Vocabulary Review 2

Question 1

agnostic

Answer 1

one who holds that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable; one who asserts that all claims to knowledge are uncertain

Question 2

corroborate

Answer 2

to strengthen or confirm by agreeing statements or new evidence

Question 3

criterion

Answer 3

a test, rule, or standard by which something is judged

Question 4

discomfit

Answer 4

to cause uneasiness, embarrassment, or confusion

to thwart the plans or purpose of

Question 5

emanate

Answer 5

to flow forth or originate from a source

Question 6

hiatus

Answer 6

a break or interruption in something; a gap; a pause

Question 7

intrepid

Answer 7

fearless

Question 8

penitent

Answer 8

feeling sorrow for ones sins and being willing to repent

Question 9

plethora

Answer 9

excess; superabundance

Question 10

precusor

Answer 10

a person or thing that goes before and heralds the coming of another person or thing; one who preceded another in a course or office

Question 11

procrastinate

Answer 11

to put of doing something until a future time; to postpone habitually

Question 12

remonstrance

Answer 12

the act of being objecting or protesting

Question 13

reprehensible

Answer 13

deserving of blame, rebuke, or censure

Question 14

respite

Answer 14

an interval of relief or rest; a delay of punishment

Question 15

reticence

Answer 15

inclination to be silent

Question 16

retribution

Answer 16

punishment for offenses; compensation

Question 17

cadence

Answer 17

intonation of the voice

measured movement, such as in music and writing

Question 18

epithet

Answer 18

a name or title used to describe or characterize a person or thing

Question 19

fetish

Answer 19

an inanimate object thought to have inherent magical powers, and therefore worship

anything irrationally reverenced; obsession

Question 20

idiosyncrasy

Answer 20

a temperament peculiar to an individual; any personal peculiarity or mannerism

Question 21

indomitable

Answer 21

not easily discouraged or defeated; unconquerable

Question 22

insipid

Answer 22

without excitement or appeal

Question 23

inundate

Answer 23

to cover with water; to overwhelm as if with a flood

Question 24

panacea

Answer 24

a supposed remedy for all diseases or ills

Question 25

pseudonym

Answer 25

a fictitious name, as one assumed by author

Question 26

reprisal

Answer 26

forcible seizure in retaliation for injuries received; injury done in return for injury received

Question 27

sanction

Answer 27

authoritative permission for an action penalty imposed to encourage compliance to law

Question 28

verdant

Answer 28

green with growing plants or grass; green in color unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated

Question 29

vulnerable

Answer 29

susceptible to wounds; open to attack

Question 30

renunciation

Answer 30

the act of formally or voluntarily giving up a claim or title

Question 31

coerce

Answer 31

to force someone to comply or obey, as by pressure, threats, or intimidation; to effect by force