adjectives

Question 1

Irascible

Answer 1

easily angered

as time went on, Macbeth became more irascible.

Question 2

Seraphic

Answer 2

angelic, sweet

Question 3

Pulchritude

Answer 3

Physical beauty

some of shakspeares sonnets explore the pulchritude of men

Question 4

Affable

Answer 4

likeable, friendly

people like to be around bob because he is affable.

Question 5

impertinent

Answer 5

rude, insolent

your behaviour is extremely impertinent and thus I shall ban you for life.

Question 6

ignominious

Answer 6

Humiliating, disgracing

Question 7

cupidity

Answer 7

greed, strong desire

Question 8

a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)

Answer 8

Disdain

He looked at me with such disdain that I immediately knew the job wouldn’t work out.

Question 9

a principle, theory, or position, usu. advocated by a religion or gov’t

Answer 9

doctrines

Devoutly religious people often live their lives according to their doctrines.

Question 10

peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm

Answer 10

eccentric

She’s a little eccentric but still fun to be around.

Question 11

very expressive; using emphasis

or forceful and clear

Answer 11

Emphatic

Her emphatic smile told me she was excited to ride the roller coaster.

Question 12

to make worse or increase the severity of

Answer 12

exacerbate

The doctor told me not to run as it can exacerbate my knee injury.

Question 13

invigorating, stimulating, or exciting

Answer 13

Exhilarating

The music playing at the club was catchy and exhilarating.

Question 14

capable of making a lot of money; profitable

Answer 14

lucrative

apple is a lucrative business

Question 15

malevolent

Answer 15

i already know

Question 16

most noticeable or important.

Answer 16

Salient
When I look at the house for sale, salient defects such as the broken windows stare back at me.

The salient feature on Johnny’s face is his huge nose.

As Janet debated which car to buy, she realized price was the most salient factor in her decision.