English Vocab 4

Question 1

Dearth

Answer 1

Scarcity that makes dear (famine, an inadequate supply: lack)

Question 2

Ostentatious

Answer 2

Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Question 3

Pretentious

Answer 3

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

Question 4

Doldrums (noun)

Answer 4

A state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression

Question 5

Impetuous

Answer 5

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; moving forcefully or rapidly

Question 6

Recalcitrant

Answer 6

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude to authority or discipline

Question 7

Petulance

Answer 7

Readiness to show annoyance or impatience

Question 8

Pithy

Answer 8

Concise and forcefully expressive (language or style)

Question 9

Winnow

Answer 9

To blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff

Question 10

Loutish

Answer 10

Uncouth and aggressive

Question 11

Denigrate

Answer 11

Criticize unfairly; disparage

Question 12

Ignoble

Answer 12

Not honorable in character or purpose

Question 13

Recidivism

Answer 13

The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

Question 14

Multilateralism

Answer 14

A form of cooperation between multiple countries to work toward a common goal

Question 15

Gregarious

Answer 15

Fond of company; sociable

Question 16

Harangue

Answer 16

A lengthy and aggressive speech.
Lecture at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

Question 17

Renege

Answer 17

Go back on an undertaking, promise, or contact

Question 18

Avarice

Answer 18

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Question 19

Perfidy

Answer 19

Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

Question 20

Interrogative

Answer 20

Having or conveying the force of a question.