Question | Answer |
anomaly | deviation from what is normal |
assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe |
enigma | a puzzle; a mystery |
equivocal | having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious |
erudite | learned; scholarly; bookish |
fervid | intensely emotional; feverish |
lucid | clear and easily understood |
opaque | impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light |
placate | to sooth or pacify |
precipitate | to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation |
prodigal | wasteful; reckless with money |
zeal | passion, excitement |
abstain | to choose not to do something |
adulterate | to make impure |
apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
audacious | fearless and daring |
capricious | changing one's mind quickly and often |
corroborate | to provide supporting evidence |
desiccate | to dry out thoroughly |
engender | to produce, cause, or bring about |
ephemeral | lasting a short time |
gullible | easily deceived |
homogenous | of a similar kind |
laconic | using few words |
laud | to give praise; to glorify |
loquacious | talkative |
mitigate | to soften; to lessen |
pedant | someone who shows off learning |
pragmatic | practical as opposed to idealistic |
propriety | correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs |
vacillate | to sway physically; to be indecisive |
volatile | easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive |
advocate | to speak in favor of |
antipathy | extreme dislike |
bolster | to support; to prop up |
cacophony | harsh, jarring noise |
deride | to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
dissonance | a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds |
enervate | to reduce in strength |
eulogy | speech in praise of someone |
garrulous | tending to talk a lot |
ingenuous | showing innocence or childlike simplicity |
lethargic | acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner |
malleable | capable of being shaped |
misanthrope | a person who dislikes others |
obdurate | hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion |
ostentation | excessive showiness |
paradox | a contradiction or dilemma |
philanthropy | charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness |
prevaricate | to lie or deviate from the truth |
venerate | to respect deeply |
waver | to fluctuate between choices |