Vocabulary List 3

Question 1

Adulation (n.)

Answer 1

Obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

Question 2

Austere (adj.)

Answer 2

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Question 3

Conviction (n.)

Answer 3

1. A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense
2. A firmly held belief or opinion

Question 4

Disdain (v.)

Answer 4

Consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration; to look upon or treat with contempt

Question 5

Emulate (v.)

Answer 5

Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

Question 6

Fanaticism (n.)

Answer 6

The quality of being filled with excessive and single-minded zeal

Question 7

Implication (n.)

Answer 7

1. The conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated
2. The action or state of being involved in something

Question 8

Innocuous (adj.)

Answer 8

Not harmful or offensive

Question 9

Mitigate (v.)

Answer 9

Make less severe, serious, or painful

Question 10

Ponderous (adj.)

Answer 10

Slow and clumsy because of great weight

Question 11

Renounce (v.)

Answer 11

Formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession)

Question 12

Superfluous (adj.)

Answer 12

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Question 13

Efficacy (n.)

Answer 13

The ability to produce a desired or intended result

Question 14

Expostulation (n.)

Answer 14

The act of expressing strong disapproval or disagreement; the act of reasoning earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion

Question 15

Infamy (n.)

Answer 15

The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed