3-4 Vocab Pt 3

Question 0

Alleviate (v)

Answer 0

To lessen pain or discomfort

Question 1

Allay (v)

Answer 1

To lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain

Question 2

Ameliorate (v)

Answer 2

To make better; to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty or tension

Question 3

Appease (v)

Answer 3

To make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another’s demand; to pacify

Question 4

Assuage (v)

Answer 4

To alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; to pacify

Question 5

Conciliate (v)

Answer 5

To win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile

Question 6

Mediate (v)

Answer 6

To act as a go-between in settling conflict or disputed between people or opposing sides

Question 7

Mitigate (v)

Answer 7

To make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage

Question 8

Mollify (v)

Answer 8

To pacify, soothe or appease; to make less severe or violent

Question 9

Pacify (v)

Answer 9

To calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state

Question 10

Placate (v)

Answer 10

To make calm; to soothe

Question 11

Quell (v)

Answer 11

To pacify; to subdue; to quiet down

Question 12

Banal (adj)

Answer 12

Full or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed

Question 13

Cliche (adj)

Answer 13

An idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse

Question 14

Derivative (adj)

Answer 14

Unoriginal; taken from something already existing

Question 15

Hackneyed (adj)

Answer 15

Made commonplace by overuse; trite; one who copies the work of others

Question 16

Insipid (adj)

Answer 16

Lacking flavor or taste; unexciting

Question 17

Lackluster (adj)

Answer 17

Lacking vitality; energy; or brightness; boring

Question 18

Mundane (adj)

Answer 18

Commonplace; ordinary

Question 19

Platitude (n)

Answer 19

Quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original

Question 20

Trite (adj)

Answer 20

Unoriginal and stale due to overuse

Question 21

Prosaic (adj)

Answer 21

Dull;; commonplace

Question 22

Vapid (adj)

Answer 22

Lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale

Question 23

Arrogant (adj)

Answer 23

Overbearing; proud; haughty

Question 24

Braggart (adj)

Answer 24

One who boasts a great deal

Question 25

Complacent (adj)

Answer 25

Self-satisfied; smug

Question 26

Contemptuous (adj)

Answer 26

Lacking respect; scornful

Question 27

Disdainful (adj)

Answer 27

Full of bitter, scorn and pride; aloof

Question 28

Egotistic (adj)

Answer 28

Excessively self- absorbed; very conceited

Question 29

Haughty (adj)

Answer 29

Having great pride in oneself and dislike for others

Question 30

Insolent (adj)

Answer 30

Boldly disrespectful speech or behavior; rude

Question 31

Narcissistic (adj)

Answer 31

Having to do with extreme self adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone

Question 32

Ostentatious (adj)

Answer 32

Having to do with showing off; protections

Question 33

Presumptuous (adj)

Answer 33

Too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

Question 34

Pretentious (adj)

Answer 34

Claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affected my grand

Question 35

Supercilious (adj)

Answer 35

Looking down on other; proud; scornful

Question 36

Swagger (v)

Answer 36

To walk around in a proud, showy manner; to vast in a loud manner

Question 37

Bombastic (adj)

Answer 37

Using language in a pompous way; speaking to impress others

Question 38

Circumlocution (n)

Answer 38

Speaking in circle; round-about speech

Question 39

Colloquial (adj)

Answer 39

Pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

Question 40

Diffuse (adj)

Answer 40

Spread out, not concise; wordy

Question 41

Digress (v)

Answer 41

To wander off from subject or topic spoken about

Question 42

Eloquence (n)

Answer 42

Artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings

Question 43

Garrulous (adj)

Answer 43

Talkative, loquacious

Question 44

Grandiloquent (adj)

Answer 44

Using big fancy words to impress others

Question 45

Loquacious (adj)

Answer 45

Very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous

Question 46

Prattle (v)

Answer 46

To speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolish

Question 47

Ramble (v)

Answer 47

To speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly

Question 48

Ramble (v)

Answer 48

To talk on and on pointlessly without clear direction

Question 49

Rant (v)

Answer 49

To talk very loudly, even wildly; rave

Question 50

Rhetorical (adj)

Answer 50

Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effects; insincere in expression

Question 51

Verbose (adj)

Answer 51

Using too many words; wordy; long-winded

Question 52

Brevity (n)

Answer 52

Briefness or conciseness in speech or writing

Question 53

Concise (adj)

Answer 53

Using few words in speaking and writing

Question 54

Laconic (adj)

Answer 54

Using few words in speech

Question 55

Pithy (adj)

Answer 55

Brief and full of meaning and substance

Question 56

Quiescent (adj)

Answer 56

Quiet; still; inactive

Question 57

Reticent (adj)

Answer 57

Not talking too much; reserved

Question 58

Succinct (adj)

Answer 58

Clearly and briefly stated; concise

Question 59

Taciturn (adj)

Answer 59

Silent; sparing if words; closed-mouthed

Question 60

Terse (adj)

Answer 60

Using only the words that are needed to make the pout; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness