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Vocabulary Final Exam

Vocabulary Final Exam . By: Elaine Luu  . Abate. (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; deduct; omit . Abet. (v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially something wrong or unworthy) . Abominate.

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Vocabulary Final Exam

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  1. Vocabulary Final Exam By: Elaine Luu 

  2. Abate • (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; deduct; omit

  3. Abet • (v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially something wrong or unworthy)

  4. Abominate • (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

  5. Absolve • (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

  6. Abstemious • (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating or drinking); characterized by abstinence and self- discipline

  7. Accrue • (v.) to grow or accumulate over time, to happen as a natural result

  8. Acculturation • (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits or structures of one group or society by contact of with those of another; the resultant blend

  9. Acrimonious • (adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

  10. Adamant • (adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate , implacable, inflexible • (n.) an extremely hard substance

  11. Adulation • (n.) praise or flattery that is excessive

  12. Adventitious • (adj.) resulting from (good) chance, accidental, not essential

  13. Affable • (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

  14. Aggrandize • (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

  15. Ameliorate • (v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

  16. Amenable • (adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

  17. Amnesty • (n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness, or absolution

  18. Amorphous • (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character, without organization, unity, or cohesion

  19. Anathema • (n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used as an adjective with no article)

  20. Annotation • (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

  21. Anomalous • (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

  22. Aplomb • (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

  23. Approbation • (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

  24. Ascribe • (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

  25. Aspersion • (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

  26. Assuage • (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

  27. Astute • (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

  28. Aura • (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

  29. Austere • (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in favor

  30. Autonomy • (n.) self-government, political control

  31. Avarice • (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

  32. Aver • (v.) to affirm , declare confidently

  33. Axiomatic • (adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

  34. Bedlam • (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

  35. Beneficent • (adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

  36. Berate • (v.) to scold sharply, castigate

  37. Bizarre • (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

  38. Blatant • (adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

  39. Blazon • (v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish to proclaim widely

  40. Bombastic • (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

  41. Bovine • (adj.) resembling a cow or an ox; sluggish, unresponsive

  42. Broach • (v.) to bring up or begin to talk about, to announce/ introduce, to break the surface of the water, to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid • (n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

  43. Brouhaha • (n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond that is justified

  44. Brusque • (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

  45. Bulwark • (n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense • (v.) to provide such defense or protection

  46. Buttress • (v.) to support, prop up, strengthen • (n.) a supporting structure

  47. Cadaverous • (adj.) pale, gaunt , resembling a corpse

  48. Cajole • (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

  49. Callow • (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise

  50. Caricature • (n.) a representation (especially in a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated • (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

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