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Lesson 1 to 18 test
hot words cumulative test 1 to 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| laconic adj. | using few words in speech |
| garrulous adj. | talkative; loquacious |
| grandiloquent adj. | using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing |
| ostentatious adj. | having to do with showing off; pretentious |
| supercilious adj. | looking down on others; proud and scornful |
| insolent adj. | boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude |
| derivative adj. | unoriginal; taken from something already existing |
| prosaic adj. | dull; commonplace |
| vapid adj. | lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale |
| ameliorate vb. | to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension |
| assuage vb. | to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify |
| mitigate vb. | to make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damage |
| convivial adj. | sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating |
| cantankerous adj. | bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
| disputatious adj. | likely to dispute or argue |
| polemical adj. | inclined to argue or debate; controversial |
| largess n. | generous giving |
| munificent adj. | very generous |
| penurious adj. | stingy; relating to great poverty, destitution |
| quandary n. | a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation |
| iniquitous adj. | showing a lack of fairness; wicked; vicious |
| deleterious adj. | harmful to one’s health or overall welfare; pernicious |
| pernicious adj. | very destructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way |
| nefarious adj. | very mean and wicked |
| impugn vb. | to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable |
| upbraid vb. | to chide; to scold bitterly |
| phlegmatic adj. | hard to get excited or emotional; calm |
| stoical adj. | lacking emotion or not showing any emotion |
| lassitude n. | a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work |
| soporific adj. | sleep-inducing; sleepy |
| torpid adj. | lacking energy; relating to inactivity; feeling sluggish |
| indolent adj. | lazy; not wanting to do any work |
| obsequious adj. | obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner |
| fawning adj. | gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by flattery |
| ardent adj. | full of passion and emotion |
| ebullient adj. | filled with a bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitement |
| adamant adj. | unwilling to bend; unyielding |
| dogged adj. | stubborn; determined |
| intractable adj. | stubborn; hard to manage |
| obdurate adj. | resistant to persuasion or softening; stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| obstinate adj. | stubborn; inflexible |
| recalcitrant adj. | stubborn; disobedient; defiant |
| cacophony n. | lack of harmony; loud and unpleasant noise; a racket |
| din n. | ongoing loud sound; noise |
| euphony n. | pleasing sound |
| mellifluous adj. | sweet and smooth sounding |
| strident adj. | shrill; high-pitched |
| vociferous adj. | loud and noisy regarding one’s own voice, especially shouting; demandingly clamorous |
| hidebound adj. | strongly-opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubborn |
| raucous adj. | coarse-sounding; loud and unruly |
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