Vocabulary for Finals

Question 1

to caution or advice against something; to scold mildly; to remind of duty

Answer 1

admonish

Question 2

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction, to create an opening, break through

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breach

Question 3

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

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Brigand

Question 4

careful, cautious

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circumspect

Question 5

to seize for military or official use

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commandeer

Question 6

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

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cumbersome

Question 7

to disagree; disagreement

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dissent

Question 8

famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

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eminent

Question 9

to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

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exorcise

Question 10

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

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fabricate

Question 11

angry

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irate

Question 12

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions. To bring it to such a standstill.

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deadlock

Question 13

scattered fragments wreckage

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debris

Question 14

to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused

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diffuse

Question 15

a difficult or perplexing

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dilemma

Question 16

to let go, give up

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relinquish

Question 17

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

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subjugate

Question 18

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

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proliferate

Question 19

to seize and hold a position by force or without the right

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usurp

Question 20

average, ordinary, undistinguished

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mediocre

Question 21

commonplace; overused, stale

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trite

Question 22

excessive fatness

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obesity

Question 23

a raider, plunderer

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marauder

Question 24

to pardon or overlook

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condone

Question 25

an angry argument

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altercation

Question 26

resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

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cherubic

Question 27

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

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unflinching

Question 28

brief and to the point

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terse

Question 29

to tease, torment by teasing

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tantalize

Question 30

to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

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sully

Question 31

a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to

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adherent

Question 32

to make shorter

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abridge

Question 33

bringing money; profitable

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lucrative

Question 34

to make fun of rudely; a rude remark

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jeer

Question 35

difficult or impossible to read

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illegible

Question 36

to strengthen, build up

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fortify

Question 37

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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fodder

Question 38

a deliberately deceptive movement; to make a deceptive movement

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feint

Question 39

the process of driving or forcing out

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expulsion

Question 40

not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected

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erratic

Question 41

loose in one's morals or behaviors

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dissolute

Question 42

to make up for; to repay for services

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compensate

Question 43

having a pleasing appearance

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comely

Question 44

a citizen of another country; foreign, strange

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alien

Question 45

to stop proceedings temporarily move to another place

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adjourn

Question 46

to incline to beforehand

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predispose

Question 47

lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years

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perennial

Question 48

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

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opinionated

Question 49

to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess

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muddle

Question 50

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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efface

Question 51

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

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unbridled

Question 52

to bring to an end

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terminate

Question 53

to overcome, rise above

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surmount

Question 54

a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

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semblance

Question 55

a split, break, breach

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rift

Question 56

to steal in small quantities

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pilfer

Question 57

an extremely poor person

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pauper

Question 58

not genuine, not true, not valid

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spurious

Question 59

to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved

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salvage

Question 60

sudden and violent but breif; fitful; intermitten

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spasmodic