Vocab Semester 2

Question 1

Antipathy

Answer 1

A dislike of someone or something

Question 2

Cryptic

Answer 2

Having a hidden meaning; obscure; mysterious

Question 3

Tacit

Answer 3

Silent, unspoken

Question 4

Tenacious

Answer 4

Stubborn

Question 5

Voracious

Answer 5

Greedy in eating

Question 6

Expedient

Answer 6

Useful for producing a desired result

Question 7

Lucrative

Answer 7

Financially profitable

Question 8

Intangible

Answer 8

Not capable of being touched

Question 9

Ostracize

Answer 9

To banish from society or from social privileges

Question 10

Subjugate

Answer 10

To conquer

Question 11

Vicarious

Answer 11

Done or felt through the experience of someone else

Question 12

Vindictive

Answer 12

Having a strong desire for revenge; revengeful

Question 13

Insatiable

Answer 13

Not capable of being satisfied; greedy

Question 14

Impunity

Answer 14

Without punishment; without harm

Question 15

Inane

Answer 15

Lacking sense, pointless, silly

Question 16

Indigent

Answer 16

Needy, poor

Question 17

Platitude

Answer 17

A commonplace, trite remark

Question 18

Scrupulous

Answer 18

Very careful to do the right thing; finding conscientious attention to details

Question 19

Succinct

Answer 19

Expressed briefly and clearly; concise

Question 20

Enigma

Answer 20

A riddle; a puzzling problem or statement

Question 21

Pernicious

Answer 21

Causing harm, wicked

Question 22

Innocuous

Answer 22

Harmless

Question 23

Obsolete

Answer 23

No longer in use, out of date

Question 24

Omniscient

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Knowing everything; very wise

Question 25

Pseudo

Answer 25

False, counterfeit, pretended

Question 26

Reciprocate

Answer 26

To make return, to pay back for a compliment, a courtesy

Question 27

Ubiquitous

Answer 27

Being everywhere at the same time; present everywhere

Question 28

Incredulous

Answer 28

Unwilling to believe; doubting; skeptical; must be shown

Question 29

Homogeneous

Answer 29

All of the same kind

Question 30

Deprecate

Answer 30

To express disapproval of someone or something

Question 31

Connive

Answer 31

To co operate secretly with someone; to have a secret understanding with someone

Question 32

Exonerate

Answer 32

To free someone from blame or from an accusation

Question 33

Proximity

Answer 33

Nearness to something

Question 34

Taciturn

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No speaking, not talkative

Question 35

Malign

Answer 35

To speak evil of someone or something

Question 36

Exorbitant

Answer 36

Excessive, beyond what is customary or reasonable.

Question 37

Impeccable

Answer 37

Faultless

Question 38

Perfunctory

Answer 38

Done mechanically, without thought or interest.

Question 39

Malevolent

Answer 39

Wishing evil; showing ill will

Question 40

Benevolent

Answer 40

Wishing good; showing good will

Question 41

Officious

Answer 41

Offering help or advice which has not been asked for.

Question 42

Recalcitrant

Answer 42

Stubbornly resisting authority; disobedient

Question 43

Malicious

Answer 43

Being evil, arising from evil intentions; hurtful to others

Question 44

Replete

Answer 44

Filled to capacity

Question 45

Salient

Answer 45

Standing out, prominent, conspicuous

Question 46

Spurious

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Not genuine; false

Question 47

Transitory

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Lasting only a short time; temporary

Question 48

Intrepid

Answer 48

Fearless, brave, daring

Question 49

Poignant

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Emotionally painful

Question 50

Sardonic

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Bitterly scornful; sneering; sarcastic

Question 51

Truculent

Answer 51

Fierce; cruel; threatening

Question 52

Dilemma

Answer 52

Situation in which one must choose between two unsatisfactory alternatives

Question 53

Eulogy

Answer 53

High praise; a speech or writing in praise of someone or something

Question 54

Exotic

Answer 54

Foreign; strange

Question 55

Querulous

Answer 55

Habitually complaining

Question 56

Subterfuge

Answer 56

A trip or plan for escaping something unpleasant; a deception