Upper School Vocabulary Quiz 3

This is to test on meanings of hard vocabulary. If you get something wrong, don't give up; the only way you can learn new vocabulary here is by learning what you should've chosen as right definition.

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1. Constituent

  • being a part of a whole
  • expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
  • having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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2. Contingent

  • a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public
  • occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on
  • the quality of being open and honest; frankness

3. Decadence

  • moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
  • find a way around (an obstacle)
  • excessive admiration or praise

4. Cynic

  • self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure
  • a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons
  • persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

5. Corroborate

  • the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
  • confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)
  • rebuke or reprimand severely

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