Vocab 4

Question 1

insipid

Answer 1

lacking interest or flavor

Question 2

nefarious

Answer 2

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 3

retinue

Answer 3

a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person

Question 4

torrid

Answer 4

giving off intense heat, passionate

Question 5

choleric

Answer 5

bad-tempered or irritable

Question 6

suppliant

Answer 6

humbly imploring; pleading

Question 7

feckless

Answer 7

weak; ineffective

Question 8

indolent

Answer 8

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

Question 9

ribald

Answer 9

marked by coarseness or lewdness; vulgar

Question 10

impasse

Answer 10

blocked path; dilemma with no solution

Question 11

abashed

Answer 11

embarrassed

Question 12

acrimonious

Answer 12

angry and bitter

Question 13

ambiguous

Answer 13

open to more than one interpretation

Question 14

boorish

Answer 14

rude; insensitive

Question 15

churlish

Answer 15

lacking politeness or good manners; difficult to work with or deal with

Question 16

ebullient

Answer 16

cheerful and full of energy

Question 17

histrionic

Answer 17

overly dramatic

Question 18

incredulous

Answer 18

disbelieving, skeptical

Question 19

pomous

Answer 19

overly self-important in speech and manner

Question 20

vindictive

Answer 20

having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge