English 2 Vocabulary UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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English 2 Vocabulary
English 2 Vocabulary UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
abdicate - Correct Answer- (Intransitive v.) to renounce one's throne or high office; (transitive
v.) to fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility)
abridge - Correct Answer- (Transitive v.) to shorten or condense
absolve - ...
English 2 Vocabulary UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
abdicate - Correct Answer- (Intransitive v.) to renounce one's throne or high office; (transitive
v.) to fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility)
abridge - Correct Answer- (Transitive v.) to shorten or condense
absolve - Correct Answer- (Transitive v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
abysmal - Correct Answer- (adj.) extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
acquiesce - Correct Answer- (Intransitive v.) to accept without protest; to comply
advocate - Correct Answer- (transitive v.) to support (a cause); (n.) a supporter or defender of
a cause
aesthetic - Correct Answer- (adj.) of pleasing appearance; (n.) a pleasing appearance or effect;
(n) a set of ideas about style and taste
affinity - Correct Answer- (n.) an attraction or liking for something
agenda - Correct Answer- (n.) a plan of things to be done; a list of items to be discussed at a
meeting; the underlying motive(s) of a group or person
aggrandize - Correct Answer- (Transitive v.) to make great or greater; to enhance the power,
wealth, or reputation of
Allusion - Correct Answer- (n.) an expression that calls something to mind without directly
stating it; an indirect reference (particularly in literature)
altruistic - Correct Answer- (adj.) unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others
, Amnesty - Correct Answer- (n.) an official pardon for an offense against a government;(v) to
grant an official pardon to (someone)
Anomalous - Correct Answer- (adj) abnormal or irregular; departing from the usual
Arduous - Correct Answer- (adj.) requiring much effort; difficult and tiring
augment - Correct Answer- (v.) to increase; to make greater; to enlarge
austere - Correct Answer- (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury,
simple, plain
Aversion - Correct Answer- (n.) strong dislike for something such that one avoids it; an object
of dislike
Banal - Correct Answer- (adj.) so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
Baroque - Correct Answer- (adj) relating to the artistic style of the seventeenth century
characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements; (adj)
extravagant to the point of being grotesque
Begrudge - Correct Answer- (verb) to resent or envy another's success; to resentfully give
somthing
Benediction - Correct Answer- (n.) a religious blessing; an expression of good wishes
Benign - Correct Answer- (adj) gentle, kindly; harmless (when referring to a medical
issue/disease)
Blanch - Correct Answer- (verb) to remove the color from; to turn pale (from shock/fright); to
parboil (cooking term)
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