VPP BOOK 4 LESSON 8

Question 1

adj. wasteful and immoral

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profligate

Question 2

The trendy clothing store _ to materialistic clients by selling shoddy clothing at high prices.

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pandered

Question 3

n. roughness or harshness; severity

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asperity

Question 4

n. rejection; refusal to acknowledge

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renunciation

Question 5

v. to exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others

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pander

Question 6

n. an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation

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exegesis

Question 7

adj. unquestionable; beyond doubt

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unimpeachable

Question 8

v. to corrupt morally; to contaminate

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vitiate

Question 9

adj. stubbornly resistant; showing opposition

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recalcitrant

Question 10

Members of the club responded to Bill's _ of their doctrine by asking him to leave.

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renunciation

Question 11

adj. dependent on luck or chance

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aleatory

Question 12

adj. childish, juvenille

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puerile

Question 13

v. to relieve; to alleviate

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allay

Question 14

adj. useless, futile

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otiose

Question 15

v. to disapprove angrily; to protest

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inveigh

Question 16

v. to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity

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lionize

Question 17

The manager asked for suggestions that might _ working conditions at the factory.

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ameliorate

Question 18

Because of the uncertain weather forecast, the success of our company picnic is purely _.

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aleatory

Question 19

The young heir lived a _ life of alcohol, excess, and greed.

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profligate

Question 20

v. to make better; to improve

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ameliorate

Questions 20