Vocabulary Quizs

marauder

• a raider, plunderer

• a peaceful traveler

• a skilled negotiator

• a loyal friend

surmount

• to overcome, rise above

• to fall below

• to ignore completely

• to remain stagnant

terminate

• to bring to an end

• to begin something new

• to delay or postpone

• to continue indefinitely

pauper

• a wealthy individual

• an extremely poor person

• a middle-class citizen

• a government official

cherubic

• resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

• having a serious and stern appearance

• characterized by a lack of emotion or feeling

• exhibiting a mischievous or playful demeanor

usurp

• to seize and hold a position by force or without right

• to give up a position voluntarily

• to negotiate a position through discussion

• to inherit a position legally

fabricate

• to create a story

• to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

• to destroy or dismantle

• to analyze and interpret

gluttony

• engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

• the act of being excessively frugal or stingy

• the practice of eating only healthy foods

• the enjoyment of fine dining and gourmet meals

semblance

• a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

• a deep understanding of a subject

• a complex mathematical equation

• a sudden change in direction

adherent

• a follower; supporter; attached, sticking to

• a person who opposes a particular idea

• a type of adhesive substance

• a leader of a movement