vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

of doubtful genuineness or authenticity-Adj

Answer 1

Apocryphal

Question 2

mysterious; puzzling short; acting to hide or conceal-Adj

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cryptic

Question 3

secret writing; the encoding and decoding of messages; Noun

Answer 3

cryptography

Question 4

to depart in secret and hide

Answer 4

Abscond

Question 5

restrained, especially in the consumption of food and alcohol

Answer 5

Abstemious

Question 6

the consideration of a thing or idea without associating it with a particular example

Answer 6

abstraction

Question 7

hard to understand; deep or complex

Answer 7

abstruse

Question 8

of or relating to an encyclopedia; covering a wide range of subjects

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encyclopedic

Question 9

present from birth onward; inborn; part of the essential nature of something

Answer 9

Innate

Question 10

coming or having just come into being

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Nascent

Question 11

rebirth or revival; the period of history which saw a revival of classic culture- arts, literature; Noun

Answer 11

Renaissance

Question 12

showing respect or esteem

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deferential

Question 13

bearing great quantities of fruit/imaginative ideas; able to support life; productive; Adj

Answer 13

fertile

Question 14

a conclusion arrived at from facts or statements taken as true; a guess or assumption made on little to no evidence; Noun

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inference

Question 15

to grow or increase by rapid production

Answer 15

proliferate

Question 16

a change in form or appearance; a spiritual change; Noun

Answer 16

transfiguration

Question 17

to spread throughout; to permeate; to transfer into the vein of a person or animal; Verb

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tranfuse

Question 18

not lasting very long; short lived; passing through a place and staying only briefly

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transeint

Question 19

exceeding or rising above the normal limits; beyond ordinary experience; Adj

Answer 19

transcendent

Question 20

a separate part of a whole; an ingredient or element; Noun

Answer 20

component

Question 21

tendency or inclination; a basic outlook or attitude;Noun

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disposition

Question 22

a place or container where something is stored

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repository

Question 23

stubborn or persistent in clinging to a thing; Adj

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tenacious

Question 24

capable of being held or defended; reasonable

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tenable

Question 25

something that gives support or strength; food ; nourishment

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sustenance

Question 26

being married to one person or having one mate at a time; adj

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monogamous

Question 27

the worship of a single god

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monotheism

Question 28

done by one person or party; one-sided; affecting one side of the body; Adj

Answer 28

unilateral

Question 29

relating or belonging to a religious group that believes that god exists in one person

Answer 29

Unitarian