Vocab Test 1

Question 1

Felicities

Answer 1

Noun - Source of happiness

Question 2

Scrupulous

Answer 2

Adj. - Having moral or ethical standards

Question 3

Inquisitive

Answer 3

Adj. - Eager for knowledge; asks a lot of questions

Question 4

Flummox

Answer 4

Verb - To bewilder, confound or confuse

Question 5

Shoddy

Answer 5

Adj. - Of poor quality or inferior workmanship

Question 6

Alacrity

Answer 6

Noun - Brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 7

Expedient

Answer 7

Adj. - Suitable for achieving a particular end; opportune, convenient or advisable; governed by self-interest; advantageous without regard for ethics or principle
Noun - Something expedient; a temporary means to an end

Question 8

Conscientious

Answer 8

Adj. - Scrupulous, meticulous, careful; governed by the dictates of conscience

Question 9

Liable

Answer 9

Adj. - Susceptible or prone to, likely to happen, in a position to incur; responsible by law; legally answerable

Question 10

Inherent

Answer 10

Adj. - Intrinsic; belonging to by nature or habit; involved in or resulting from the constitution or essential character of something

Question 11

Extemporaneous

Answer 11

Adj. - Spoken or done without preparation

Question 12

Ostentation

Answer 12

Noun - Excessive or showy display, pretentiousness; a flamboyant manifestation of opulence

Question 13

Remunerate

Answer 13

Verb - Pay (someone) for services rendered or work down

Question 14

Torpor

Answer 14

Noun - A state of mental or physical inactivity; lethargy

Question 15

Petulant

Answer 15

Adj. - Insolent or rude; peevish; subject to capricious ill humor

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Uncouth

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Adj. - Lacking sophistication and refinement

Question 17

Exorbitant

Answer 17

Adj. - (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

Question 18

Vindictive

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Adj. - Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

Question 19

Indolence

Answer 19

Noun - Avoidance of an activity or exertion; laziness

Question 20

Indignant

Answer 20

Adj. - Angry about something unjust, unworthy or mean

Question 21

Propitiatory

Answer 21

Adj. - Conciliatory (bringing about reconciliation); expiatory (eliminating guilt); intended to make amends for, gain favor or appease

Question 22

Exultant

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Adj. - Triumphantly happy