Vocab 5 & 7 2024-2025

Question 1

solemn

Answer 1

serious, formal, grave

Question 2

deferential

Answer 2

showing respect toward others who are superior

Question 3

amiable

Answer 3

friendly; displaying a positive and supportive attitude

Question 4

mar

Answer 4

to impair; to make less than perfect; to ruin

Question 5

poignant

Answer 5

evoking keen sadness; touching; moving

Question 6

impugn

Answer 6

to dispute in validity; to fact check

Question 7

ascertain

Answer 7

to find out for certain

Question 8

pragmatic

Answer 8

deal with things in sensible and realistic ways

Question 9

inconsequential

Answer 9

illogical; not yielding effective results

Question 10

audacious

Answer 10

bold; openly showing a desire to take risks

Question 11

clandestine

Answer 11

secretive and hidden; hard to see

Question 12

perennial

Answer 12

lasting for a long time; enduring

Question 13

ephemeral

Answer 13

lasting a very short time

Question 14

squander

Answer 14

to waste money or resources

Question 15

analogous

Answer 15

similar or comparable in a limited way/similar in appearance but different in structure

Question 16

sedulous

Answer 16

hardworking and attentive

Question 17

restive

Answer 17

restless; agitated

Question 18

solvent

Answer 18

able to pay all debts

Question 19

aggregate

Answer 19

a whole created by combining distinct/different parts

Question 20

correlation

Answer 20

a connection between two or more things

Question 21

alacrity

Answer 21

eagerness, speed

Question 22

ameliorate

Answer 22

to improve

Question 23

brusque

Answer 23

short, abrupt, dismissive

Question 24

buffet

Answer 24

to strike with force/an arrangement of food set out on a table

Question 25

chide

Answer 25

to voice disapproval

Question 26

chastise

Answer 26

to criticize severely

Question 27

cupidity

Answer 27

greed, strong desire

Question 28

debase

Answer 28

to lower the quality or esteem of something

Question 29

decorous

Answer 29

socially proper, appropriate

Question 30

effervescent

Answer 30

bubbly, lively

Question 31

egregious

Answer 31

extremely bad

Question 32

enervate

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to weaken, exhaust

Question 33

fallacious

Answer 33

incorrect, misleading

Question 34

fastidious

Answer 34

meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

Question 35

hapless

Answer 35

unlucky

Question 36

harangue

Answer 36

a ranting speech/to give such a speech

Question 37

idiosyncratic

Answer 37

peculiar to one person; highly individualized

Question 38

impudent

Answer 38

casually rude, insolent, impertinent

Question 39

latent

Answer 39

hidden but capable of being exposed

Question 40

laudatory

Answer 40

expressing admiration or praise