English Vocab Quiz #1

Collusion

(n.) - a conspiracy, a secret agreement

Exigent

(adj.) - critical, urgent

Confluence

(n.) - a convergence, a coming together

Discrete

(adj.) - separate, distinct, individual

Divergent

(adj.) - different, deviating, contrary

Divisive

(adj.) - causing conflict, opposition

Disparage

(v.) - to criticize, degrade, belittle

Impervious

(adj.) - unable to be penetrated, unaffected

Coalese

(v.) - to combine into one

Apocalypse

(n.) - total devastation, the end of the world

Juxtapose

(v.) - to put next to each other

Variegate

(v.) - to diversify

Differentiate

(v.) - to distinguish, to make different

Ameliorate

(v.) - to improve, to make better

Oration

(n.) - a dignified and formal speech

Accentuate

(v.) - to emphasize, to highlight

Sanguine

(adj.) - cheery, optimistic, hopeful

Enervated

(adj.) - lacking energy, weakened, exhausted

Saccharine

(adj.) - overly sweet

Maudlin

(adj.) - sentimental

Mores

(n.) - moral attitudes

Cavity

(n.) - a hole

Amalgamation

(n.) - a union, a merger

Copious

(adj.) abundant; plentiful

Connotation

(n.) - a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition

Diverse

(adj.) - varied

Terse

(adj.) - abrupt, short, brief

Preponderance

(n.) - a great amount or frequency

Dissonance

(n.) - lack of harmony or agreement

Cacophony

(n.) - noise, discordant sound

Harmony

(n.) - agreement, often of sound

Concord

(n.) - agreement; exist in peaceful way

Confound

(v.) - to frustrate

Scourge

(n.) - a plague

Scathing

(adj.) - hurtful, critical

Indictment

(n.) - accusation of wrongdoing

Retract

(v.) - withdraw