stupid vocab

Question 1

severe or stern in personality or appearance; bare without decoration

Answer 1

austere(adj)

Question 2

greed, extreme desire for wealth

Answer 2

avarice (n)

Question 3

flushed with rosy color; very ornate; flowery

Answer 3

florid (adj)

Question 4

not capable of being fully satisfied

Answer 4

insatiable (adj)

Question 5

to overwhelm as if with a flood; to flood

Answer 5

inundate (v)

Question 6

made up of many diverse elements; a huge number

Answer 6

myriad (adj)

Question 7

showing extreme stinginess or cheapness

Answer 7

parsimony (n)

Question 8

carelessly or wastefully extravagant

Answer 8

prodigal (adj)

Question 9

plentifully supplied

Answer 9

replete (adj)

Question 10

having great fullness, size, or number

Answer 10

voluminous (adj)

Question 11

not held back by what others consider acceptable; bold

Answer 11

audacious (adj)

Question 12

scornful resistance to authority

Answer 12

contumacy (n)

Question 13

defined by sternness, harshness, ill temper, gloom or stubborness

Answer 13

dour (adj)

Question 14

brilliance in performance and achievement; dazzling

Answer 14

éclat (n)

Question 15

incapable of wearing out or becoming tired

Answer 15

indefatigable

Question 16

undecided or uncertain about what to do; wavering

Answer 16

irresolute

Question 17

hardhearted; not giving in to persuasion

Answer 17

obdurate (adj)

Question 18

excessively eager to serve, obey, or win the favor of another

Answer 18

obsequious (adj)

Question 19

the quality of holding firmly or stubbornly to a purpose, an intention, or a belief; stubbornness

Answer 19

pertinacity

Question 20

seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; determined no to complain or show feeling

Answer 20

stoic (adj)