Vocabulary Quiz

abjure

• formally reject

• cleverly amusing

• lacking social polish

• overbearing pride or presumption

abrogate

• a doctrine that government should not interfere with commerce

• teach and impress by frequent repetitions

• revoke formally

• insert words into text

bellicose

• striking change in appearance

• expand, swell, implode

• excessively mournful

• having or showing a ready disposition to fight

churlish

• lacking interest or significance

• having a bad disposition; surly

• the dominance of leadership

• overbearing pride

deleterious

• harmful to living things

• devoid of intelligence

• edit by omitting

• short lived

epiphany

• not restricted to one religion

• authenticate by someone

• an inspiration or divine manifestation

• to divide voting districts

facetious

• cleverly amusing in tone

• to agree

• to make clear or intelligible

• to make perfect or complete

fiduciary

• striking change

• to make clear or intelligible

• relating to or of the nature of a legal trust

• to hide

gauche

• to teach and impress

• a tactic of delaying

• devoid of intelligence

• lacking social polish

hubris

• overbearing pride or presumption

• the basic features of a system

• attempting to win favor

• to bring an accusation against