2014 CTY Reading List 1-5

Question 0

Ambivalent

Answer 0

Undecided, having mixed emotions

Question 1

Absurd

Answer 1

Silly, ridiculous

Question 2

Amused

Answer 2

Entertained, finding humor

Question 3

Angry

Answer 3

Enraged, very mad, I incensed, threatening or menacing

Question 4

Apathetic

Answer 4

Lacking of concern, showing little interest

Question 5

Arrogant

Answer 5

Haughty, acting with false superiority

Question 6

Bitter

Answer 6

Resentful, having strong animosity or rancor

Question 7

Cheerful

Answer 7

Jovial, happy, in good spirits

Question 8

Comic

Answer 8

Humorous, funny

Question 9

Compassionate

Answer 9

Sympathetic, having feeling for others, showing pity, empathy

Question 10

Complex

Answer 10

Complicated, having many varying characteristics

Question 11

Condescending

Answer 11

Patronizing, stooping to the level of one’s inferiors

Question 12

Critical

Answer 12

Disapproving

Question 13

Cruel

Answer 13

Causing suffering, causing pain

Question 14

Cynical

Answer 14

Bitterly mocking and scornful of the motives or virtues others

Question 15

Incredulous

Answer 15

Doubtful, disbelieving, skeptical

Question 16

Indignant

Answer 16

Angry, angered by something unjust, mean, unworthy

Question 17

Intimate

Answer 17

Personal, close, deeply associated

Question 18

Irreverent

Answer 18

Lacking respect

Question 19

Malicious

Answer 19

Spiteful, seeking to harm others

Question 20

Objective

Answer 20

Factual rather than influenced by opinion or emotion

Question 21

Reticent *

Answer 21

Reserved, restrained

Question 22

Reverent

Answer 22

Respectful, showing deep respect

Question 23

Satiric

Answer 23

Refocusing or attacking by means of irony or wit

Question 24

Sentimental

Answer 24

Emotional, showing special feelings for

Question 25

Vindictive

Answer 25

Unforgiving and bitter

Question 26

Abstruse *

Answer 26

Difficult to comprehend

Question 27

Aesthetic

Answer 27

Having to do with beauty

Question 28

Aloof *

Answer 28

Socially distanced

Question 29

Arbitrary *

Answer 29

Random, subjective, despotic

Question 30

Austere *

Answer 30

Strict and forbidding

Question 31

Benevolent

Answer 31

Kind

Question 32

Boisterous

Answer 32

Lively, noisy, animated

Question 33

Churlish

Answer 33

Rude, mean, boorish

Question 34

Conciliate

Answer 34

To win over

Question 35

Contrite

Answer 35

Showing sincere remorse

Question 36

Dearth

Answer 36

A lack of, paucity

Question 37

Despondent

Answer 37

Hopeless, dejected, discouraged

Question 38

Diffident

Answer 38

Lacking confidence, timid

Question 39

Eclectic

Answer 39

Diverse, multifarious

Question 40

Empathetic

Answer 40

Emphasizing

Question 41

Entrenched

Answer 41

Deeply situated

Question 42

Euphuism

Answer 42

A nice way of saying something rude

Question 43

Expedite

Answer 43

To speed up

Question 44

Frivolous

Answer 44

Petty, unimportant, trivial, trifling

Question 45

Imperturbable

Answer 45

Incapable of being upset or agitated

Question 46

Innocuous

Answer 46

Harmless or innocent

Question 47

Kinship

Answer 47

The state of family, affinity

Question 48

Nascent

Answer 48

At beginning stages, not fully formed, inchoate, incipient

Question 49

Nonchalant

Answer 49

Coolly unconcerned, laid back

Question 50

Obtuse

Answer 50

Stupid, dull headed

Question 51

Pernicious

Answer 51

Causing harm or ruin, insidious

Question 52

Pompous

Answer 52

Arrogant especially in speech

Question 53

Prudent

Answer 53

Wise, shrewd, astute

Question 54

Refute

Answer 54

To reject or deny

Question 55

Reticent

Answer 55

Shy or quiet, tacit, taciturn

Question 56

Sardonic

Answer 56

Sour, sarcastic, mocking

Question 57

Subjective

Answer 57

Based on firsthand experience

Question 58

Sycophant

Answer 58

A self-seeking flatterer

Question 59

Vex

Answer 59

To irritate or annoy

Question 60

Zealot

Answer 60

A passionate person

Question 61

Alleviate

Answer 61

To ease, assuage, mitigate, mollify, palliative, placate

Question 62

Approbation

Answer 62

Approval, praise

Question 63

Belie

Answer 63

To show to be false or contradict, to misinterpret

Question 64

Cognitive

Answer 64

Related to knowing

Question 65

Consecrated

Answer 65

Set apart for a special purpose, made holy

Question 66

Derisive

Answer 66

Belittling, mocking

Question 67

Didactic

Answer 67

Instructive, educational

Question 68

Economical

Answer 68

Avoiding waste or extravagance, thrifty

Question 69

Endorsing

Answer 69

Supportive

Question 70

Espouse

Answer 70

To make one's own, adopt

Question 71

Evanescent

Answer 71

Fleeting, temporary, ephemeral

Question 72

Guile

Answer 72

Cunning, deception

Question 73

Implication

Answer 73

Something suggested to be inferred or understood

Question 74

Lament

Answer 74

To mourn or grieve

Question 75

Pious

Answer 75

Godly, devout

Question 76

Pragmatic

Answer 76

Practical, utilitarian

Question 77

Prolific

Answer 77

Efficient and producing large quantities

Question 78

Repentant

Answer 78

Remorseful, regretful

Question 79

Substantiate

Answer 79

Establish proof or affirm, corroborate

Question 80

Zephyr

Answer 80

Gentle breeze, anything fine or light quality

Question 81

Ameliorate

Answer 81

Improve, upgrade

Question 82

Belligerent

Answer 82

Hostile and wanting to fight

Question 83

Capricious

Answer 83

Unpredictable

Question 84

Empirical

Answer 84

Based on experience rather than theory

Question 85

Heydey

Answer 85

Period of greatest power

Question 86

Immolate

Answer 86

Kill or sacrifice by fire

Question 87

Misanthrope

Answer 87

Hater of human kind

Question 88

Modicum

Answer 88

Small amount

Question 89

Posterity

Answer 89

Future generations

Question 90

Preclude

Answer 90

Prevent

Question 91

Promulgate

Answer 91

Announce or declare

Question 92

Repudiation

Answer 92

Refusal

Question 93

Sanction

Answer 93

Penalty or law, authorities approval

Question 94

Trenchant

Answer 94

Keen

Question 95

Vignette

Answer 95

Short scene from a movie, short descriptive sketch in literature

Question 96

Vocation

Answer 96

Job or occupation

Question 97

Blasphemy

Answer 97

To disrespect something serious

Question 98

Diatribe

Answer 98

Verbal or written attack

Question 99

Garrulous

Answer 99

Wordy and talkative

Question 100

Jargon

Answer 100

Special language

Question 101

Laconic

Answer 101

Using few words

Question 102

Vernacular

Answer 102

Standard

Question 103

Vituperation

Answer 103

Verbal abuse

Question 104

Truckle

Answer 104

To submit or yield tamely