Vocab-List 1

Question 0

Callous

Answer 0

Emotionally hardened; unfeeling, indifferent

Having a callous; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction

Question 1

Absurd

Answer 1

Ridiculous, inappropriate illogical or untrue

The quality of existing in a meaningless and irrational world

Question 2

Callow

Answer 2

Immature; lacking adult perception, experience, or judgment

Question 3

Capricious

Answer 3

Impulsive or unpredictable, erratic

Obsolete. Fanciful or witty

Question 4

Indelible

Answer 4

Unable to be removed, erased, or washed away

Cannot be eliminated or forgotten

Question 5

Deferential

Answer 5

respectful

humble

Question 6

Didactic

Answer 6

Intended to instruct, teach, or inform a moral lesson

Inclined to teach or lecture too much

Question 7

Empathetic

Answer 7

Relating and understanding others feelings

A work of art or natural object that shows ones feelings or attitudes

Question 8

Fickle

Answer 8

Not firm or consistent in disposition or character

Question 9

Guarded

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Cautious and having possible reservations

Protected, watched, or restrained by a guard

Question 10

Idiosyncratic

Answer 10

Personal peculiarity

Question 11

Ingenious

Answer 11

Clever, original, and inventive

Resourceful

Question 12

Keen

Answer 12

Mentally alert or sharp
Finely sharpened, as an edge
Sharp, piercing, biting
Intense, as feeling or desire
Eager; interested; enthusiastic

Question 13

Mockery

Answer 13

To treat with contempt or ridicule
Absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting
An imitation that’s ridiculous or unsatisfactory

Question 14

Naïve

Answer 14

Showing lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement
Having or marked by a simple unaffectedly direct style reflecting little or no formal training
Not having previously been the subject of a scientific experiment, as an animal

Question 15

Strident

Answer 15

Loud and harsh; grating

Having a shrill irritating quality or character