Vocabulary Test 1

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

revoke formally

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

marked by temperance in indulgence

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

shrewdness shown by keen insight

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

be in contradiction with

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

the use of tricks to deceive someone

• auspicious

• chicanery

• churlish

• bowdlerize

having a bad disposition; surly

• auspicious

• chicanery

• churlish

• bowdlerize