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PCV chap 9

Programmed College Vocabulary, chapter 9

QuestionAnswer
Affable easy to talk to; amiable
altruistic unselfish; concerned for the welfare of others
ambidextrous able to use both hands with equal ease
aromatic fragrant; spicy; sweet smelling
Asinine stupid; silly; ass-like
astute shrewd; keen in judgement; cunning
bawdy indecent; obscene
bellicose hostile; eager to fight; warlike
berserk crazed; in a destructive frenzy
bizarre odd in appearance
buoyant tending to float
buxom healthily plump
craven cowardly
dastardly sneaky
deft skilled and neat in action
defunct dead; deceased
destitue extremely poor
diabolic devilish
discreet prudent; tactful
disenchanted set free from one's rosy illusions
dogmatic asserting opinions in a dictatorial way; positive; strongly oppinionated
droll comical
dubious doubtful
eccentric peculiar
enigmatic puzzling
erotic pertaining to sexual love
exorbitant extravagant
feasible capable of being done
fluent able to speak or write readily
frugal costing little
furtive stealthy
gullible easily cheated or tricked
impeccable faultless
impromptu done on the spur of the moment
abstemious temperate; eating and drinking sparingly
articulate able to express oneself well
astute shrewd; clever; cunning
auspicious favorable; propitious
bland mild; nonstimulating
caustic corrosive
campatible able to get along well together
copious very plentiful
culpable at fault
deferential very respectful
delectable delicious
delusive misleading
derisive ridiculing
disgruntled disappointed
disoriented confused
dissident not agreeing
dormant as if asleep
dyspeptic grouchy and gloomy because of indigestion
erudite learned; scholarly
exotic strangely beautiful; foreign and fascinating
heinous atrocious
illicit unlawful
immaculate pure; flawless
imperturbable calm; unruffeled
impotent powerless; helpless
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