Vocab Day 7

Question 1

Appease

Answer 1

pacify or placate, assuage or satisfy

Question 2

Arbitrary

Answer 2

based on random choice/ unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority

Question 3

Archaic

Answer 3

very old or old-fashioned

Question 4

Clamorous

Answer 4

making loud and confused noise/expressing or characterized by vehement protects or demands

Question 5

Dearth

Answer 5

a scarcity or lack of something

Question 6

Explicable

Answer 6

able to be accounted for or understood, explainable

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 8

Immutable

Answer 8

unable to be changed

Question 9

Indefatigable

Answer 9

persisting tireless, tireless, untiring

Question 10

Indolent

Answer 10

lazy, idle/ (of medicine) no or little pain

Question 11

Insular

Answer 11

uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience, lacking contact with other
people

Question 12

Intransigent

Answer 12

unwilling to change one’s views, uncompromising

Question 13

Intrepid

Answer 13

fearless, adventurous (often used for humorous effect)

Question 14

Irreverent

Answer 14

showing lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Question 15

Loathe

Answer 15

intense dislike or disgust for

Question 16

Malign

Answer 16

evil in nature, speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner

Question 17

Malleable

Answer 17

adj) capable of being shaped or influenced

Mallory worried that her malleable son would learn inappropriate behavior from the older boys he played with at school.

Word Forms: malleably, malleableness, malleability Antonym Forms: unmalleable, unmalleability

Question 18

Neophyte

Answer 18

n) a beginner

Neil is a neophyte at downhill skiing, so he should stick to the smaller hills today.

Word Forms: neophytic, neophytish, neophytism

Question 19

Plastic

Answer 19

easily shaped/artificial/offering scope for creativity

Question 20

Platitude

Answer 20

used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Question 21

Prescient

Answer 21

showing knowledge of events before they take place

Question 22

Pristine

Answer 22

adj) pure, clean, or unused

The interior of the old car was in pristine condition; the upholstery was spotless and the equipment worked perfectly.

Word Form: pristinely

Question 23

Reproach

Answer 23

expression of disapproval

Question 24

Robust

Answer 24

vigorous/ able to withstand adverse conditions/ forceful

Question 25

Salubrious

Answer 25

(adh) healthy; wholesome

This salubrious tea is said to help cure many ailments.

Word Forms: salubriously, salubriousness, salubrity Antonym Forms: nonsalubrious, nonsalubriously,
nonsalubriousness

Question 26

Sanction

Answer 26

official permission/ a threatened penalty for disobeying rule

Question 27

Sedulous

Answer 27

showing dedication and diligence

Question 28

Soporific

Answer 28

tediously boring or monotonous | tending to make sleepy or drowsy
Sophie sang the soporific lullaby to help her young daughter fall asleep.
Word Forms: soporifically, soporiferous, soporiferously, soporiferousness Related Words: soporose, soporous

Question 29

Stern

Answer 29

serious, strict and severe

Question 30

Tendentious

Answer 30

intending to promote a point of view (controversial one)