Vocabulary #4

Question 1

Exacerbate

Answer 1

To aggravate, to irritate, to vex
Antonym: to ameliorate, to soothe

Question 2

Extol

Answer 2

To praise, to glorify
Antonym: To defame

Question 3

Fastidious

Answer 3

Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
Synonym: Finicky
Antonym: Not meticulous

Question 4

Furtive

Answer 4

Secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
Synonym: Clandestine, covert, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded
Antonym: Bold

Question 5

Gregarious

Answer 5

Sociable and outgoing
Antonym: Shy, reserved

Question 6

Hypocrite

Answer 6

One who is insincere or deceitful
Antonym: Sincere person

Question 7

Innate

Answer 7

Existing from birth, inborn
Antonym: Learned

Question 8

Lethargic

Answer 8

Sluggish, languid
Synonym: Stuporous, torpid
Antonym: Energetic

Question 9

Melancholy

Answer 9

Depression of spirits
Antonym: Happiness

Question 10

Opaque

Answer 10

Not allowing the passage of light, not transparent, hard to understand
Synonym: Dark
Antonym: Transparent