Vocab week 1

Question 1

Aspire

Answer 1

To strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent or far beyond the current state (The young poet aspires to publish a book of verse
someday.)

Question 2

Bilateral

Answer 2

Having two sides

Question 3

Candor

Answer 3

Honesty or straightforwardness, especially being honest about something unpleasant

Question 4

Abdicate

Answer 4

(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the
revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)

Question 5

Affectation

Answer 5

An or deliberate mannerism

Question 6

Arbitrary

Answer 6

(adj.) based on factors that appear random (The boy’s decision to choose one
college over another seems arbitrary.)

Question 7

Aberration

Answer 7

(n.)something that differs from the norm (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won
the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since.)

Question 8

Aghast

Answer 8

(n) shocked; terrified or amazed (I was aghast at the their sheer effrontery)

Question 9

Appellation

Answer 9

A name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

Question 10

Subordinate

Answer 10

Placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank