Vocab 4

Question 0

Impugn

Answer 0

to challenge as false (another’s statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.

Question 1

Impregnable

Answer 1

strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable:

Question 2

Inauspicious

Answer 2

not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.

Question 3

Incipient

Answer 3

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:

an incipient cold.

Question 4

Incisive

Answer 4

1.
penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant:
an incisive tone of voice.
2.
remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute:
an incisive method of summarizing the issue.

Question 5

Incorrigible

Answer 5

not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform:

incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.

Question 6

Indecorous

Answer 6

not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.

Question 7

Indefatigable

Answer 7

incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.

Question 8

Innocuous

Answer 8

not harmful or injurious; harmless:

an innocuous home remedy.

Question 9

Inscrutable

Answer 9

incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.

Question 10

Insipid

Answer 10

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid:
an insipid personality.

Question 11

Intonate

Answer 11

to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.

to intone; chant.

Question 12

Intractable

Answer 12

not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate:
an intractable disposition.

Question 13

Intrinsic

Answer 13

belonging to a thing by its very nature:

the intrinsic value of a gold ring.

Question 14

Inveigh

Answer 14

to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against):
to inveigh against isolationism.

Question 15

Inveterate

Answer 15

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like:
an inveterate gambler.

Question 16

Irascible

Answer 16

easily provoked to anger; very irritable:

an irascible old man.

Question 17

Jettison

Answer 17

to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.

Question 18

Juncture

Answer 18

a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances:
At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.

Question 19

Juxtapose

Answer 19

to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

Question 20

Laconic

Answer 20

using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:

a laconic reply.

Question 21

Lampoon

Answer 21

a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.

Question 22

Largess

Answer 22

generous bestowal of gifts.

the gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed.

Question 23

Lassitude

Answer 23

weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.

Question 24

Lethargy

Answer 24

the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.

Question 25

Lithe

Answer 25

bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:

the lithe body of a ballerina.

Question 26

Lurid

Answer 26

gruesome; horrible; revolting:

the lurid details of an accident.

Question 27

Malevolent

Answer 27

wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious:
His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

Question 28

Maudlin

Answer 28

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental:

a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.

Question 29

Meander

Answer 29

to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course:

The stream meandered through the valley.