 29

Endeavor

Answer 29

To try something

Question 30

Endow

Answer 30

To give

Question 31

Enhance

Answer 31

To make something better or clearer

Question 32

Enterprise

Answer 32

The process of setting out to do something

Question 33

Entice

Answer 33

To convince someone to do something through the promise of reward

Question 34

Entrenched

Answer 34

To be dug in, to refuse to move, especially when it comes to thoughts and ideas

Question 35

Ephemeral

Answer 35

Something that is very short lived. It is fleeting and quickly gone

Question 36

Evince

Answer 36

A verb meaning to show one’s feelings

Question 37

Expenditure

Answer 37

A spending of money or other resources

Question 38

Explanatory

Answer 38

Something that explains something

Question 39

Extensive

Answer 39

Something that is widespread or far-reaching. Thorough

Question 40

Feature

Answer 40

Part of an item that is designed for specific use

Question 41

Feeble

Answer 41

To be weak

Question 42

Fetter

Answer 42

To hold someone or something back from what they want to do or accomplish

Question 43

Finite

Answer 43

The opposite of infinite. Has a definite beginning and ending

Question 44

Fiscal

Answer 44

Relating to money and the economy

Question 45

Florid

Answer 45

Red or flushed; generally describing a persons face

Question 46

Former

Answer 46

The one before or in the past.

Question 47

Forum

Answer 47

A location or a meeting where people can talk about their thoughts, ideas, and opinions

Question 48

Frantic

Answer 48

Desperate

Question 49

Frequent

Answer 49

Often

Question 50

Fundamental

Answer 50

The basics