C22 Vocab 1

Question 1

a lack of interest and enthusiasm

Answer 1

Apathy

Question 2

someone who practices self-denial

Answer 2

Ascetic

Question 3

warlike; given to waging war

Answer 3

Belligerent

Question 4

think moodily or anxiously about something

Answer 4

Brood

Question 5

subject to unpredictable change; erratic

Answer 5

Capricious

Question 6

complete immorality or evilness

Answer 6

Depravity

Question 7

to laugh at or make fun of while showing a lack of respect

Answer 7

Deride

Question 8

emotionally depressed; a feeling of grief and hopelessness after a loss

Answer 8

Despondent

Question 9

intended to instruct

Answer 9

Didactic

Question 10

a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy

Answer 10

Disdain

Question 11

characterized by extreme economy of expression

Answer 11

Elliptical

Question 12

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Answer 12

Expurgate

Question 13

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

Answer 13

Haggard

Question 14

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities

Answer 14

Insipid

Question 15

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

Answer 15

Monotonous

Question 16

beyond ordinary understanding

Answer 16

Occult

Question 17

intended to attract notice and impress others, especially in a showy or vulgar manner

Answer 17

Ostentatious

Question 18

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases

Answer 18

Panacea

Question 19

characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery

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Phantasmagoric

Question 20

sensible and careful

Answer 20

Prudent

Question 21

utterly unacceptable; deserving severe criticism

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Reprehensible

Question 22

acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable

Answer 22

Resignation

Question 23

careful to behave ethically and/or diligently

Answer 23

Scrupulous

Question 24

fear or anxiety about what will happen

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Trepidation

Question 25

active interest or enthusiasm

Answer 25

Zeal