Vocab List 6

Question 1

sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone

Answer 1

acerbic

Question 2

making a show of being morally superior to other people

Answer 2

sanctimonious

Question 3

fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent

Answer 3

qualified

Question 4

difficult to comprehend

Answer 4

abstruse

Question 5

belonging to a period other than that being portrayed

Answer 5

anachronistic

Question 6

of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter; having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring

Answer 6

filial

Question 7

showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application

Answer 7

assiduous

Question 8

to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy

Answer 8

censure

Question 9

to attack the reputation of : defame;

to deny the importance or validity of : belittle

Answer 9

denigrate

Question 10

a servile self-seeking flatterer

Answer 10

sycophant

Question 11

not showing due respect for another person

Answer 11

impudent

Question 12

to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering

Answer 12

coax

Question 13

characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish

Answer 13

prodigal

Question 14

wildly extravagant

Answer 14

profligate

Question 15

causing amazement or wonder; extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous

Answer 15

prodigious

Question 16

acting with or showing care and thought for the future

Answer 16

prudent

Question 17

to shut off from view or exposure : cover, eclipse

Answer 17

occulted

Question 18

difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep

Answer 18

recondite

Question 19

difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

Answer 19

enigmatic

Question 20

(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail.

Answer 20

byzantine

Question 21

very weak or slight

Answer 21

tenuous

Question 22

capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable

Answer 22

tenable

Question 23

sluggish in functioning or acting; lacking in energy or vigor

Answer 23

torpor/torpid

Question 24

done with vigor : carried out forcefully and energetically

possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active force : strong

Answer 24

vigorous