Vocab List #5

Question 1

Inept

Answer 1

Unable to do something

The offense seemed confused and downright inept.

Question 2

Banal

Answer 2

Dull, Lacluster, Routine

The janitor makes his banal rounds around the school

Question 3

Prolific

Answer 3

Producing a great number

In two days the prolific writer wrote five essays.

Question 4

Laconic

Answer 4

Tense, using few words

SInce the professor laconically lectured his students, many of them did not understand him

Question 5

Mollify

Answer 5

To calm a situation or person down

The new CEO should mollify panicking shareholders.

Question 6

Matrix

Answer 6

A structure in which something can grow

The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for western civilization

Question 7

Gist

Answer 7

The essential point

The speaker did not clearly explain his topic but the audience did get the gist of it.

Question 8

Fecundity

Answer 8

Fertility of Productivity

Frogs have a high fecundity however most of the eggs not survive to become adult frogs

Question 9

Sub Rosa

Answer 9

Secret, Hidden

The mission was planned sub rosa behind in a secure military base

Question 10

Cupidity

Answer 10

Greed

A lot of people have cupidity when it comes to money

Question 11

Stymie

Answer 11

To prevent, to thwart

It is a common myth that coffee stymies growth in children

Question 12

Vitiate

Answer 12

To weaken

The houses were vitiated by the storm

Question 13

Apogee

Answer 13

The highest point

The execution of Louis XVI marked an apogee in the French Revolution

Question 14

Nadir

Answer 14

The lowest point

The nadir point of the Great Recession was in 2008

Question 15

Compliant

Answer 15

Adaptable

The building was compliant with current building codes

Question 16

Derelict

Answer 16

An adandonned wreck

The is an airplane derelict at the bottom of the ocean

Question 17

Erudite

Answer 17

Very sophisticated

The controls of the new Mercedes are erudite and complex.

Question 18

Fledgling

Answer 18

A young human/animal ready for independence

After the fledgling stage, the young Rhinoceros is ready to leave the pack

Question 19

Usury

Answer 19

Charging excessive monetary interest rates

Usury laws limit the amount a lender can charge in interest

Question 20

Sagacious

Answer 20

Wise, Sage

Most old people are sagacious because of the experiences that they have experienced in their life

Question 21

Propitious

Answer 21

Promising a good outcome

The propitious CEO calmed investors by reassuring them that the company will not go bankrupt

Question 22

Precedent

Answer 22

a decision that is the basis of a future decision

Henry Ford set a new precedent by being the first to use an assembly line to produce cars.

Question 23

Meander

Answer 23

To wonder aimlessly

It is dangerous when patients with dementia walk outside because they can easily meander in the neighborhood

Question 24

Inclement

Answer 24

Bad weather

Inclement weather forced the flight to be rerouted though Las Vegas