BYU - Final Exam-English 057 (Questions + Answers) Solved

abrogate - to do away with, abolish, repeal, or annul, especially by authority Acrimonious - Using bitter or sharp speech acute - characterized by sharpness or severity or suddenness adulation - excessive admiration or flattery altruism - unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness ambiguous - having two or more meanings; unclear; vague Anemic - lacking force, vitality, spirit, or interest antithesis - direct contrast, or opposition, as in ideas Arbitrary - Determined by chance, whim, or impulse rather than by necessity, reason, or principle asperity - roughness or sharpness; sharpness of temper assimilate - to make similar; to take in or absorb, as into a culture beseech - to beg for or request urgently, earnestly, or anxiously callous - emotionally hardened; unfeelingcapacious - capable of containing a great deal Caustic - Capable of burning or corroding by a chemical action; sarcastic, biting Chagrin - Dismay or embarrassment caused by disappointment or failure