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Court Interpreting Written Exam Vocabulary
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Abase - ANSWER ✔✔-to humiliate, degrade
Abduct - ANSWER ✔✔-To take person away secretly and illegally; to abduct
Abominate - ANSWER ✔✔-To view with extreme hostility
Absolution - ANSWER ✔✔-The condition of having been forgiven; freed of guilt
Abstain - ANSWER ✔✔-To refrain from
Acclimated - ANSWER ✔✔-Having adapted or become accustomed to
Accost - ANSWER ✔✔-To greet or approach in a confrontational way
acronym - ANSWER ✔✔-A word formed by combining the initial letters or syllables of a series of words
to form a name.
Acuity - ANSWER ✔✔-Keen as in mind: to think accurately
Adhere - ANSWER ✔✔-To hold fast to
Adjunct - ANSWER ✔✔-An unessential addition
Adverse - ANSWER ✔✔-In opposition to
Affable - ANSWER ✔✔-Gentle
Affect - ANSWER ✔✔-To influence
Aide - ANSWER ✔✔-an assistant
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Alibi - ANSWER ✔✔-A story or circumstance that proves one is innocent of a crime or misdeed; a
credible excuse or explanation of innocence
Allegiance - ANSWER ✔✔-Loyalty, particularly to a government
Alluring - ANSWER ✔✔-Tempting; possessing the power to entice
Aloof - ANSWER ✔✔-Indifferent or uninterested
Ambiguous - ANSWER ✔✔-Unclear in meaning; open to more than one interpretation
Ambivalent - ANSWER ✔✔-Undecided or uncertain
Amend - ANSWER ✔✔-to modify or update
Apex - ANSWER ✔✔-highest point
Aphasia - ANSWER ✔✔-The inability brought on by brain damage ti understand words and or ideas
Appease - ANSWER ✔✔-To placate; to soothe or satisfy
Appraise - ANSWER ✔✔-To notify; to cause to be aware of
Archaic - ANSWER ✔✔-Antiquated
Ascertain - ANSWER ✔✔-To find out something by experimenting or by making inquiries
Assent - ANSWER ✔✔-To agree that an opinion or view or proposal is correct
Astute - ANSWER ✔✔-Skilled; quick to learn or grasp
Asunder - ANSWER ✔✔-To separate
Attenuate - ANSWER ✔✔-To spread thin
Augur - ANSWER ✔✔-To foretell future events
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Au revoir - ANSWER ✔✔-Goodbye
Autonomous - ANSWER ✔✔-Being in charge of one's own life
Averse - ANSWER ✔✔-Holding in disinclination
Aversion - ANSWER ✔✔-extreme dislike
Avid - ANSWER ✔✔-Earnest; eager
Bacchanalian - ANSWER ✔✔-Drunken and carousing
Baleful - ANSWER ✔✔-Ominous
Ballistics - ANSWER ✔✔-The study of projectiles and impacts
Balk - ANSWER ✔✔-To refuse
Banal - ANSWER ✔✔-unoriginal
Bedlam - ANSWER ✔✔-Confusion; furor; a state of agitation
Benchmark - ANSWER ✔✔-A standard by which to measure
Besiege - ANSWER ✔✔-To harass
Betrothed - ANSWER ✔✔-Engaged
Biased - ANSWER ✔✔-Prejudiced
Biennial - ANSWER ✔✔-happening every two years
Biopsy - ANSWER ✔✔-Sample of tissue, cells or fluids of a living body and analyzing these samples
Bisque - ANSWER ✔✔-A thick creamy soup
Bogus - ANSWER ✔✔-fake, counterfeit
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Bovine - ANSWER ✔✔-Resembling cow or cox; dull
Bravura - ANSWER ✔✔-Daring or amazing display of style or technique
Brazen - ANSWER ✔✔-Bold or shameless in display
Breadth - ANSWER ✔✔-The side to side extent of something
Broach - ANSWER ✔✔-to bring up a subject for discussion
Brouhaha - ANSWER ✔✔-An event that involves or invokes excitement; turmoil or conflict
Bucolic - ANSWER ✔✔-Rural or Rustic in nature; pastoral
Burnout - ANSWER ✔✔-A condition of fatigue; low morale or frustration resulting from excessive stress
or overwork
Cachet - ANSWER ✔✔-a mark of distinction or originality
Cacophony - ANSWER ✔✔-An unpleasant sound to the ears
Cadence - ANSWER ✔✔-The rhythm or flow of a series of words or sounds
Cajole - ANSWER ✔✔-To coax; to persuade using flattery
Callous - ANSWER ✔✔-Unfeeling; insensitive; hardened
Callus - ANSWER ✔✔-a hardened patch of skin
Calumny - ANSWER ✔✔-Slanderous statement made with intent to hurt another's reputation
Canapé - ANSWER ✔✔-Spread of meat or cheese on a small piece of bread
Cantankerous - ANSWER ✔✔-cranky, ill-tempered
Capital - ANSWER ✔✔-A city designated as a seat of government
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Court Interpreting Written Exam Vocabulary
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Abase - ANSWER ✔✔-to humiliate, degrade
Abduct - ANSWER ✔✔-To take person away secretly and illegally; to abduct
Abominate - ANSWER ✔✔-To view with extreme hostility
Absolution - ANSWER ✔✔-The condition of having been forgiven; freed of guilt
Abstain - ANSWER ✔✔-To refrain from
Acclimated - ANSWER ✔✔-Having adapted or become accustomed to
Accost - ANSWER ✔✔-To greet or approach in a confrontational way
acronym - ANSWER ✔✔-A word formed by combining the initial letters or syllables of a series of words
to form a name.
Acuity - ANSWER ✔✔-Keen as in mind: to think accurately
Adhere - ANSWER ✔✔-To hold fast to
Adjunct - ANSWER ✔✔-An unessential addition
Adverse - ANSWER ✔✔-In opposition to
Affable - ANSWER ✔✔-Gentle
Affect - ANSWER ✔✔-To influence
Aide - ANSWER ✔✔-an assistant
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Alibi - ANSWER ✔✔-A story or circumstance that proves one is innocent of a crime or misdeed; a
credible excuse or explanation of innocence
Allegiance - ANSWER ✔✔-Loyalty, particularly to a government
Alluring - ANSWER ✔✔-Tempting; possessing the power to entice
Aloof - ANSWER ✔✔-Indifferent or uninterested
Ambiguous - ANSWER ✔✔-Unclear in meaning; open to more than one interpretation
Ambivalent - ANSWER ✔✔-Undecided or uncertain
Amend - ANSWER ✔✔-to modify or update
Apex - ANSWER ✔✔-highest point
Aphasia - ANSWER ✔✔-The inability brought on by brain damage ti understand words and or ideas
Appease - ANSWER ✔✔-To placate; to soothe or satisfy
Appraise - ANSWER ✔✔-To notify; to cause to be aware of
Archaic - ANSWER ✔✔-Antiquated
Ascertain - ANSWER ✔✔-To find out something by experimenting or by making inquiries
Assent - ANSWER ✔✔-To agree that an opinion or view or proposal is correct
Astute - ANSWER ✔✔-Skilled; quick to learn or grasp
Asunder - ANSWER ✔✔-To separate
Attenuate - ANSWER ✔✔-To spread thin
Augur - ANSWER ✔✔-To foretell future events
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Au revoir - ANSWER ✔✔-Goodbye
Autonomous - ANSWER ✔✔-Being in charge of one's own life
Averse - ANSWER ✔✔-Holding in disinclination
Aversion - ANSWER ✔✔-extreme dislike
Avid - ANSWER ✔✔-Earnest; eager
Bacchanalian - ANSWER ✔✔-Drunken and carousing
Baleful - ANSWER ✔✔-Ominous
Ballistics - ANSWER ✔✔-The study of projectiles and impacts
Balk - ANSWER ✔✔-To refuse
Banal - ANSWER ✔✔-unoriginal
Bedlam - ANSWER ✔✔-Confusion; furor; a state of agitation
Benchmark - ANSWER ✔✔-A standard by which to measure
Besiege - ANSWER ✔✔-To harass
Betrothed - ANSWER ✔✔-Engaged
Biased - ANSWER ✔✔-Prejudiced
Biennial - ANSWER ✔✔-happening every two years
Biopsy - ANSWER ✔✔-Sample of tissue, cells or fluids of a living body and analyzing these samples
Bisque - ANSWER ✔✔-A thick creamy soup
Bogus - ANSWER ✔✔-fake, counterfeit
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Bovine - ANSWER ✔✔-Resembling cow or cox; dull
Bravura - ANSWER ✔✔-Daring or amazing display of style or technique
Brazen - ANSWER ✔✔-Bold or shameless in display
Breadth - ANSWER ✔✔-The side to side extent of something
Broach - ANSWER ✔✔-to bring up a subject for discussion
Brouhaha - ANSWER ✔✔-An event that involves or invokes excitement; turmoil or conflict
Bucolic - ANSWER ✔✔-Rural or Rustic in nature; pastoral
Burnout - ANSWER ✔✔-A condition of fatigue; low morale or frustration resulting from excessive stress
or overwork
Cachet - ANSWER ✔✔-a mark of distinction or originality
Cacophony - ANSWER ✔✔-An unpleasant sound to the ears
Cadence - ANSWER ✔✔-The rhythm or flow of a series of words or sounds
Cajole - ANSWER ✔✔-To coax; to persuade using flattery
Callous - ANSWER ✔✔-Unfeeling; insensitive; hardened
Callus - ANSWER ✔✔-a hardened patch of skin
Calumny - ANSWER ✔✔-Slanderous statement made with intent to hurt another's reputation
Canapé - ANSWER ✔✔-Spread of meat or cheese on a small piece of bread
Cantankerous - ANSWER ✔✔-cranky, ill-tempered
Capital - ANSWER ✔✔-A city designated as a seat of government
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