Vocab 1

Question 1

What is Abstruse?

Answer 1

Abstruse is difficult to understand

Question 2

What is Acerbic?

Answer 2

Acerbic is bitter, sharp in taste or temper

Question 3

What is Ambivalent?

Answer 3

Ambivalent is having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Question 4

What is Ardent?

Answer 4

Ardent is very enthusiastic, impassioned

Question 5

What is Befuddled

Answer 5

Befuddled is muddled, stupefied, confused

Question 6

What is Callous

Answer 6

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

Question 7

What is Conciliatory

Answer 7

intended or likely to placate or pacify

Question 8

What is Diffident

Answer 8

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

Question 9

What is Effusive

Answer 9

emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative

Question 10

What is Facetious

Answer 10

(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

Question 11

What is Inane

Answer 11

adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value

Question 12

Indignant

Answer 12

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 13

Insipid

Answer 13

lacking interest or flavor

Question 14

Lugubrious

Answer 14

looking or sounding sad and dismal

Question 15

Obsequious

Answer 15

overly submissive and eager to please

Question 16

Demystify

Answer 16

(v.) make less mysterious or remove the mystery from