List Ten

Question 1

biased

Answer 1

influenced by someone’s opinion
unfairly preferring one person or group over another
EX: The news reports were heavily biased towards the government.

Question 2

impartial

Answer 2

not giving anyone special favor or support; fair

The FBI believes that its agents examine the evidence with impartial judgement.

Question 3

impotent

Answer 3

unable to take effective action because you do not have enough power, strength, or control
The US seems impotent to influence its events in the region.

Question 4

inane

Answer 4

extremely stupid and without much meaning

The Simpson’s Movie was inane.

Question 5

incorrigible

Answer 5

someone who is bad in a way that cannot be challenged or improved, or has bad habits that they do not change
My mother does not like Larry because she believes he is a incorrigible person.

Question 6

neutral

Answer 6

not support any of the people or groups involved in an argument or disagreement
language, words, et. that are deliberately chosen to avoid expressing any strong opinion or feeling
a color that is not very strong or bright, for example gray or light brown
The game will be held at a neutral site.

Question 7

officious

Answer 7

too eager to tell people what to do

The officious guard at the security desk was always barking orders.

Question 8

partial

Answer 8

not complete; to like something very much; unfairly supporting one person or side against another

Question 9

potent

Answer 9

having a powerful effect or influence on your body or mind

powerful and effective

Question 10

didactic

Answer 10

1. something such as a speech or movie that is intended to teach people a moral lesson
2. someone who is too eager to teach people things or give instructions

Question 11

gullible

Answer 11

too ready to believe what other people say, and therefore easy to trick

Question 12

insipid

Answer 12

1. food or drink that does not have much taste

2. not interesting, exciting, or attractive

Question 13

auspicious

Answer 13

showing that something is likely to be successful

Question 14

consent

Answer 14

permission to do something especially from someone in authority or from someone who is responsible for something
agreement about something

Question 15

inflate

Answer 15

to fill air or gas so that it becomes larger
to make something seem more important or impressive than it is
to make prices increase, or to tell someone that the amount or price of something is higher than it really is

Question 16

dissent

Answer 16

disagreement with an official rule or law, or with an opinion that most people accept
a judge’s written statement, giving reasons for disagreeing with the other judges in a law case
to say that you strongly disagree with an official opinion or decision, or one that is accepted by most people

Question 17

inauspicious

Answer 17

seeming to show that the future will be unlucky

Question 18

fickle

Answer 18

1. someone who is always changing his opinions or feelings about what he likes or wants, so that he cannot depend on them
2. something such as weather, that often changes suddenly

Question 19

deflate

Answer 19

it gets smaller because the air or gas inside it comes out; to make someone feel less important or confident
to change the economic rules or conditions in a country so that prices become lower or stop rising
to show that a statement, argument, etc is wrong

Question 20

petty

Answer 20

1. a problem that is unimportant
2. not generous, and caring too much about things that are not really important
3. a crime that is not serious, for example, stealing things that are not too expensive
4. a criminal who steals things that are not expensive
5. someone who is not really important but uses his power like he is

Question 21

pompous

Answer 21

trying to make people think you are important, especially by using formal words

Question 22

tedious

Answer 22

boring, tiring, and continuing for a long time

Question 23

wanton

Answer 23

1. wanton cruelty, destruction. deliberately harms someone.

2. old-fashioned term for a woman who is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men

Question 24

willful

Answer 24

1. continuing to do what you want, even after you have been told to stop
   deliberate damage, bad behavior, when you know what you are doing wrong

Question 25

famous

Answer 25

known about or recognized by a lot of people

Question 26

infamous

Answer 26

well known for being bad or morally evil

Question 27

savory

Answer 27

having a pleasant and attractive smell or taste

having a taste that is not sweet, especially a salty or spicy taste

Question 28

unsavory

Answer 28

morally unacceptable, bad or not nice

Question 29

tangible

Answer 29

proof, results, etc, that are easy to see so that there is no doubt
able to be seen and touched

Question 30

intangible

Answer 30

a quality or feeling that cannot be clearly felt or described, although you know it already exists

Question 31

discriminate

Answer 31

to treat a person or group differently from another in a unfair way
to recognize a difference between things
able to judge what is of good quality and what is not

Question 32

indiscriminate

Answer 32

violence, damage, etc. that is done without any thought about who is harmed or what is damaged; not thinking carefully before making a choice
Troops were accused of indiscriminate killings of civilians.