Word List 8

Question 1

profound

Answer 1

deep; insightful(the opposite of superficial)

Question 2

ironic

Answer 2

satiric; unexpected

Question 3

dogmatic

Answer 3

arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that something is beyond dispute

Question 4

condone

Answer 4

to overlook; permit to happen

Question 5

dissent

Answer 5

disagreement

Question 6

volition

Answer 6

will; conscious choice

Question 7

voluntary

Answer 7

willing; unforced

Question 8

didactic

Answer 8

instructive; intended to instruct

Question 9

disparate

Answer 9

different, incompatible

Question 10

disparage

Answer 10

to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

Question 11

ephemeral

Answer 11

short-lived; fleeting; not lasting

Question 12

compliant

Answer 12

yielding; submissive

Question 13

prosaic

Answer 13

dull; unimaginative

Question 14

profuse

Answer 14

flowing; extravagant

Question 15

expedient

Answer 15

providing an immediate advantage; serving one’s immediate self-interest

Question 16

fastidious

Answer 16

meticulous; demanding

Question 17

belligerent

Answer 17

combative; quarrelsome; waging war

Question 18

astute

Answer 18

perceptive; intelligent

Question 19

languish

Answer 19

to become weak, listless, or depressed

Question 20

censure

Answer 20

to condemn severely for doing something bad

Question 21

stagnation

Answer 21

motionless; inactivity

Question 22

mitigate

Answer 22

to lessen the severity of something

Question 23

reprehensible

Answer 23

worthy of blame or censure

Question 24

engender

Answer 24

to create; to produce

Question 25

exemplary

Answer 25

outstanding; setting a good example