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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abrupt | gruffly honest; discourteously candid and direct; curt |
| abusive | rude; insulting; name-calling |
| acme | highest point |
| adiposity | fatty tissue; fatness |
| aromatic | strong-smelling |
| austere | harsh, stern, severe, serious, plain |
| blatant | obvious, unconcealed, deliberate, loud, noisy |
| blunt | gruffly honest; discourteously candid and direct; curt |
| bovine | unexcitable, dull-witted, cowlike in demeanor |
| brusque | gruffly honest; discourteously candid and direct; curt |
| candid | honest, forthright, direct |
| caustic | scathing, cutting, biting, burning, acid, sarcastic |
| chary | careful with money, frugal |
| churlish | ill-mannered; untrained in good manners; low-class |
| clarity | clearness, lucidity, intelligibility |
| coherent | logical, well-reasoned, explained so that ideas fit well together |
| corpulent | fat; overweight |
| curt | rudely direct or sudden; gruffly to-the-point |
| delinquent | late; behind schedule; immature in development |
| demure | shy, modest, reserved |
| dismal | gloomy, cheerless, woeful, esp. settings |
| dour | sullen, gloomy, sour, esp. people |
| frugal | cautious with money, thrifty, penny-wise |
| furtive | sneaky, sly, stealthy, secretive |
| ghastly | shocking, harrowing, ghostly, spectral |
| glib | fluent (with language), persuasive, slick, superficial, insincere |
| grim | firm, relentless, determined; causing profound sorrow or regret |
| grisly | revolting, nauseating, horrific, hideous, dreadful |
| gruesome | revolting, nauseating, horrific, hideous, dreadful |
| imperturbable | stoical, impossible to upset, unflappable, always composed |
| impudent | rude, disrespectful, impolite, sassy |
| incredible | unbelievable, hard to believe |
| lucid | clear, easy to understand, well thought through |
| macabre | associated with the unpleasant traits of death, decay, ghastliness |
| mature | ripe, fully developed |
| nebulous | cloudy, unclear, blurry, hazy, vague |
| obese | overweight |
| obstreperous | noisily defiant, unruly, boisterous, rowdy, unmanageable |
| pensive | thoughtful, contemplative, preoccupied |
| piquant | stimulating, interesting, spicy, provocative |
| pique | stimulate, arouse sharply, interest, provoke |
| placid | serene, peaceful, tranquil; good-natured, docile |
| plaintiff | person lodging an accusation in a lawsuit; claimant; petitioner |
| plaintive | mournful, sad, lamenting |
| plausible | believable, conceivable, possible |
| potent | strong, powerful, effective |
| potentate | leader, sovereign, ruler (esp. one who thinks himself more powerful and important than is really the case) |
| punctilious | fastidious, rigid about details, painstaking, conscientious, thorough |
| pungent | sharp or acrid in taste or smell; sharp, penetrating, biting, caustic |
| reverie | daydream, trancelike meditation |
| rigid | stiff, inflexible, firm, unyielding |
| rigor mortis | stiffness in a corpse |
| rigorous | tight, unyielding, severe |
| scrupulous | careful, ethical, meticulous, conscientious, thorough, fussy |
| sedate | calm, peaceful, unexciting, dull, serene |
| stoical | unflappable, uncomplaining, long-suffering, enduring, forbearing |
| stringent | demanding, arduous, difficult, harsh, strict, severe, unbending |
| surly | rude, grumpy, gruff |
| surreptitious | secretive, covert, clandestine, sneaky |
| tactless | undiplomatic, rudely direct, inconsiderately dishonest |
| tranquil | peaceful, serene, calm |
| uncivil | impolite |
| vigilante | self-appointed watchdog, who takes the law into his own hands |
| wanton | willful, motiveless, malicious, unprovoked, unrestrained |
| wary | careful, watchful, cautious, on guard, circumspect |
| weird | odd, strange, bizarre, eerie, not of this world, not natural |
| wily | cunning, scheming, crafty, sly, tricky |
| wistful | sad, melancholy, full of pensive, yearning, regretful |
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