Vocab Group 4

Question 0

Amenable (adj)

Answer 0

Agreeable; responsive to suggestion

Question 1

Acerbic (adj)

Answer 1

Having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

Question 2

Anachronism (n)

Answer 2

Something or someone out of place in germs of historical or chronological order

Question 3

Astringent (adj)

Answer 3

Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe

Question 4

Contiguous (adj)

Answer 4

Sharing a border; adjacent

Question 5

Credulous (adj)

Answer 5

Tending to believe too readily; gullible

Question 6

Desiccate (v)

Answer 6

To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

Question 7

Dilettante (n)

Answer 7

One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

Question 8

Disparage (v)

Answer 8

To slight or belittle

Question 9

Flout (v)

Answer 9

To show contempt for; as in a rule or convention

Question 10

Garrulous (adj)

Answer 10

Pointlessly talkative

Question 11

Glib (adj)

Answer 11

Marked by an ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

Question 12

Immutable (adj)

Answer 12

Not capable of changing

Question 13

Impetuous (adj)

Answer 13

Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

Question 14

Inimical (adj)

Answer 14

Damaging; harmful; injurious

Question 15

Intractable (adj)

Answer 15

Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

Question 16

Intrepid (adj)

Answer 16

Steadfast and courageous

Question 17

Laconic (adj)

Answer 17

Using few words; terse

Question 18

Mollify (v)

Answer 18

To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

Question 19

Neophyte (n)

Answer 19

A recent convert; a beginner/novice

Question 20

Obfuscate (v)

Answer 20

To deliberately obscure; to make confusing

Question 21

Phlegmatic (adj)

Answer 21

Calm; sluggish; unemotional

Question 22

Probity (n)

Answer 22

Adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

Question 23

Proclivity (n)

Answer 23

A natural predisposition or inclination

Question 24

Profligate (adj)

Answer 24

Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

Question 25

Propensity (n)

Answer 25

A natural inclination or tendency

Question 26

Penchant (n)

Answer 26

A strong and continued inclination

Question 27

Prosaic (adj)

Answer 27

Dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

Question 28

Quixotic (adj)

Answer 28

Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

Question 29

Quotidian (adj)

Answer 29

Occurring/reoccurring daily; commonplace

Question 30

Rarefy (v)

Answer 30

To make or become thin, less dense; to refine

Question 31

Recondite (adj)

Answer 31

Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

Question 32

Refulgent (adj)

Answer 32

Radiant; shiny; brilliant

Question 33

Renege (v)

Answer 33

To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise —-> EUCHRE!

Question 34

Sedulous (adj)

Answer 34

Diligent; persistent; hard working

Question 35

Soporific (adj)

Answer 35

Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

Question 36

Terse (adj)

Answer 36

Brief and concise wording

Question 37

Tout (v)

Answer 37

To publicly praise or promote

Question 38

Trenchant (adj)

Answer 38

Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

Question 39

Untenable (adj)

Answer 39

Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

Question 40

Vacillate (v)

Answer 40

To waver indecisively between one course of action/opinion and another

Question 41

Variegated (adj)

Answer 41

Multicolored; characterized by variety of patches of different color

Question 42

Vituperate (v)

Answer 42

To use harsh condemnation language; to abuse or censure severely; to berate