Vocab (Group 11)
1 |
incumbent |
imposed as a duty; obligatory |
Since you are the host it is incumbent upon you to see that everyone is having fun. |
2 |
malleable |
easily shaped or formed; easily influenced |
Gold is malleable; it is easy to work with and can be hammered into very thin sheets. |
3 |
subdue |
to restrain; to hold back |
It took four officers to subdue the fugitive because he fought like a madman. |
4 |
acquire |
developed or learned; not naturally occurring |
A love of opera is an acquired taste; almost nobody likes it the first time he or she hears it. |
5 |
conception |
the ability to form or understand an idea. |
Most people have no conception of the enormous amount of genetic information present in a single living cell. |
6 |
conviction |
a fixed strong belief. |
Although he privately held onto his convictions; threats by the church caused Galileo to publicly denounce his theory that the Earth orbited the sun |
7 |
dogmatic |
stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs |
Doug was dogmatic in his belief that exercising frequently boosts one’s immune system |
8 |
enlightening |
informative; contributing to one’s awareness |
The Rosetta Stone was enlightening because it allowed linguists to begin to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs, which had previously been a mystery. |
Instructions for the Quiz
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