Vocabulary List 11

Question 1

anomaly (n.)

Answer 1

Something that deviates from what is standard or expected

Question 2

censorious (adj.)

Answer 2

Severely critical of others

Question 3

depravity (n.)

Answer 3

Moral corruption; wickedness

Question 4

dogmatic (adj.)

Answer 4

Inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true

Question 5

exacerbate (v.)

Answer 5

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse

Question 6

hackneyed (adj.)

Answer 6

(Of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite

Question 7

incorrigible (adj.)

Answer 7

(Of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed

Question 8

laconic (adj.)

Answer 8

(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

Question 9

ostentatious (adj.)

Answer 9

Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress

Question 10

prolific (adj.)

Answer 10

1. producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring

2. Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful

Question 11

servile (adj.)

Answer 11

Having or showing an excessive willingness to assist or please others

Question 12

vacillate (v.)

Answer 12

Waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive