Vocab Unit 2

Question 1

Incense

Answer 1

(verb) to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage

Question 2

Daunt

Answer 2

1.) to overcome with fear; intimidate 2.) to lessen the courage of; dishearten

Question 3

Rudimentary

Answer 3

(adjective) 1.) pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary 2.) of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial. 3.) primitive

Question 4

Credulous

Answer 4

(adjective) willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.

Question 5

Lucid

Answer 5

(adjective) 1.) easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible 2.) characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane 3.) shining or bright. 4.) clear; pellucid; transparent.

Question 6

Sacrosanct

Answer 6

(adjective) 1.) extremely sacred or inviolable 2.) not to be entered or trespassed upon

Question 7

Docile

Answer 7

(adjective) 1.) easily managed or handled; tractable 2.) readily trained or taught; teachable.

Question 8

Impartial

Answer 8

(adjective) not partial or biased; fair; just

Question 9

Precedent

Answer 9

(noun) 1.) Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. 2.) any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations.

Question 10

Reiterate

Answer 10

(verb) to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.

Question 11

Prudent

Answer 11

(adjective) wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.

Question 12

Negligence

Answer 12

(adjective) (absence of proper care) 1.) the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect 3.) Law. the failure to exercise that degree of care that, in the circumstances, the law requires for the protection of other persons or those interests of other persons that may be injuriously affected by the want of such care.

Question 13

Innocuous

Answer 13

(adjective) 1.) not harmful or injurious; harmless 2.) not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous 3.) not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid

Question 14

Lax

Answer 14

(adjective) 1.) not strict or severe; careless or negligent 2.) loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm

Question 15

Precipitate

Answer 15

(verb) to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly