New Words in 'A Talented Mr Ripley'

Question 1

Calculating

Answer 1

A shrewd and cunning person

Question 2

Convivial

Answer 2

A friendly and agreeable manner of person

Question 3

Exuberant

Answer 3

To be full of unrestrained enthusiasm

Question 4

Fretful

Answer 4

To be agitated, restive, unsettled

Question 5

Frivolous

Answer 5

To lack seriousness and to always be joking

Question 6

Gregarious

Answer 6

Sociable, extremely fond of spending time with people

Question 7

Garrulous

Answer 7

Wordy, filled with boring monologues, very talkative

Question 8

Inquisitive

Answer 8

Interested in small details; keen to know all of the answers

Question 9

Jovial

Answer 9

Filled with a hearty, good sense of humour, and likes to be a friend

Question 10

Lackadaisical

Answer 10

Without interest or determination

Question 11

Melancholic

Answer 11

To be sad, remorse

Question 12

Misogynistic

Answer 12

To hate women

Question 13

Munificent

Answer 13

Extremely giving and generous

Question 14

Nonchalant

Answer 14

To be coolly unconcerned and calm about everything

Question 15

Objectionable

Answer 15

To be argumentative in mostly everything, including small details

Question 16

Obsequious

Answer 16

To be complacent about most things

Question 17

Obstreperous

Answer 17

To be noisy, unruly and un-controlling of one’s self

Question 18

Refined

Answer 18

To be elegant, sophisticated, urbane

Question 19

Skittish

Answer 19

To be unpredictable, lively, high-spirited

Question 20

Suave

Answer 20

To be cool, polite, and under control

Question 21

Sycophantic

Answer 21

To be fawning, ingratiating, grovelling

Question 22

Vacuous

Answer 22

To be lacking in ideas and intelligence

Question 23

Whimsical

Answer 23

To be erratic and unpredictable