vocab 2

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

Question 2

aloof

Answer 2

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Question 3

aversion

Answer 3

a strong dislike or disinclination.

Question 4

banal

Answer 4

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Question 5

capricious

Answer 5

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Question 6

contrite

Answer 6

feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

Question 7

dawdle

Answer 7

waste time; be slow.

Question 8

debilitate

Answer 8

make (someone) weak and infirm.

Question 9

disparage

Answer 9

regard or represent as being of little worth.

Question 10

dogmatic

Answer 10

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Question 11

fastidious

Answer 11

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

Question 12

irascible

Answer 12

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

Question 13

laud

Answer 13

praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context.

Question 14

opaque

Answer 14

not able to be seen through; not transparent.

Question 15

ostentatious

Answer 15

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Question 16

prodigal

Answer 16

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

Question 17

prolific

Answer 17

(of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.

present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful.

Question 18

reticent

Answer 18

not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.

Question 19

servile

Answer 19

having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Question 20

superfluous

Answer 20

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.