ADJECTIVES

Question 1

VOCIFEROUS

Answer 1

vocal; charaterized by vehement opinions.

Question 2

MOOT

Answer 2

debatable; open to debate; open to discussion; arguable; open to question.

Question 3

ALOOF

Answer 3

distant; detached; not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant;

Question 4

HORRENDOUS

Answer 4

extremely unpleasant; horrifying; terrible; awful

eg: horrendous injuries

Question 5

INCONSEQUENTIAL

Answer 5

insignificant; unimportant; negligible; not worth mentioning.

Question 6

PROACTIVE

Answer 6

creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.
‘employers must take a proactive approach to equal pay’

Question 7

VIRTUAL

Answer 7

Almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition.
“ I’m a virtual recluse”

Question 8

ECCENTRIC

Answer 8

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
“he noted her eccentric appearance”

Question 9

ENIGMATIC

Answer 9

Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious; puzzling.

‘he took the money with an enigmatic smile’

Question 10

BUSTLING

Answer 10

busy, crowded, swarming

“the bustling streets of Kowloon”

Question 11

FACILE

Answer 11

simplistic, superficial, oversimple, oversimplified

“that’s too facile an explanation”

Question 12

INTELLECTUAL

Answer 12

Possessing a highly developed intellect.
-intelligent, clever, academic, well educated, well read, widely read

“you are an intellectual, just like your mom”

Question 13

FLAGGING

Answer 13

Becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength.
-going downhill
“revitalize your flagging career”
“one’s mental energy flags in the afternoon”

Question 14

PLAUSIBLE

Answer 14

(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
‘a plausible explanation’
‘it seems plausible that one of two things may happen’

Question 15

PRAGMATIC

Answer 15

More concerned with practical results than with theories and principles.

“The CEO used a pragmatic approach to making his business a success.”

Question 16

DIMINUTIVE

Answer 16

Extremely small in size; tiny. A very small person or thing.

“Although diminutive in stature, they were a formidable opponent.”
“A diminutive report”
“a diminutive figure dressed in black”

Question 17

AMBIGUOUS

Answer 17

Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
Not clear or decided.

“The election results were ambiguous.”
“The survey results were ambiguous.”

Question 18

PRODIGIOUS

Answer 18

Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

‘the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel’
‘her memory was prodigious’
“Her prodigious sales performance resulted in a promotion.”

Question 19

DERISIVE

“di rise iv”

Answer 19

Expressing contempt or ridicule.
Mocking or scornful.

“a derisive laughter”
“He gave a harsh, derisive laugh.”
“People tend to be cynical and derisive towards romantic comedies.”

Question 20

PUGNACIOUS

Answer 20

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Quarrelsome or combative in nature; belligerent.

“As is well known, the robin is pugnacious, fighting with its own kind and attacking other birds.”
“Rather than maintaining a calm demeanor, his boss was quite pugnacious.”

Question 21

BELLIGERENT

Answer 21

Hostile and aggressive.

“the mood at the meeting was belligerent’’
“The kids, especially the boys, are aggressive, belligerent, and rebellious.”
“In arguments they are emotionally very aggressive - belligerent, contemptuous, insulting.”
“He’s a good footballer but he’s not very aggressive, not very belligerent.”

Question 22

RAVENOUS

Answer 22

Extremely hungry.
(of hunger or need) very great; voracious.

“I’d been out all day and was ravenous.”
“I slept well, and woke with a ravenous appetite for breakfast, as usual.”

Question 23

SURREAL

Answer 23

The definition of surreal is seeming like a dream or fantasy.
Having the disorienting quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic.
of or like a dream; fantastic, hallucinatory, bizarre, etc.

“There was something surreal about the diving accident.”
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Question 24

INCREDULOUS

Answer 24

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

“an incredulous gasp”
“The doctor looked at the medication I’d been given and shook his head with a slightly incredulous look.”

Question 25

OBNOXIOUS

Answer 25

Extremely unpleasant

‘obnoxious odours’
‘he found her son somewhat obnoxious’

Question 26

RAMBUNCTIOUS

Answer 26

Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.