Vocab Day 1

Question 1

Abound

Answer 1

large numbers or amounts

Question 2

Amorphous

Answer 2

without a clearly defined shape or form

Question 3

Austere

Answer 3

(adj) 1. strict; disciplined; serious 2. simple; undecorated

Mr. Aston is the most austere teacher at school; he does not tolerate any talking nor does he accept late assignments.

Word Forms: austerely, austereness, austerity

Question 4

Belie

Answer 4

fail to give true impression of something, contradict, fail to justify

Question 5

Capricious

Answer 5

(adj) apt to change suddenly

Cane’s capricious personality made him a fun friend but a terrible boss; social spontaneity was exciting but workplace unpredictability was frustrating.

Word Forms: capriciously, capriciousness, caprice

Question 6

Cerebral

Answer 6

If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional

Question 7

Congenial

Answer 7

pleasant or agreeable because suited to one’s taste

Question 8

Conspicuous

Answer 8

(adj) obvious

The realtor put the “For Sale” sign in a conspicuous spot in the front yard so that people in traffic could easily see it.

Word Forms: conspicuously, conspicuousness, conspicuity
Antonym Forms: inconspicuous, inconspicuously, inconspicuousness

Question 9

Cursory

Answer 9

hasty and therefore not through or detailed

Question 10

Daunting

Answer 10

(vb) to cause to lose courage | difficult to deal with, discourage through fear

Don had finally worked up the courage to ride the roller coaster when he was daunted by the pale faces of the riders who had just completed the ride
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Word Forms: dauntingly, dauntingness Antonym Forms: dauntless, dauntlessly, dauntlessness, undaunted, undauntedly

Question 11

Deify

Answer 11

worship or regard as a god

Question 12

Didactic

Answer 12

(adj) educational

The children’s book is not only entertaining, but also didactic; the story teaches the dietary habits of marine animals.

Word Forms: didactical, didactically, didacticism, didact Related Words: autodidactic, autodidact

Question 13

Disseminate

Answer 13

spread widely

Question 14

Feasible

Answer 14

possible to do easily or conveniently

Question 15

Flout

Answer 15

openly disregard, mock, scoff

Question 16

Homogenous

Answer 16

of the same kind

Question 17

Humdrum

Answer 17

lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous

Question 18

Insipid

Answer 18

(adj) bland, dull, or uninteresting

When I left for college, the insipid cafeteria food made me miss my father’s home-cooked meals.

Word Forms: insipidly, insipidness, insipidity Antonym Forms: sipid, sipidity

Question 19

Loquacious

Answer 19

(adj) extremely talkative

Lance was disappointed in his loquacious date; she talked so much that she never had time to listen to any of his stories.

Word Forms: loquaciously, loquaciousness, loquacity Related Words: eloquent, ventriloquist, soliloquy

Question 20

Misanthropic

Answer 20

(n) a person who hates and distrusts mankind

The main character is a bitter misanthrope who learns to trust again through her friendship with the children next door.

Word Forms: misanthropist, misanthropic, misanthropical, misanthropically, misanthropy

Question 21

Misnomer

Answer 21

a wrong or inaccurate name or designation

Question 22

Negligent

Answer 22

failing to take proper care over something

Question 23

Obsequious

Answer 23

(adj) overly flattering or obedient

The new employee was distrusted by his co-workers because of his obsequious behavior; he agreed with everything the boss said and laughed at all of her bad jokes.

Word Forms: obsequiously, obsequiousness, obsequence

Question 24

Placate

Answer 24

make less angry

Question 25

Proclivity

Answer 25

(n) a natural tendency

Prescott had a proclivity to lie, so few people trusted him.

Question 26

Puerile

Answer 26

(adj) childish; immature

Your puerile jokes are suitable for the playground, but they won’t get many laughs in a comedy club.

Word Forms: puerilely, puerilism Antonym Forms: nonpuerile, nonpuerilely

Question 27

Quixotic

Answer 27

(adj) not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic

I let Quincy make his quixotic plans for our summer vacation; he would soon realize that his itinerary was too expensive and unrealistic.

Word Forms: quixotical, quixotically, quixotism, quixote Related Name: Don Quixote

Question 28

Spendthrift

Answer 28

a person who spends money in an irresponsible way

Question 29

Taciturn

Answer 29

(adj) silent; not willing to talk

The detective asked the lost girl her name, but the child remained taciturn, making it impossible to locate her parents.

Word Forms: taciturnly, taciturnity Antonym Forms: untaciturn, untaciturnly

Question 30

Wary

Answer 30

feeling or showing caution about possible dangers