Vocab Day 4

Question 1

Abstain

Answer 1

restrain oneself from doing

Question 2

Approbation

Answer 2

approval or praise

Question 3

Cherish

Answer 3

protect and care for lovingly

Question 4

Corroborate

Answer 4

confirm or give support to a statement, theory or finding

Question 5

Disparate

Answer 5

essentially different in kind, notable to be compared, containing elements very different from one
another

Question 6

Emulate

Answer 6

match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation

Question 7

Enervate

Answer 7

make someone feel drained of energy, lacking in energy

Question 8

Ephemeral

Answer 8

lasting for a very short time

Question 9

Fervid

Answer 9

intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree

Question 10

Garrulous

Answer 10

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Question 11

Incendiary

Answer 11

tending to stir up conflict

Question 12

Inimical

Answer 12

tending to obstruct, unfriendly hostile

Question 13

Intimate

Answer 13

closely acquainted, familiar, detailed or thorough

Question 14

Invigorate

Answer 14

give strength or energy to

Question 15

Mitigate

Answer 15

make something bad less severe, serious or painful

Question 16

Obsolete

Answer 16

out of date

Question 17

Opaque

Answer 17

unclear, not transparent

Question 18

Paradigmatic

Answer 18

serving as a typical example of something, of or denoting

Question 19

Pedantic

Answer 19

excessively concerned with minor details, over-scrupulous

Question 20

Placid

Answer 20

not easily upset or excited, calm and peaceful

Question 21

Polemical

Answer 21

of or involving strongly critical writing or speech

Question 22

Precipitate

Answer 22

cause to happen suddenly, unexpectedly or premature

Question 23

Profundity

Answer 23

great depth of insight or knowledge

Question 24

Prophetic

Answer 24

accurately predicting what will happen in future

Question 25

Prudent

Answer 25

acting with or showing care and thought for future

Question 26

Punctilious

Answer 26

showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

Question 27

Recondite

Answer 27

little known, abstruse

Question 28

Scrupulous

Answer 28

careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

Question 29

Tranquil

Answer 29

free from disturbance, calm

Question 30

Vacillate

Answer 30

waver between different opinions or actions, be indecisive