ELA 12 - Vocab List #3

Question 1

kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission (verb)

Accepted Answer

kowtow

Question 2

a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat; any tyrant or oppressor (noun)

Accepted Answer

despot

Question 3

act in an excessively subservient manner (verb)

Accepted Answer

kowtow

Question 4

to abolish by formal or official means; repeal: to put aside; put an end to (verb)

Accepted Answer

abrogate

Question 5

divine or infinite power; having very great or unlimited authority (noun)

Accepted Answer

omnipotent

Question 6

excessive pride or self-confidence

Accepted Answer

hubris

Question 7

to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert; to give up or renounce (verb)

Accepted Answer

forsake

Question 8

to impede legislation by obstructive tactics. (verb)

Accepted Answer

filibuster

Question 9

the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization (noun)

Accepted Answer

infrastructure

Question 10

a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma (noun)

Accepted Answer

quandary

Question 11

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear (verb

Accepted Answer

obfuscate

Question 12

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent (adjective)

Accepted Answer

ubiquitous

Question 13

a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another (noun)

Accepted Answer

fiduciary

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