In Class Vocab List

Question 1

Subtle

Answer 1

Difficult to detect; faint; mysterious; likely to elude perception

Question 2

Devise

Answer 2

To think out, plan, figure out, invent, create

Question 3

Listless

Answer 3

Lacking energy and enthusiasm

Question 4

Cunning

Answer 4

Cleverness; slyness

someone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what they want
SYN crafty

Question 5

Nuisance

Answer 5

An annoying person or thing

a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems:

Question 6

Priggish

Answer 6

Exaggeratedly proper

Question 7

Inexorable

Answer 7

Inflexible; unyielding; relentless

an inexorable process cannot be stopped
SYN unstoppable

the inexorable decline of Britain’s manufacturing industry
the seemingly inexorable rise in crime

Question 8

Bemused

Answer 8

Confused; bewildered

looking as if you are confused
SYN bewildered

a bemused expression

Question 9

Enervate

Answer 9

To reduce in strength

to make you feel tired and weak:
The hot sun enervated her to the point of collapse.

Question 10

Guileless

Answer 10

Without deceit; frank; straightforward; honest

behaving in an honest way, without trying to hide anything or deceive people
SYN open

Question 11

Apposite

Answer 11

Appropriate; pertinent; relevant; apropos

suitable to what is happening or being discussed
SYN appropriate

Question 12

Succor

Answer 12

Help in time of distress

help and sympathy that is given to someone:

They give succour to the victims of war.

Question 13

Mercurial

Answer 13

Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

having feelings that change suddenly and without warning:

an actor noted for his mercurial temperament

Question 14

Impecunious

Answer 14

Poor; having no money

having very little money, especially over a long period – sometimes used humorously:

He came from a respectable if impecunious family.

Question 15

Propitiate

Answer 15

To conciliate; to appease; pacify

to make someone who has been unfriendly or angry with you feel more friendly by doing something to please them
SYN appease

Question 16

Diffident

Answer 16

Lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness ; timid ; shy

Question 17

Hedonism

Answer 17

Devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

Question 18

Dogged

Answer 18

Persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

dogged behaviour shows that you are very determined to continue doing something:

a dogged determination to succeed

Question 19

Mollify

Answer 19

To clam or make less severe

to make someone feel less angry and upset about something
SYN placate

Question 20

Infer

Answer 20

A conclusion one can draw from the presented details

to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you have:

infer something from something
A lot can be inferred from these statistics.

infer that
From the evidence, we can infer that the victim knew her killer.