Knowji (1-50)

Question 1

Deferential

Answer 1

Respectful and polite

Question 2

Exemplary

Answer 2

Exceptional; suited for an example

Question 3

Laconic

Answer 3

Using words briefly and to the point

Question 4

Sanguine

Answer 4

Cheerful and hopeful; reddish

Question 5

Deprecate

Answer 5

To strongly disapprove; to criticize

Question 6

Debilitate

Answer 6

To weaken

Question 7

Hamper

Answer 7

To keep something from being done more easily

Question 8

Desultory

Answer 8

Without a clear plan or purpose

Question 9

Squalid

Answer 9

Very dirty and unpleasant (due to lack of money or neglect)

Question 10

Penury

Answer 10

The state of being extremely poor

Question 11

Stolid

Answer 11

Dull and showing little emotion

Question 12

Rudimentary

Answer 12

Basic; undeveloped

Question 13

Reticent

Answer 13

Inclined to keep silent

Question 14

Prevaricate

Answer 14

To avoid telling the truth

Question 15

Surreptitious

Answer 15

Secretive or quick so no one notices

Question 16

Despondent

Answer 16

Feeling a loss of hope; gloomy

Question 17

Exacerbate

Answer 17

To make worse

Question 18

Replete

Answer 18

Completely filled; full in supply

Question 19

Vigilant

Answer 19

Keeping watch against possible danger

Question 20

Obdurate

Answer 20

Stubborn and won’t change

Question 21

Vacillate

Answer 21

To switch between two choices; to be unable to make a decision

Question 22

Satiate

Answer 22

To satisfy fully

Question 23

Supplant

Answer 23

To replace something that is no longer useful

Question 24

Opulent

Answer 24

Displaying great wealth

Question 25

Callous

Answer 25

Unconcerned for other’s feelings; thick-skinned

Question 26

Sanction

Answer 26

An official permission or order

Question 27

Ethics

Answer 27

Principles; moral rules

Question 28

Misgiving

Answer 28

A feeling of doubt or hesitancy

Question 29

Radical

Answer 29

Extreme

Question 30

Rescind

Answer 30

To officially cancel

Question 31

Penchant

Answer 31

A strong inclination and liking

Question 32

Quandary

Answer 32

A difficult situation that presents no easy choices

Question 33

Reproach

Answer 33

To criticize someone over a disappointment you have of them

Question 34

Illusory

Answer 34

Seemingly true but in fact false

Question 35

Nullify

Answer 35

To cancel, invalidate

Question 36

Garrulous

Answer 36

Talkative, especially of unimportant things

Question 37

Eclectic

Answer 37

Including a mixture of styles and ideas

Question 38

Discursive

Answer 38

Relating to discussion, preceding from topic to topic without purpose

Question 39

Fervent

Answer 39

Strongly and sincerely felt; passionate

Question 40

Apathetic

Answer 40

Having no interest or concern

Question 41

Sumptuous

Answer 41

Expensive or luxurious; splendid

Question 42

Antithesis

Answer 42

A complete opposite

Question 43

Disparage

Answer 43

To speak disrespectfully; to belittle

Question 44

Vapid

Answer 44

Uninteresting, dull, lifeless

Question 45

Dissonance

Answer 45

Disharmony in sound; disagreement or tension

Question 46

Sporadic

Answer 46

Occurring intermittently

Question 47

Chronic

Answer 47

Reoccurring and persistent

Question 48

Innocuous

Answer 48

Harmless

Question 49

Atrophy

Answer 49

To become weaker

Question 50

Orthodox

Answer 50

Traditional; widely accepted (in ideas or methods)