AFOQT Vocab Adjectives Flashcards
abstract
brief summary, a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
acute
sharp, less than 90 degrees
aesthetic
having to do with art or artistic beauty
ambiguous
unclear in meaning, confusing
ambivalent
undecided
ambulatory
able to walk
amiable
friendly, pleasant
apocryphal
doubtful or uncertain origin
apprehensive
worried, anxious
arrogant
felling superior to others
articulate
well-spoken, having a good command of the languate
ascetic
austere, self denying
astute
perceptive, intelligent, clever
auspicious
favorable, seeming to point toward good results
austere
practicing great self-denial
banal
unoriginal, ordinary to a fault, boring
belligerent
combative, , engaged in war
benevolent
kind, generous
benign
gentle, not harmful
blithe
carefree, cheerful
candid
honest, forthright, frank
caustic
like acid or corrosive, very sharp or cutting insult or comment
complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with the current situation
conciliatory
peacemaking
concise
brief and direct
congenial
getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic or remorseful
credulous
believing something outrageous, gullible
cryptic
hard to understand
didactic
instructive, , having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing
diffident
timid, lacking in self-confidence
diligent
hardworking
disparate
different, varied; often incompatible
dispassionate
without emotion; neutral
diverse
varied
dogmatic
arrogant and stubborn about one’s (often unproven) beliefs
dubious
doubtful or uncertain
eccentric
unconventional, irregular
elaborate
a result of great effort and attention to detail
elusive
hard to capture or pin down; or evasive
ephemeral
short-lived, fleeting, temporary
esoteric
hard to understand, cryptic
evasive
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
exemplary
setting a superior example; outstanding
exhaustive
very thorough and complete, with great attention to detail
expedient
meeting an immediate need, self-serving or grating immediate advantage
extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
fallacious
FALSE
fanatical
extremely devoted to or passionate about a cause or idea
fastidious
insistent on attention to detail
fickle
not faithful or consistent
flagrant
shocking or outrageous violation of a custom, expectation, rule or law
fortuitous
luckily coincidental, accidentally advantageous
frivolous
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
futile
hopeless, without effect or result
gullible
overly trusting; willing to believe anything
hackneyed
overused, repeated too often
hedonistic
pleasure seeking, devoted to pleasure
hypothetical
unproven; used as a theoretical example for the purpose of discussion
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
impartial
fair, unbiased, neutral
inadvertent
accidental
incessant
never-ending, usually implies an unpleasant condition
incoherent
jumbled, hard to understand
incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
indifferent
not caring one way or the other, or mediocre
indulgent
yielding to the wishes or demands of others; lenient
inevitable
unavoidable, especially when referring to a result of a course of action or decision
infamous
having a bad reputation, disgraceful
innate
inherent, having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned
innocuous
harmless, insignificant
insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
irascible
irritable, easily angered
laudable
worthy of praise
lax
careless, negligent, not diligent
lenient
not strict
lucid
clear, easily understandable
marred
damaged or scarred
mediocre
average, ordinary, undistinguished
meticulous
marked by precise accordance with details
novel
new or original
objective
without bias
obscure
unclear, clouded, partially hidden
orthodox
conventional, adhering to established principles or practices, especially in religious matters
pedestrian
common, ordinary
peripheral
unimportant, of little consequence
pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
pious
deeply religious
pivotal
crucial, result changing, vitally important, essential
pragmatic
practical, based on experience rather than theory
pretentious
pompous, self-important, intended to attract notice and impress others
profound
deep, insightful
profuse
extravagant, free-flowing, abundant, more than enough
prosaic
dull, unimaginative, not challenging
provincial
limited in outlook to one’s own small area; narrow, a country person
provocative
exciting, attracting attention or sparking controversy
prudent
careful, wisely cautious
recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant of authority or control, stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
redundant
repetitive, unnecessary
reprehensible
worthy of blame, disgraceful
resolute
firm, determined, unwavering in the face of challenges or obstacles
reticent
restrained, uncommunicative, reserved, silent
rigorous
strict, harsh, severe
saccharine
overly sweet or flattering
sage
wise or knowledgeable, usually from experience
scanty
inadequate, minimal
scrupulous
strict or careful in an ethical sense
servile
submissive and subservient, pertaining to or involving slaves
solemn
grave, serious
static
stationary
stoic
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain, indifferent to circumstances
stringent
strict or restrictive
subtle
not obvious, able to make fine distinctions
supercilious
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
taciturn
un-talkative by nature, quiet
tangible
touchable
tedious
boring, overly detailed for no reason
temperate
moderate or restrained, not extreme
tenacious
stubbornly unyielding, dogged or determined in the pursuit of an objective
timid
shy, afraid of attention
unprecedented
happening for the first time, never seen before
vehement
strong, urgent, passionate
verbose
wordy, overly talkative
virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
volatile
highly unstable, explosive
voluminous
very large, spacious
willful
deliberate, obstinate, insistent on having one’s own way
zealous
enthusiastically devoted to a cause or idea