Vocab #3

Question 1

Avocation

Answer 1

something a person does in addition to a principal occupation/ hobby

Question 2

Capricious

Answer 2

subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden change

Question 3

Disparity

Answer 3

lack of similarity or equality

Question 4

Efficacy

Answer 4

capacity for producing a desired result or effect

Question 5

Epistle

Answer 5

a letter/ written communication

Question 6

Inexorable

Answer 6

unalterable/ not to be persuaded, moved, or affected

Question 7

Impetus

Answer 7

a moving force

Question 8

Moribund

Answer 8

in a dying state/ not progressing or advancing

Question 9

Reticent

Answer 9

disposed to be silent or not speaking freely

Question 10

Vacillate

Answer 10

to waver in mind or opinion/ fluctuate

Question 11

Acerbic

Answer 11

harsh or severe

Question 12

Acrimonious

Answer 12

caustic, stinging, or bitter

Question 13

Brusque

Answer 13

abrupt in manner/ blunt/ rough

Question 14

Didactic

Answer 14

teaching or intending to teach a lesson

Question 15

Elegiac

Answer 15

expressing sorrow or lamentation

Question 16

Flippant

Answer 16

frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking seriousness

Question 17

Lugubrious

Answer 17

mournful, dismal, or gloomy

Question 18

Pensive

Answer 18

dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

Question 19

Recalcitrant

Answer 19

resisting authority or control

Question 20

Wistful

Answer 20

characterized by melancholy or longing