Vocab

Question 1

Brosque

Answer 1

markedly short and abrupt

Question 2

Choleric

Answer 2

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible:

a choleric disposition.

Question 3

Conciliatory

Answer 3

to make (someone) more friendly or less angry

Question 4

Ebullient

Answer 4

overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited:
The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.

Question 5

Fatalistic

Answer 5

the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate:
Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.

Question 6

Fervent

Answer 6

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:
a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.

Question 7

Forebonding

Answer 7

a prediction; portent.

Question 8

Haughty

Answer 8

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious:
haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.

Question 9

Holier-than-thou

Answer 9

Exhibiting an attitude of superior virtue; self-righteously pious.

Question 10

Incredulous

Answer 10

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

Question 11

Indignant

Answer 11

feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base:
indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.

Question 12

Jocund

Answer 12

marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness

Question 13

Melancholy

Answer 13

a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.

Question 14

Pithy

Answer 14

: using few words in a clever and effective way

: resembling or having a lot of pith

Question 15

Reticent

Answer 15

: not willing to tell people about things

Question 16

Sanguine

Answer 16

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:

Question 17

Sardonic

Answer 17

: showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something : showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something

Question 18

Terse

Answer 18

neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.

Question 19

Ambivalent

Answer 19

having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action: The whole family was ambivalent about the move to the suburbs.
She is regarded as a morally ambivalent character in the play.

Question 20

Vitriolic

Answer 20

of, relating to, or resembling vitriol.

Question 21

Zealous

Answer 21

full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.

Question 22

Derisive

Answer 22

characterized by or expressing derision contemptuous; mocking:
derisive heckling.

Question 23

Desolate

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deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited.

Question 24

Effusive

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: expressing a lot of emotion

Question 25

Incisive

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: very clear and direct : able to explain difficult ideas clearly and confidently

Question 26

Introspective

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characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.

Question 27

Lugubrious

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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner:
lugubrious songs of lost love.

Question 28

Ominous

Answer 28

: suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

Question 29

Pedantic

Answer 29

ostentatious in one’s learning.

Question 30

Pensive

Answer 30

dreamily or wistfully thoughtful:

a pensive mood.

Question 31

Serene

Answer 31

calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled:

a serene landscape; serene old age.

Question 32

Timorous

Answer 32

full of fear; fearful:

The noise made them timorous.