AVID 11 (Section 2) Assignments

Quiz 1 -

erudite: having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying

inherent: involved in the constitution or essential character of something; belonging by nature or habit

itinerant: traveling from place to place

gregarious: tending to associate with others of one’s kind (social)

reclusive: marked by withdrawal

reciprocity: mutual dependence, action, or influence; a mutual exchange of privileges

refute: to prove wrong by argument or evidence; to deny the truth

resigned: to give up deliberately; to renounce

serene: clear and free of unpleasant change; marked by utter calm

resolute: marked by firm determination; bold, steady

ostentatious: marked by or fond of conspicuous and sometimes pretentious display

Quiz 2 -

Evoke: to call forth or up; to produce imaginatively

Exacerbate: to make more severe or bitter

Imperturbable: marked by calm or steadiness

Impetuous: marked by passion; marked by force and violence of movement or action

Inhibit: to prohibit from doing something; to hold in check

Paragon: a model of excellence or perfection

Patronizing: to adopt an air of condescension toward

Repress: to hold in by self-control

Repudiate: to divorce or formally separate; to refuse to have anything to do with or accept

Uniformity: the quality or state of being the same or alike

Quiz 3 -

Eradicate: (verb) To completely do away with

Exemplary: (adj.) Serving as an example, pattern, imitation or warning

Exempt: (adj.) obsolete; free or released from obligation

Exorbitant: (adj.) highly excessive; exceeding the bounds of custom/reason

Explicit: (adj.) clearly expressed; unreserved in expression; described in realistic detail

Exploit: (verb) to utilize for profit; to use selfishly for one’s own desire

Extraneous: (adj.) irrelevant; foreign; external;

Obliterate: (verb) to remove or destroy all traces of; destroy completely

Obscure: (adj.) unclear; hard to perceive

Obsolete: (adj.) no longer in general use; out of date

Quiz 4 -

Impugn: (verb) To challenge; to attack; cast doubt upon

Incorporate: (verb) to put as an integral part; to embody

Mock: (verb) To attack or treat with ridicule

Prosaic: (adj.) unimaginative; dull

Provident: (adj.) economical; providing carefully for the future

Squander: (verb) to spend/use extravagantly; to scatter

Veiled: (adj.) covered or concealed; not directly expressed; lacking clarity

Verbose: (adj.) wordy; characterized by the use of too many words

Volatile: (adj.) explosive; tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly; changeable

Voracious: (adj.) craving or consuming large quantities of food; eager; avid

Quiz 5 –

Indulgent: (adj.) lenient or permissive; having a readiness or overreadiness to be generous to someone

ineffable: (adj.) incapable of being expresses or describe in words; inexpressible

partisan: (noun/adj.) a supporter of a person or group or caused; biased

pristine: (adj.) pure; uncorrupted; primitive

repulsive: (adj.) tending to drive away or keep at a distance; cold; forbidding

reserved: (adj.) self-restrained manner, avoiding intimacy with others

reverent: (adj.) feeling, exhibiting; deeply respectful

scrupulous: (adj.) having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled; exact

versatile: (adj.) capable of many uses

vitriolic: (adj.) severely bitter; highly corrosive;

Quiz 6 -

Impede: (verb) to obstruct; hinder; slow in progress

Inclined: (verb/adj.) sloping; prefer/preference

Inconsequential: (adj.) of little or no importance; illogical

Indifference: (noun) lack of interest/concern; unimportance

Indignant: (adj.) expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting

Indisputable: (adj.) not disputable or deniable; unquestionably real

Inevitable: (adj.) unable to be avoided; sure to happen

Intrepid: (adj.) resolutely fearless

Intricate: (adj.) complex; hard to understand; entangled

Invoke: (verb) to call on; to appeal to; to declare to be binding

Somber: (adj.) gloomy; depressing; extremely serious

Undermine: (verb) to injure; to attack by secret; to weaken

Unparalleled: (adj.) unmatched; unequaled; unprecedented

Quiz 6 - 

Impede: (verb) to obstruct; hinder; slow in progress

Inclined: (verb/adj.) sloping; prefer/preference

Inconsequential: (adj.) of little or no importance; illogical

Indifference: (noun) lack of interest/concern; unimportance

Indignant: (adj.) expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting

Indisputable: (adj.) not disputable or deniable; unquestionably real

Inevitable: (adj.) unable to be avoided; sure to happen

Intrepid: (adj.) resolutely fearless

Intricate: (adj.) complex; hard to understand; entangled

Invoke: (verb) to call on; to appeal to; to declare to be binding

Somber: (adj.) gloomy; depressing; extremely serious

Undermine: (verb) to injure; to attack by secret; to weaken

Unparalleled: (adj.) unmatched; unequaled; unprecedented 

Quiz 5 -  

Indulgent: (adj.) lenient or permissive; having a readiness or overreadiness to be generous to someone

ineffable: (adj.) incapable of being expresses or describe in words; inexpressible

partisan: (noun/adj.) a supporter of a person or group or caused; biased

pristine: (adj.) pure; uncorrupted; primitive

repulsive: (adj.) tending to drive away or keep at a distance; cold; forbidding

reserved: (adj.) self-restrained manner, avoiding intimacy with others

reverent: (adj.) feeling, exhibiting; deeply respectful

scrupulous: (adj.) having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled; exact

versatile: (adj.) capable of many uses

vitriolic: (adj.) severely bitter; highly corrosive; 

Quiz 4 -  

Impugn: (verb) To challenge; to attack; cast doubt upon

Incorporate: (verb) to put as an integral part; to embody

Mock: (verb) To attack or treat with ridicule

Prosaic: (adj.) unimaginative; dull

Provident: (adj.) economical; providing carefully for the future

Squander: (verb) to spend/use extravagantly; to scatter

Veiled: (adj.) covered or concealed; not directly expressed; lacking clarity

Verbose: (adj.) wordy; characterized by the use of too many words

Volatile: (adj.) explosive; tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly; changeable

Voracious: (adj.) craving or consuming large quantities of food; eager; avid 

Quiz 3 - 

Eradicate: (verb) To completely do away with

Exemplary: (adj.) Serving as an example, pattern, imitation or warning

Exempt: (adj.) obsolete; free or released from obligation

Exorbitant: (adj.) highly excessive; exceeding the bounds of custom/reason

Explicit: (adj.) clearly expressed; unreserved in expression; described in realistic detail

Exploit: (verb) to utilize for profit; to use selfishly for one’s own desire

Extraneous: (adj.) irrelevant; foreign; external;

Obliterate: (verb) to remove or destroy all traces of; destroy completely

Obscure: (adj.) unclear; hard to perceive

Obsolete: (adj.) no longer in general use; out of date

Quiz 2 - 

Evoke: to call forth or up; to produce imaginatively

Exacerbate: to make more severe or bitter

Imperturbable: marked by calm or steadiness

Impetuous: marked by passion; marked by force and violence of movement or action

Inhibit: to prohibit from doing something; to hold in check

Paragon: a model of excellence or perfection

Patronizing: to adopt an air of condescension toward

Repress: to hold in by self-control

Repudiate: to divorce or formally separate; to refuse to have anything to do with or accept

Uniformity: the quality or state of being the same or alike