Vocab Study 1

Question 1

Difficult to understand, recondite, concealed

Answer 1

Abstruse

Question 2

Antiquated, old out of use

Answer 2

Archaic

Question 3

To ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm

Answer 3

Assuage

Question 4

Quarrelsome, stirring controversy

Answer 4

Contentious

Question 5

Moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

Answer 5

Depravity

Question 6

Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy

Answer 6

Disdain

Question 7

Inactive, sleeping

Answer 7

Dormant

Question 8

Mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling

Answer 8

Enigmatic

Question 9

Secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

Answer 9

Furtive

Question 10

To mix or to join (Usually by melting)

Answer 10

Fuse

Question 11

Boring and stupid

Answer 11

Insipid

Question 12

To detest

Answer 12

Loathe

Question 13

To cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe

Answer 13

Mitigate

Question 14

To cause not to be in effect, to negate

Answer 14

Nullify

Question 15

Difficult to see, vague

Answer 15

Obscure

Question 16

To withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke

Answer 16

Recant

Question 17

To scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent

Answer 17

Reprove

Question 18

Lazy, indolent

Answer 18

Slothful

Question 19

Quiet, not verbose

Answer 19

Taciturn

Question 20

To malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against

Answer 20

Vilify