click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocab 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| astute | shrew, keen in judgement |
| brusque | gruff, blunt, abrupt |
| complacent | easily satisfied, not striving for change |
| disconsolate | hopelessly sad, cheerless |
| erudite | scholarly, deeply learned |
| fortuitous | accidental, occurring by chance |
| fractious | quarrelsome, irritable, unruly, undisciplined |
| inane | shallow, silly, empty, insubstantial |
| incessant | never ending, continuing or flowing without interruption |
| irascible | easily angered or provoked, irritable |
| palatable | agreeable to the taste, appetizing, tasty, savory |
| ponderous | so large as to be clumsy, massive, dull |
| relevant | pertinent, germane, applicable |
| sinuous | bending in and out, winding |
| sporadic | occasional, infrequent, occurring in scattered, single incidences |
| tenacious | persistent, stubborn, not letting go |
| truculent | savage, fierce, pugnacious, aggressively self-assertive |
| unctuous | oily, insincere |
| urbane | poised, suave, refined, sophisticated |
| verdant | green with growing plants, unripe |
| viable | capable of living, workable |
| vitriolic | caustic, full of bitterness |
| vulnerable | open to attack, capable of being wounded |
| wan | sickly, pallid, dim, faint, languid |
| zany | foolish, crazy |