membean quiz 5

abolish

to officially end or eliminate a law or practice

advent

the arrival or beginning of something new

adversary

an opponent or enemy

adversity

hardship or difficult times

aesthetic

relating to beauty or art

anguish

extreme pain or sorrow

animated

lively and energetic

aptitude

natural ability to learn or do something well

arbitrary

based on random choice, not fairness

arid

very dry

artifact

a human-made object of historical value

belligerent

aggressive and ready to fight

brevity

using few words

cavernous

very large and hollow

chronicle

a record of events in time order

chronological

arranged in time order

communal

shared by a group

concentric

sharing the same center

concise

short and clear

condole

to express sympathy

conglomerate

a large company made of smaller ones

conjecture

an educated guess

conscientious

careful and thorough

consensus

general agreement

constrain

to limit or force

contemplate

to think deeply

contemporary

existing now or at the same time

contrary

opposed or going against

convene

to gather together

conventional

following accepted customs

cordial

warm and friendly

cornucopia

a large supply of something

credible

believable

cynical

distrustful of people’s motives

deficit

a shortage

designation

a name or label

deviate

to stray from the norm

discern

to recognize or understand

discrepancy

a difference between things

disentangle

to untangle or solve

dismantle

to take apart

dispel

to make disappear

disposition

one’s usual mood or personality

dissension

disagreement

distortion

twisting out of shape

dominion

control or rule

dubious

doubtful

egotistical

self-centered

eloquent

expressive and persuasive

embark

to begin something

encompass

to include completely

erratic

unpredictable

exemplify

to serve as an example

expansive

wide or large in scope

fidelity

loyalty

fluctuate

to change often

formative

shaping development

formulate

to create or plan carefully

fortification

a defensive structure

fruitless

unsuccessful

generic

general, not specific

genre

a category of art

gingerly

carefully

gratification

satisfaction or pleasure

homage

respect or honor

impediment

something that blocks progress

impending

about to happen

impenetrable

impossible to get through

imperative

absolutely necessary

implicit

understood without being stated

imposition

an unwanted burden

impoverished

very poor

improvise

to act without planning

impulsive

acting without thinking

ingenuity

cleverness

interim

temporary

jeopardy

danger

judicious

wise in decisions

kinetic

relating to movement

laborious

requiring much effort

lavish

very generous or excessive

longevity

long life

luminous

glowing

luxuriant

rich and healthy growth

malice

desire to harm

malignant

harmful or deadly

mediocre

average

memorandum

a written note

metropolitan

related to a large city

moderation

avoiding extremes

monumental

very important or large

morale

emotional state or confidence

naive

too trusting

norm

a standard or rule

notorious

famous for something bad

novice

a beginner

nurture

to care for and support

obliterate

to completely destroy

ominous

suggesting something bad will happen

patronize

to treat as inferior