AFOQT Adjectives Flashcards
abstract
theoretical or lacking substance; can also mean a brief summary of a scholarly article or paper
acute
sharp, shrewd; an angle of less than 90 deg
aesthetic
having to do with art or artistic beauty or sensibility; not to be confused with ascetic
ambivalent
undecided; wavering between alternatives
ambulatory
able to walk
amiable
friendly, pleasant
apocryphal
of doubtful or uncertain origin
apprehensive
worried, anxious
ascetic
austere, self-denying
astute
perceptive, intelligent
auspicious
favorable, seeming to point toward good results
austere
unadorned, forbiddingly bare
banal
unoriginal, ordinary to a fault, boring
belligerent
combative, quarrelsome
benevolent
kind, generous
benign
gentle; not harmful
blithe
carefree, cheerful
caustic
like acid or corrosive; also, a very sharp or cutting insult or comment
conciliatory
peacemaking
congenial
agreeably pleasant
conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic or remorseful
credulous
believing something outrageous; gullible
cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
didactic
instructive
diffident
timid; lacking in self-confidence
disparate
different, varied; often with a connotation of incompatible
dogmatic
arrogantly or overconfidently claiming the truth of unproven ideas, or claiming that a belief system is beyond dispute
dubious
doubtful or uncertain
eccentric
unconventional, irregular
elusive
hard to capture or pid down; can mean evasive
ephemeral
short-lived, fleeting, temporary
esoteric
hard to understand, cryptic
exemplary
setting a superior example; outstanding
exhaustive
thorough and complete, with great attention to detail
expedient
meeting an immediate need; also, self-serving or granting immediate advantage
extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
fallacious
FALSE
fastidious
meticulous; insistent on attention to detail
fickle
not faithful or consistent; unpredictable
flagrant
shocking or outrageous violation of a custom, expectation, rule, or law
fortuitous
luckily coincidental; accidentally advantageous
frivolous
not serious; with levity; inconsequential
furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
hackneyed
overused, trite
hedonistic
pleasure seeking, overly indulgent
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
impartial
fair, unbiased, neutral
inadvertent
accidental
incessant
unceasing, never-ending; usually implies an unpleasant condition
incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
indulgent
lenient, giving in to momentary desires or whims
infamous
having a bad reputation; disgraceful
innate
inborn, inherent
innocuous
harmless, insignificant
insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
irascible
irritable
laudable
worthy of praise
lucid
clear, easily understandable
marred
damaged or scarred
novel
new or original
orthodox
conventional, adhering to established principles or practices, especially in religious matters
peripheral
unimportant, of little consequence
pervasive
a quality of being present throught; permeating
pious
reverent or devout; depending on context, can also mean falsely devout
pivotal
crucial, result changing
pretentious
pompous, self-important
prodigal
extravagant, rebellious, wasteful
profound
deep, insightful
profuse
extravagant, free-flowing
prosaic
dull, unimaginative
prudent
careful, wisely cautious
recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant of authority or control
reprehensible
worthy of blame; disgraceful
resolute
firm, determined, unwavering in the face of challenges or obstacles
reticent
restrained, uncommunicative
saccharine
overly sweet or flattering
sage
wise or knowledgable, usually from experience
scrupulous
strict or careful in an ethical sense
servile
submissive and subservient
static
stationary or unmoving
stoic
outwardly indifferent to circumstances, especially to bad or challenging times
subtle
not too obvious, able to make fine distinctions
supercilious
haughty, insultingly patronizing
taciturn
untalkative by nature
tangible
touchable, not imagined or figurative
temperate
moderate or restrained
tenacious
dogged or determined in the pursuit of an objective
vehement
strong, urgent, passionate
verbose
wordy, overly talkative
virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
voluminous
very large, spacious
zealous
enthusiastically devoted to a cause or idea