Academic Vocabulary

Question 1

Taciturn (adj.)

Answer 1

Silent

Question 2

Lapidary (adj.)

Answer 2

Precise wording

Question 3

Pithy (adj.)

Answer 3

Forceful and brief

Question 4

Succinct (adj.)

Answer 4

Concise speaking or writing

Question 5

Terse (adj.)

Answer 5

Cleansed away from unnecessary words

Question 6

Garrulous (adj.)

Answer 6

Talking too much

Question 7

Prattling (adj.)

Answer 7

Chatter meaninglessly

Question 8

Glib (adj.)

Answer 8

Insincere speech

Question 9

Prolix (adj.)

Answer 9

Wordiness of the matter

Question 10

Maundering (adj.)

Answer 10

To ramble

Question 11

Laconic (adj.)

Answer 11

To say very little

Question 12

Resolute (adj.)

Answer 12

Bold and determined

Question 13

Undaunted (adj.)

Answer 13

Willing to forge ahead despite the odds

Question 14

Intrepid (adj.)

Answer 14

Fearlessly brave

Question 15

Audacity (noun)

Answer 15

Fearlessly, often recklessly, daring

Question 16

Restive (adj.)

Answer 16

To resist control

Question 17

Fortitude (noun)

Answer 17

Endure pain with courage

Question 18

Brazen (adj.)

Answer 18

Insolent or shameless

Question 19

Temerity (noun)

Answer 19

A foolish disregard of danger

Question 20

Iconoclastic (adj.)

Answer 20

One who seeks to overthrow popular ideas

Question 21

Cheeky (adj.)

Answer 21

Impudently bold

Question 22

Camaraderie (noun)

Answer 22

Light hearted rapport (mutual trust) among friends

Question 23

Gregarious (adj.)

Answer 23

Sociable; enjoys the company of others

Question 24

Affable (adj.)

Answer 24

Gracious, approachable, easy to speak to

Question 25

Congenial (adj.)

Answer 25

Like “affable”- agreeable and sympathetic, gracious

Question 26

Simpatico (adj.)

Answer 26

Having like mind or temperament

Question 27

Veneration (noun)

Answer 27

Used to describe feelings for someone older or more experienced; respect or reverence

Question 28

Adulation (noun)

Answer 28

Excessive admiration or flattery

Question 29

Demonstrative (adj.)

Answer 29

Given to open expression or emotion; one who demonstrates friendly or loving feelings

Question 30

Cohort (noun)

Answer 30

In Caesar’s time, a “cohort” was a division of the Roman army made up of 300 to 600 men.
Now, it means “any kind of group or band of people” or simply “a companion”

Question 31

Kudos (noun)

Answer 31

The praise one might offer to a friend or someone of exceptional achievement