Vocabulary List 4

Question 1

adversary (n.)

Answer 1

One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

Question 2

banal (adj.)

Answer 2

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

Question 3

corroborate (v.)

Answer 3

Confirm or give support to

Question 4

disinclination (n.)

Answer 4

A reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

Question 5

enervate (v.)

Answer 5

Make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality

Question 6

fastidious (adj.)

Answer 6

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Question 7

implicit (adj.)

Answer 7

1. Suggested though not directly expressed
2. With no qualification or question; absolute
3. (implicit in) Always to be found in; essentially connected with

Question 8

insipid (adj.)

Answer 8

Lacking flavor; weak or tasteless; without distinctive or interesting qualities

Question 9

morose (adj.)

Answer 9

Sullen and ill-tempered

Question 10

pragmatic (adj.)

Answer 10

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

Question 11

reprehensible (adj.)

Answer 11

Deserving censure or condemnation

Question 12

surreptitious (adj.)

Answer 12

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

Question 13

lurid (adj.)

Answer 13

Gruesome, horrible; unpleasantly bright in color, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect

Question 14

inscrutable (adj.)

Answer 14

Impossible to understand or interpret

Question 15

progenitors (n.)

Answer 15

A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent