vocab 9 - list 12

Question 1

auspicious

Answer 1

adj. favorable; fortunate,

Question 2

auspicious

Answer 2

syn. promising, advantageous, opportune

ant. inauspicious, unfavorable

Question 3

decimate

Answer 3

v. to destroy a large part of

Question 4

decimate

Answer 4

syn. annihilate, exterminate
ant. preserve, regenerate

Question 5

diffident

Answer 5

adj. lacking self-confidence, shy

Question 6

diffident

Answer 6

syn. timid, bashful, modest
ant. confident, arrogant

Question 7

evanescent

Answer 7

adj. vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy

Question 8

evanescent

Answer 8

syn. short lived, fleeting, temporary
ant. endless, enduring

Question 9

luminous

Answer 9

adj. bright, brilliant, glowing

Question 10

luminous

Answer 10

syn. radiant, shining
ant. dim, gloomy obscure

Question 11

facetious

Answer 11

adj. humorous, not meant seriously

Question 12

facetious

Answer 12

syn jocular, comical, witty
ant. serious, solemn, formal

Question 13

forgo

Answer 13

v. to do without, abstain from, give up

Question 14

forgo

Answer 14

syn. renounce, abandon, relinquish
ant. claim, indulge, affirm

Question 15

fraught

Answer 15

adj. filled with

Question 16

fraught

Answer 16

syn. tense, laden, anxious
ant. devoid, tranquil, untroubled

Question 17

hubris

Answer 17

n. excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 18

hubris

Answer 18

syn. arrogance, haughtiness, conceit
ant. humility, modesty, shyness

Question 19

obtuse

Answer 19

adj. lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

Question 20

obtuse

Answer 20

syn. dense, dull, slow witted, unintelligent
ant. smart, keen, intelligent