Abeka 12th Grade Vocab Review Quiz 4

overt

Matt's __ happiness about accepting Jesus Christ as Savior was a joy for all to see. (lucrative, overt)

boon

Rachel always seemed to ask for a(n) _ from many of her friends. (harangue, boon)

pernicious

The poison of evolutionary teaching can have a(n) _ effect on the beliefs of our young people. (desultory, pernicious)

anomalous

The four doctors held a meeting to discuss the patients' __ test results. (anomalous, baneful)

nocturnal

Father found a(n) __ job for a few weeks to supplement his income. (pragmatic, nocturnal)

copious

The __ notes that I took in class made it easy for me to study for final examinations. (copious, nefarious)

demur

Politicians sometimes at giving straight answers to avoid losing points in the polls. (demur, mollify)

posthumous

occurring or appearing after one's death

arduous

to test one's endurance

preclude

to make impossible by previous action; prevent

culpable

deserving blame

retrospect

a looking back on the past

harangue

a loud, noisy, or scolding speech; a tirade

mundane

pertaining to the world

volatile

changing unpredictably

facetious

joking

precocious

developed or matured before the usual time

mollify

synonym of pacify

acrimonious

synonym of surly

feral

synonym of savage

esoteric

synonym of obscure

derogatory

synonym of belittling

raucous

synonym of hoarse

secular

synonym of nonspiritual

maudlin

synonym of slushy

manifest

synonym of show

juxtapose

synonym of adjacent

CHRON

time

AUTO

self

anti-

against, opposite

bene-

good, well

CRED, CREDIT

to believe, to trust

-logy, -ology

discourse, study

extra-

outside, beyond

post-

after

PLIC, PLICIT, PLEX, PLY

to fold, to inerweave, to tangle

CORD

heart

covert

concealed, hidden, secret, disguised

fortuitous

happening by chance or accident

sedentary

involving much inactivity or sitting

desultory

jumping from one thing to another in a haphazard way

optimal

most desirable or favorable

preemptive

the quality of preventing an anticipated circumstance

sanguine

of the color of blood, ruddy; cheerful, hopeful

lucrative

producing gain or wealth; profitable

conjure

to call or bring to mind

garish

too bright or glaring; showy

recluse

One who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion

pragmatic

Concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical

latent

dormant or hidden; present but undetected or inactive