Vocab Workout - Set 6

Question 1

Define:

remonstrate

(rih-mon-strehyt)

Answer 1

v. to protest

Many special-interest groups remonstrated against the new legislation.

Question 2

Define:

remunerate

(rih-mew-nuh-rehyt)

Answer 2

v. to compensate monetarily for trouble or work done

Although they finally had to throw the computer out, Linda remunerated her friend for trying to fix it anyway.

Question 3

Define:

render

(ren-der)

Answer 3

v. to take forcibly, result in, or cause to become

v. to do something for someone else

His harsh words rendered her speechless.

Question 4

Define:

repose

(rih-poze)

Answer 4

n. peacefulness, rest

v. to be lying or stationary

In the summer, she would often lie under the willow trees in complete repose.

Question 5

Define:

repudiate

(rih-pew-dee-ehyt)

Answer 5

v. to renounce ownership or disown

v. to refuse to recognize

v. to reject as true

The scientists who discovered the fossil were shocked when it was repudiated as a fake.

Question 6

Define:

reticent

(rett-ih-sunt)

Answer 6

adj. not wanting to talk; reluctant

When asked about the stolen vase, the maid was reticent even though she had seen the thief take it.

Question 7

Define:

retiring

(rih-tie-ring)

Answer 7

adj. shy; quiet

During high school, Mary became so retiring that people sometimes didn’t notice when they shared a class with her.

Question 8

Define:

revere

(rih-veer)

Answer 8

v. to admire greatly; to honor

The mayor was so revered by the village that every single man, woman, and child attended his funeral.

Question 9

Define:

platitude

(plat-ih-tewd)

Answer 9

n. a cliché, dull, or unenlightening saying

My father’s favorite platitude was, “Winners never quit, quitters never win”.

Question 10

Define:

pliant

(ply-unt)

Answer 10

adj. easy to change or bend

adj. easy to convince

The professor needed a particularly pliant mind for his brainwashing experiments.

Question 11

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to protest

Answer 11

remonstrate

(rih-mon-strehyt)

synonyms: argue, challenge

Question 12

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to compensate monetarily for trouble or work done

Answer 12

remunerate

(rih-mew-nuh-rehyt)

synonyms: compensate, reimburse

Question 13

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to take forcibly, result in, or cause to become

v. to do something for someone else

Answer 13

render

(ren-der)

synonyms: cause, become, execute; carry out, accomplish

Question 14

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. peacefulness

n. rest

Answer 14

repose

(rih-poze)

synonyms: rest, lack of work

Question 15

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to renounce ownership or disown

v. to refuse to recognize

v. to reject as true

Answer 15

repudiate

(rih-pew-dee-ehyt)

synonyms: reject, decline, disown

Question 16

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. not wanting to talk; reluctant

Answer 16

reticent

(rett-ih-sunt)

synonyms: not talkative, reserved

Question 17

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. shy; quiet

Answer 17

retiring

(rih-tie-ring)

synonyms: bashful, unassuming, taciturn

Question 18

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to admire greatly; to honor

Answer 18

revere

(rih-veer)

synonyms: adore, esteem, value

Question 19

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a cliché, dull, or unenlightening saying

Answer 19

platitude

(plat-ih-tewd)

synonyms: banality, cliché

Question 20

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. easy to change or bend

adj. easy to convince

Answer 20

pliant

(ply-unt)

synonyms: amenable, compliant, pliable