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11/19/08
Vocab 9: Adjectives, Adjectives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| balanced, calm, controlled, and ready for action | poised |
| able to read or write | literate |
| allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or seen (trans = across, through) | transparent |
| ordinary, dull, routine, without variation | humdrum |
| endless, seeming to be endless (not able to terminate or end) | interminable |
| not productive, bare | barren |
| near, next to, adjoining | adjacent |
| silent, slow moving or sluggish because of ill humor, anger, or resentment | sullen |
| not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace | trivial |
| evil, bad, spiteful; painfully severe or extreme | vicious |
| filled with resentment or anger over something unjust or mean | indignant |
| shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more | mutual |