Vocab Quiz 07

official title

designation

combination

synthesis

gradual decline

dwindling

located

situated

able to be noticed

perceptible

intellectual, great

profound

overused

trite

ended

abolished

to change, improve

amend

to save from damage

salvage

causing disagreement

divisive

temporary

provisional

possible

feasible

defining feature or symbol

hallmark

liking

affinity

repeated happenings

recurrence

to cover

shroud

extremely angry

livid

highest point

zenith

similar

homologous

feeling deep regret or guilt

remorseful

unplanned and random

spontaneous

clean, pure

pristine

draw out, evoke

elicit

surrounding

ambient

beside the point

irrelevant

changing moods or decisions suddenly

capricious

outdated

outmoded

on purpose

deliberate

give and take

reciprocal

hard and difficult

arduous

secretly work together for a bad purpose

collude with

protections

safeguards

parts of something

components

very large or important

monumental

to get in the way of

impede

pen-name

pseudonym

foolish, silly

frivolous

short-lived

ephemeral

strength

robustness

supreme independence

sovereign

causing great suffering

grievous

spreading out

diffusion

commonplace, boring

banal

make up on the spot

improvised

called upon

invoked

separated

partition

everywhere

ubiquitous

inactive

dormant

unpredictable

erratic

easily broken

fragile

barely

scarcely

lower in quality

inferior

exact copy

duplicate

official announcement

proclamation

difference

discrepancy

sudden realization

epiphany

side by side comparison

juxtaposition

examining your own thoughts deeply

introspection

not simple or one-sided

nuanced

completely fascinated

mesmerized

brief, to the point

succinct

look like

resemble

done by one’s own will

volitional

widespread

prevalent

applicable everywhere

universal

false or misleading

illusory

not causing disagreement

uncontroversial

rude

tactless

rude, too confident

brash

acting without thinking

impetuous

clever

ingenious

not able or qualified

incompetent

understanding, caring

sympathetic

unimportant

trivial

to separate from

dissociate

prove something is true

attest to

to make up for

compensate

perfect example of

epitome

far away

remote

stopping

cessation

self-independence

agency

draw out, evoke

elicit

no longer existing or working

defunct

to bring into agreement, make peace

reconcile

able to be touched, real and clear

tangible

financial

fiscal

minor bad behavior

mischief

easily fooled

gullible