core vocabulary 1

Question 0

Anomaly; Atypical

Answer 0

adj. deviation from the norm

Question 1

Ambivalent

Answer 1

adj. Having mixed or opposed feeling at the same time

Question 2

sarcastic; sardonic; snide

Answer 2

adj. Mocking, derisive,

Question 3

Dearth; paucity

Answer 3

n. Shortage or scarcity

Question 4

Prattle

Answer 4

adj. to speak in a foolish manner

adj. To babble incessantly

Question 5

Wry; Droll

Answer 5

adj. Dry

adj. humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony

Question 6

Unconventional; unorthadox

Answer 6

adj. Not ordinary or typical

Adj. Characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors

Question 7

Meticulous; painstaking; exacting

Answer 7

adj. Extremely careful

Question 8

Audacious

Answer 8

adj. Very bold

adj. Fearlessly often reckless

Question 9

Indifferent; Apathetic

Answer 9

adj. marked by a lack of interest

Question 10

Diffident; self-effacing

Answer 10

adj. Hesitant due to lack of self-confidence

adj. Shy

Question 11

Pragmatic

Answer 11

adj. Practical; sensible; not idealistic or romantic

Question 12

Evocation

Answer 12

n. An imaginative re-creation

Question 13

Presumptuous

Answer 13

adj. Impertinently bold

adj. Brashly overstepping one’s place

Question 14

Recalcitrant

Answer 14

adj. stubborn, obdurate

Question 15

Boon

Answer 15

n. A timely benefit; blessing

Question 16

Bane

Answer 16

n. A source of harm and ruin

Question 17

Clandestine; Surreptitious

Answer 17

adj. secretive, covert

Question 18

Genial; Gregarious

Answer 18

Agreeable ; friendly