Vocab Day 13

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

a natural liking for something/ resemblance

Question 2

altruistic

Answer 2

selfless

Question 3

baroque

Answer 3

highly ornate and extravagant in style

Question 4

byzantine

Answer 4

adj) highly complex or intricate
In a home loan, the byzantine language and unfamiliar terminology can be intimidating to a first-time home buyer.

Question 5

compromise

Answer 5

agreement/ harm by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable/ cause to become
vulnerable

Question 6

conciliatory

Answer 6

vb) to win over; to make peace | intended or likely to placate or pacify

The manager was able to conciliate the angry customer by offering her a fifty dollar gift certificate.

Word Forms: conciliable, conciliation, conciliatory, conciliatorily, conciliatoriness Related Word: reconcile

Question 7

countenance

Answer 7

facial expression/ support or approval

Question 8

covert

Answer 8

not openly acknowledged or displayed/secretive, clandestine

Question 9

credible

Answer 9

able to be believed, trustworthy

Question 10

diffuse

Answer 10

Spread widely, disseminate (verb); dispersed,
widely spread out, or wordy and going off- topic (adj)

Question 11

documentary

Answer 11

based on official documents or aspects, comprehensive

Question 12

exhaustive

Answer 12

including all elements or aspects, comprehensive

Question 13

exhilarating

Answer 13

thrilling, making one feel very happy, animated

Question 14

extraneous

Answer 14

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject

Question 15

fervor

Answer 15

intense and passionate feeling | adj) hot or passionate
The fervid senator fought passionately for victim’s rights.
Word Forms: fervidity, fervidly, fervidness Antonym Form: nonfervid, nonfervidly, nonfervidness Related Word:
fervent

Question 16

futile

Answer 16

fruitless, pointless

Question 17

illusory

Answer 17

adj) creating illusions; deceiving
The illusory sweepstakes isn’t really a contest at all; “winners” think they have won a free cruise, but the trip
actually costs several hundred dollars and requires attendance at marketing seminars.
Word Forms: illusorily, illusoriness, illusive Related Word: illusion

Question 18

invidious

Answer 18

adj) intended to hurt, offend, or discriminate
Ivan’s invidious remarks to his wife shocked their guests; they had no idea that he could be so cruel.
Word Forms: invidiously, invidiousness

Question 19

lethargic

Answer 19

sluggish, lazy

Question 20

metaphorical

Answer 20

figurative

Question 21

mimic

Answer 21

imitate

Question 22

numinous

Answer 22

having strong religious or spiritual quality

Question 23

obscure

Answer 23

adj) not clearly understood or expressed

Most of the movie audience did not understand the obscure reference to the other movie.

Word Forms: obscure (vb.), obscurely, obscureness, obscuredly, obscurity

Question 24

overt

Answer 24

adj) open and observable; not secret or hidden

The candidate’s overt support of stem cell research was unusual; he made it clear that if elected, he would work to
increase research efforts.

Word Forms: overtly, overtness Antonym Forms: covert, covertly, covertness

Question 25

pellucid

Answer 25

clear, easily understood

Question 26

perpetuate

Answer 26

make (something) continue indefinitely

Question 27

rational

Answer 27

based on or in accordance with reason or logic

Question 28

scathing

Answer 28

scornful/ harm

Question 29

subtle

Answer 29

delicately complex/ making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something

Question 30

superficial

Answer 30

appearing to be true but not/ cursory/ not through