Vocabulary

What does 'Abjure' mean?

• To repeal or do away with a law

• To solemnly renounce a belief, cause, or claim

• To disguise or contradict

What does 'Abrogate' mean?

• To repeal or do away with a law or agreement

• To demonstrate aggression and willingness to fight

• To use trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

What does 'Abstemious' mean?

• Not self-indulgent, especially when eating or drinking

• The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

• Conducive to success; favorable

What does 'Acumen' mean?

• The use of many words where fewer would do

• The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

• Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

What does 'Auspicious' mean?

• Conducive to success; favorable

• Modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence

• Shedding leaves annually

What does 'Belie' mean?

• To disguise or contradict

• To demonstrate aggression and willingness to fight

• To remove material considered improper or offensive

What does 'Bellicose' mean?

• Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

• The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

• Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

What does 'Bowdlerize' mean?

• To remove material that is considered improper or offensive

• To use many words where fewer would do

• To solemnly renounce a belief, cause, or claim

What does 'Chicanery' mean?

• The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

• Not self-indulgent, especially when eating or drinking

• Conducive to success; favorable

What does 'Churlish' mean?

• Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

• The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

• Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight