Vocabulary #6

Question 1

adulation

Answer 1

extreme adoration or devotion; servile flattery

Question 2

astute

Answer 2

clever, cunning; perceptive; shrewd

Question 3

auspicious

Answer 3

promising success; favorable; fortunate

Question 4

blithe

Answer 4

joyous, merry, cheerful; carefree and lighthearted

Question 5

congenial

Answer 5

pleasing in nature; friendly; sociable

Question 6

exhilaration

Answer 6

the state of being stimulated, elated, or excited

Question 7

felicitous

Answer 7

well-suited or appropriate for a certain occasion

Question 8

fervent

Answer 8

showing great emotion, intensity, and enthusiasm; passionate

Question 9

homage

Answer 9

respect or reverence paid to another; something done in recognition of someone’s worth

Question 10

placid

Answer 10

pleasantly calm and peaceful; tranquil

Question 11

indomitable

Answer 11

unable to overcome; unconquerable

Question 12

sanguine

Answer 12

cheerfully optimistic; hopeful

Question 13

jocular

Answer 13

joking; jesting; merry

Question 14

zany

Answer 14

amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic

Question 15

captious

Answer 15

tending to find faults or raise petty objections

Question 16

execreable

Answer 16

extremely bad or unpleasant

Question 17

inimical

Answer 17

unfriendly; hostile

Question 18

lurid

Answer 18

very vivid in color to create a harsh or unnatural effect

Question 19

nefarious

Answer 19

extremely wicked or villainous

Question 20

scurrilous

Answer 20

vulgar, obscene, or coarse; grossly abusive