Vocabulary List 4

Question 1

wearied or worn out by overuse or overexposure, lacking interest because of experiencing too much of something, desensitized

Answer 1

Jaded

Question 2

clear or easily understood (used of things written or spoken); logical or sane (used of people or people’s mental faculties, esp. after some impairment)

Answer 2

lucid

Question 3

a rigid disciplinarianm esp. a military one; a person who insists on strict adherence to rules

Answer 3

martinent

Question 4

tearfully emotional, overly or embarrassingly sentimental

Answer 4

maudlin

Question 5

pleasant sounding

Answer 5

mellifluous

Question 6

a person who hates human beings

Answer 6

misanthrope

Question 7

short-sighted, lacking a long-range perspective in thinking or planning

Answer 7

myopic

Question 8

threatening (some future evil or harm), menacing

Answer 8

ominous

Question 9

wealthy, rich, luxurious

Answer 9

opulent

Question 10

having to do with the sense of touch, tangible

Answer 10

tactile

Question 11

brief, short-lived, temporary

Answer 11

transitory

Question 12

an expert, one with great skills in a fine art, esp. music

Answer 12

virtuoso

Question 13

alleged, supposed, outwardly appearing to be as such but not necessarily so

Answer 13

ostensible

Question 14

peaceful, calm, serene

Answer 14

pacific

Question 15

model of excellence, a perfect example of a quality or concept

Answer 15

paragon

Question 16

extreme poverty or scarcity

Answer 16

penury

Question 17

a person or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of something else; one that comes before another

Answer 17

precursor

Question 18

exact with details regarding ceremony or procedure; strict or precise

Answer 18

punctilious

Question 19

skilled storyteller

Answer 19

raconteur

Question 20

a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society a loner, hermit

Answer 20

recluse

Question 21

tending to overthroq, destory, or undermine (something extablished, like a set of beliefs or a government

Answer 21

subversive

Question 22

extremely infectious or poisonous

Answer 22

virulent

Question 23

talkative, marked by a steady flow of words

Answer 23

voluble

Question 24

the time at which something is most successful, the peal; the point in the sky directly above the observor

Answer 24

zenith