Vocab 4

Question 1

implacable

Answer 1

impossible to appease or pacify

Question 2

implausible

Answer 2

difficult to believe

Question 3

implicit

Answer 3

implied

Question 4

impromptu

Answer 4

spoken with little to no preparation

Question 5

impugn

Answer 5

to attack as false

Question 6

inconclusive

Answer 6

uncertain, questionable, not decisive

Question 7

indigenous

Answer 7

native or intrinsic

Question 8

indiscernible

Answer 8

impossible to see or clearly distinguish

Question 9

indoctrinate

Answer 9

to imbue with an ideological point of view

Question 10

inequity

Answer 10

injustice, unfairness

Question 11

inert

Answer 11

inactive, sluggish

Question 12

ingrate

Answer 12

an ungrateful person

Question 13

ingratiating

Answer 13

purposefully bringing oneself into the good graces of another

Question 14

innovative

Answer 14

marked by introducing something new

Question 15

intermediary

Answer 15

existing or occurring between; one that acts as a mediator

Question 16

intermittent

Answer 16

stopping and starting at intervals

Question 17

intransigent

Answer 17

unwilling to compromise

Question 18

intrinsic

Answer 18

relating to the essential nature of a thing

Question 19

intrusive

Answer 19

coming without invitation or welcome

Question 20

intuitive

Answer 20

instinctive

Question 21

inundate

Answer 21

to flood

Question 22

inveigle

Answer 22

to win over by flattery

Question 23

irascible

Answer 23

easily angered

Question 24

jocular

Answer 24

characterized by joking

Question 25

jovial

Answer 25

jolly

Question 26

juxtapose

Answer 26

to place side by side for comparison

Question 27

lambaste

Answer 27

to denounce

Question 28

latitude

Answer 28

freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations

Question 29

lionize

Answer 29

to treat someone like a celebrity

Question 30

longevity

Answer 30

living to an old age

Question 31

loquacious

Answer 31

very talkative

Question 32

loquacity

Answer 32

very talkative

Question 33

lugubrious

Answer 33

mournful, dismal, or gloomy

Question 34

magnitude

Answer 34

size; greatness in significance

Question 35

malleable

Answer 35

easily changed or controlled by other forces

Question 36

maverick

Answer 36

one that refuses to abide by the dictates of a group

Question 37

measured

Answer 37

careful, restrained

Question 38

mediate

Answer 38

to resolve or settle a conflict

Question 39

mellow

Answer 39

relaxed and unhurried

Question 40

memento

Answer 40

a reminder of the past

Question 41

mercurial

Answer 41

quick and changeable in temperament

Question 42

metaphor

Answer 42

a figure of speech where one thing determines another thing

Question 43

meticulous

Answer 43

extremely careful and precise

Question 44

mimicry

Answer 44

the act of imitating closely

Question 45

minutia

Answer 45

a small or trivial detail

Question 46

misanthrope

Answer 46

one who hates mankind

Question 47

mitigate

Answer 47

to alleviate, to lessen

Question 48

modest

Answer 48

having a moderate estimation of one’s own talents

Question 49

momentous

Answer 49

of utmost importance

Question 50

moribund

Answer 50

about to die

Question 51

muddle

Answer 51

to confuse

Question 52

murky

Answer 52

dark, dim, gloomy

Question 53

myriad

Answer 53

a very large number

Question 54

nonchalant

Answer 54

coolly unconcerned or indifferent

Question 55

nostalgic

Answer 55

characterized by a bittersweet longing for the past

Question 56

oblique

Answer 56

devious, misleading, dishonest

Question 57

obsequious

Answer 57

kissing up, groveling

Question 58

obstinacy

Answer 58

the state of being stubborn

Question 59

obstreperous

Answer 59

noisily and stubbornly defiant

Question 60

ominous

Answer 60

giving the impression that something bad will happen