| Question |
Answer |
| laconic |
using few words in speech |
| pithy |
brief and full of meaning and substance; concise |
| quiescent |
quiet; still; inactive |
| diffuse |
spread out, not concise; wordy |
| circumlocution |
speaking in circles; roundabout speech |
| loquacious |
very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous |
| contemptuous |
lacking respect; scornful |
| disdainful |
full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof |
| supercilious |
looking down on others; proud and scornful |
| hackneyed |
made commonplace by overuse; trite |
| platitude |
quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original |
| prosaic |
dull; commonplace |
| ameliorate |
to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension |
| conciliate |
to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods |
| mollify |
to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent |
| convivial |
sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking; fond of good company |
| gregarious |
sociable, outgoing |
| belligerent |
taking part in war or fighting ready to fight |
| captious |
made for the sake of quarreling; quibbling |
| polemical |
inclined to argue or debate; controversial |
| magnanimous |
generous in overlooking insult or injury by others; rising above pettiness |
| munificent |
very generous |
| austere |
having great economy; showing self-control when it comes to foregoing luxuries, frills; stern in manner or appearance |
| penurious |
stingy; relating to great poverty, destitution |
| confounding |
puzzling; baffling |
| precarious |
dangerous or risky; uncertain |
| deleterious |
. harmful to one’s health or overall welfare; pernicious |
| odious |
loathsome; evil; revolting in a disgusting |
| rancorous |
deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious |
| impugn |
to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable |
| upbraid |
to chide; to scold bitterly |
| phlegmatic |
hard to get excited or emotional; calm |
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