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midterm vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affable | friendly, easy to talk to |
| bigoted | intolerant, especially of another's race or religion, prejudiced |
| culpable | blameworthy, responsible for a wrong |
| diffident | timid, lacking in self-confidence |
| facetious | humorous, not serious |
| notorious | famous for something bad |
| perpetual | continuing forever, everlasting |
| punitive | inflicting, involving or aiming at punishment |
| skeptical | doubting, disbelieving |
| somber | grave, melancholy, sad |
| tactiturn | untalkative by nature |
| unscrupulous | having no conscience |
| garish | showy, gaudy, flashy |
| heinous | wicked, shockingly evil |
| odious | hateful, causing or deserving hate |
| lax | lazy, not strict |
| pedantic | boringly scholarly or academic |
| pragmatic | practical, down to earth, based on experience |
| predicated | founded upon or based upon |
| rambunctious | unruly, disruptive |
| spurious | false, not genuine |
| sullen | morose, gloomily silent |
| unwarranted | not deserved, unjustified |
| winsome | pleasant, charming, causing joy or pleasure |
| adamant | stubborn, unyielding, inflexible |
| clamorous | noisy, loud, vigorously, protesting |
| deplorable | lamentable, wretched |
| gaunt | thin and angular, haggard, grim, and desolate |
| impervious | impeneterable, not allowing anything to pass through |
| incongruous | not harmonious, not consistant |
| irksome | bothersome, troubling |
| prolific | abundantly productive, fruitful or fertile |
| tenative | not final, of the nature of an experiment, temporary |
| toothsome | pleasing to the taste, attractive, delicious |
| unsound | not healthy or whole, not valid, not mentally normal |
| vile | morally despicable, foul, degrading, physically repulsive |
| abject | hopeless, extremely sad and servile, defeated |
| bellicose | warlike, hostile |
| craven | cowardly |
| egregious | shocking, extremely bad, flagrant |
| laudatory | praising, expressing praise |
| mendacious | lying, dishonest |
| nefarious | wicked, evil |
| obsequious | fawning, subservient, sucking up to |
| obtrusive | protuding, forward, noticeable or showy |
| perpicacious | shrewd, having acute mental vision or discernment |
| prodigious | extraordinary, enormous |
| vicarious | experienced, performed or suffered through someone else, substitute |
| arduous | hard, difficult |
| cogent | sound, convincing |
| didactic | intending to teach, morally instructive, pedantic |
| implacable | unalterable, not capable of being appeased, pacified or mitigated |
| languid | weak, listless, depressed |
| moot | debatable, open to question, made abstract or purely academic |
| ostentatious | showy, conspicuous, gaudy |
| pensive | thoughtful and sad |
| petulant | insolent or rude, peevish |
| precarious | dangerous, uncertain, dependant on chance circumstances |
| resilient | elastic, marked by an ability to recover from misfortune or change |
| sardonic | mocking, scornful |
| tractable | malleable, capable of being easily led, manipulated or controlled |
| erudite | scholarly, deeply learned |
| fortuitous | accidental, occuring by chance |
| fractious | quarrelsome, irritable, unruly or disciplined |
| inane | shallow, silly, empty, insubstantial |
| irascible | easily angered or provoked, irritable |
| sinuous | bending in and out, winding |
| 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 |
| vitriolic | caustic, full of bitterness |
| wan | sickly, pallid, dim, faint, languid |
| auspicious | favorable, promising, pointing to a good result |
| banal | trite, hackneyed, commonplace, unoriginal |
| contrite | admitting guilt, feeling remorseful |
| corpulent | fat, heavy, obese |
| demure | modest, prim, shy, reserved |
| dissonant | lacing in harmony, creating discord |
| gregarious | sociable, enjoying the company of others |
| intrinsic | inherent, part of the essential nature of something |
| onerous | burdensome, oppressive |
| precipitous | steep |
| sagacious | discerning, shrewd, keen in judgment, wise |
| supercilious | haughty, patronizing |
| cognizant | aware, conscious |
| cryptic | mysterious, mystifying |
| expedient | providing an immediate advantage, practical |
| furtive | secretive, sly |
| inexorable | relentless, inevitable, unavoidable |
| insipid | dull, bland, banal |
| magnanimous | generous, forgiving, noble in spirit |
| pernicious | deadly, extremely evil |
| propitious | advantages, marked by favorable signs or conditions |
| querulous | complaining, fretful, whining |
| salient | sticking out, conspicuous, most noticeable, most significant |
| venerable | deserving respect or reverence |
Created by:
cwirth
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