ambitious vocab

Question 1

exuberant

Answer 1

full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

Question 2

buoyant

Answer 2

cheerful and optimistic.

Question 3

disconsolate

Answer 3

very unhappy and unable to be comforted.

Question 4

doleful

Answer 4

expressing sorrow; mournful.

Question 5

forlorn

Answer 5

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Question 6

flamboyant

Answer 6

bright, colourful, and very noticeable.

Question 7

sumptuous

Answer 7

splendid and expensive-looking.

Question 8

menacing

Answer 8

suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

Question 9

indomitable

Answer 9

impossible to subdue or defeat.

Question 10

malevolent

Answer 10

having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Question 11

prodigious

Answer 11

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

Question 12

idyllic

Answer 12

extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

Question 13

enthralling

Answer 13

capturing and holding one’s attention; fascinating.

Question 14

ludicrous

Answer 14

so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

Question 15

putrescent

Answer 15

undergoing the process of decay; rotting.

Question 16

enticing

Answer 16

attractive or tempting; alluring.

Question 17

excruciating

Answer 17

intensely painful

Question 18

scintillating

Answer 18

sparkling or shining brightly.

Question 19

unorthodox

Answer 19

contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted.

Question 20

tenebrosity

Answer 20

the quality of being dark or shadowy.

Question 21

tedious

Answer 21

too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Question 22

arduous

Answer 22

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Question 23

tempestuous

Answer 23

very stormy