Vocabulary List 5

Question 1

sluggish, weary, lacking energy

Answer 1

languid

Question 2

very careful and precise, paying attention to details

Answer 2

meticulous

Question 3

gloomy, sad

Answer 3

morose

Question 4

made up of elements with much variety, diverse, multicolored

Answer 4

motley

Question 5

stubborn

Answer 5

obstinate

Question 6

devoted to a party or cause (often with biased, unthinking allegiance)

Answer 6

partisan

Question 7

done superficially, as a matter of routine (“going through the motions”); lacking care or interest

Answer 7

perfunctory

Question 8

mentally insightful, wise, shrewd

Answer 8

perspicacious

Question 9

impatient or irritable, esp. over a petty annoyance

Answer 9

petulant

Question 10

dangerous, risky, unstable (often used of situations or activities)

Answer 10

precarious

Question 11

without doubt or misunderstanding, having only one interpretation, decided

Answer 11

unequivocal

Question 12

having sophistication, refinement, and elegance in style or manner

Answer 12

urbane

Question 13

showy, conceited, claiming a distinction that is often unmerited

Answer 13

pretentious

Question 14

a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. regarding what to do; a predicament or dilemma

Answer 14

quandry

Question 15

filled, abundantly supplied

Answer 15

replete

Question 16

deceptively attractive, seemingly true but actually false

Answer 16

specious

Question 17

occurring irregularly, infrequent, occasional

Answer 17

sporadic

Question 18

unemotional, indifferent, seemingly unaffected by pleasure of pain

Answer 18

stoic

Question 19

cooperation, esp. cooperative actions whose combined effort is greater than the sum of the individual efforts

Answer 19

synergy

Question 20

inclined to silence, reluctant to enter conversation, habitually quiet

Answer 20

taciturn

Question 21

determination, drive, persistance

Answer 21

tenacity

Question 22

principle, belief, or doctrine, esp. one held by an organization, movement, or profession

Answer 22

tenet

Question 23

emptiness, lack of substance or ideas

Answer 23

vacuity

Question 24

flat, lifeless, dull (clarification: this does not mean “flat” as in a flat tire or “lifeless” in road kill; this means flat or lifeless as in a boring party, conversation, story.)

Answer 24

vapid

Question 25

enthusiastic expression of approval or praise

Answer 25

plaudit