vocab2

Question 1

reticent

Answer 1

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

Question 2

solicituous

Answer 2

concerned and attentive; eager

Question 3

sordid

Answer 3

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

Question 4

squander

Answer 4

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

Question 5

static

Answer 5

not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

Question 6

stupefy

Answer 6

to stun, baffle, or amaze

Question 7

stymie

Answer 7

to block; to thwart

Question 8

synthesis

Answer 8

the combination of parts to make a whole

Question 9

tortuous

Answer 9

winding, twisting, excessively complicated

Question 10

truculent

Answer 10

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

Question 11

veracity

Answer 11

truthful; honest

Question 12

virulent

Answer 12

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

Question 13

voracious

Answer 13

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

Question 14

waver

Answer 14

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

Question 15

abate

Answer 15

to lessen in intensity or degree

Question 16

accolade

Answer 16

an expression of praise

Question 17

adulation

Answer 17

excessive praise; intense adoration

Question 18

aesthetic

Answer 18

dealing with, appreciative of

Question 19

ameliorate

Answer 19

to make better or more tolerable

Question 20

ascetic

Answer 20

one who practices rigid self denial; esp as an act of religious devotion

Question 21

avarice

Answer 21

greed, esp for wealth

Question 22

burgeon

Answer 22

to grow rapidly or flourish

Question 23

bucolic

Answer 23

rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

Question 24

cacophony

Answer 24

harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

Question 25

canon

Answer 25

an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

Question 26

castigation

Answer 26

severe criticism or punishment (castigate)

Question 27

caustic

Answer 27

burning or stinging; causing corrosion

Question 28

chary

Answer 28

wary; cautious; sparing

Question 29

cogent

Answer 29

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

Question 30

complaisance

Answer 30

the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (complaisant)

Question 31

contentious

Answer 31

argumentative, quarrelsome; causing some controversy or disagreement

Question 32

contrite

Answer 32

regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (contrition)

Question 33

culpable

Answer 33

deserving blame (culpability)

Question 34

dearth

Answer 34

smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

Question 35

demur

Answer 35

to question or oppose

Question 36

didactic

Answer 36

intended to teach or instruct

Question 37

discretion

Answer 37

cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (discreet)

Question 38

disinterested

Answer 38

free of bias or self interest; impartial

Question 39

dogmatic

Answer 39

expressing rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (dogma)

Question 40

ebullience

Answer 40

the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (ebullient)

Question 41

elegy

Answer 41

a mournful poem, esp one lamenting the dead (elegiac)