Lesson 4

Question 0

Ameliorate (v)

Answer 0

To make better

ex. Ally ameliorated her pain with comforting words

Question 1

Allay (v)

Answer 1

To lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain

ex. when jack had a nightmare, his mother was able to allay his fears.

Question 2

Amicable (adj)

Answer 2

Showing goodwill; friendly

ex. The new girl is amicable. She is already known for her friendliness.

Question 3

Arrogant (adj)

Answer 3

Proud; haughty

ex. that girl is arrogant because of her beauty

Question 4

Assuage (v)

Answer 4

To soothe; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify

ex. the woman was attempting to assuage the screaming infant

Question 5

Braggart (n)

Answer 5

One who boasts a great deal

ex. That man over there is acting like such a braggart by showing off his new car.

Question 6

Cliché (n)

Answer 6

An idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse

ex. all Korean dramas are cliché.

Question 7

Complacent (adj)

Answer 7

Self-satisfied; smug

A COMPLACENT person might be heard saying, “Ehh, don’t worry about it!” — when there really is something to worry about.

Question 8

Conciliate (v)

Answer 8

To reconcile; to make peace

ex. When the waiter spilled a drink on Tom, the manger tried to conciliate Tom by picking up the tab for his meal.

Question 9

Contemptuous (adj)

Answer 9

Lacking respect; scornful

“You disgust me,” is one of the simplest and most CONTEMPTUOUS things you can say to someone.

Question 10

Disdainful (adj)

Answer 10

Full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof

ex. Arrogant people with their nose in the air are disdainful.

Question 11

Egotistical (adj)

Answer 11

Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

Someone who is EGOTISTICAL is full of himself

Question 12

Grandiloquent (adj)

Answer 12

Using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

ex. She is a grandiloquent girl. She acts fancy in every way.

Question 13

Haughty (adj)

Answer 13

Having great pride in oneself and dislike for others

A HAUGHTY person acts superior and looks down on others

Question 14

Insolent (adj)

Answer 14

Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior

Ex. The insolent student rolled her eyes when the teacher read passages aloud from the vocabulary textbook.

Question 15

Lackluster (adj)

Answer 15

Lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring

Ex. She was upset because her mother bought her a lackluster prom dress. The dress was very dull.

Question 16

Loquacious (adj)

Answer 16

Very talkative; garrulous

ex. Sam sat next to a loquacious person during dinner party so all he did was smile and eat.

Question 17

Mediate (v)

Answer 17

To negotiate disputes between people or opposing sides

ex. When Toby’s best friends were not talking to each other, Toby tried to mediate a peace between them.

Question 18

Mitigate (v)

Answer 18

To make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage

Sunscreen is used to MITIGATE the effects of the sun on your skin.

Question 19

Mollify (v)

Answer 19

To pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent

ex. I was angry that the guy took my seat, but i was mollified when he offered me one closer to the band

Question 20

Mundane (adj)

Answer 20

Commonplace; ordinary

ex. Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent

Question 21

Narcissism (n)

Answer 21

Extreme self-adoration and feeling of superiority

Narcissus, a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection in a body of water had narcissism

Question 22

Ostentatious (adj)

Answer 22

Showy; pretentious

ex. The party was ostentatious. It had gourmet catering, an enormous cake, and music by the famous string orchestra.

Question 23

Pacify (v)

Answer 23

To calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state

squalling baby undergoes when a Pacifier is placed within his mouth

Question 24

Placate (v)

Answer 24

To make calm; soothe

ex. After the big fight, the husband tried to placate his wife with flowers and chocolates.

Question 25

Platitude (n)

Answer 25

Quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original

ex. the employees were sick of listening to meaningless clichés in the speech and told the bods to cut the platitudes.

Question 26

Prattle (v)

Answer 26

To speak on and in in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly

ex. i wanted to leave the meeting when the boss began to prattle on about rules and regulations again.

Question 27

Presumptuous (adj)

Answer 27

Too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

ex. It was presumptuous for he to join us for dinner uninvited.

Question 28

Pretentious (adj)

Answer 28

Claiming or pretending increased importance; arrogant

ex. The party was full of pretentious people. They all tried to act like they are more important or knowledgeable than they really are.

Question 29

Ramble (v)

Answer 29

To talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction

ex. Don rambled in front of the class because he was so nervous.

Question 30

Rant (v)

Answer 30

To talk very loudly, even wildly; rave

ex. She was ranting on the roller coaster. She kept screaming and talking so loudly about how excited she was.

Question 31

Rhetorical (adj)

Answer 31

Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect

ex. My friend kept asking me rhetorical questions

Question 32

Supercilious (adj)

Answer 32

Looking down on others; proud and scornful
Think of them as a “super silly ass,” and you’ll remember the basic sense of supercilious.

ex. Fred, a proud and wealthy businessman, gave the crowd a supercilious smile.

Question 33

Swagger (v)

Answer 33

To walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner

ex. The group of boys swaggered down the hallway.

Question 34

Trite (adj)

Answer 34

Unoriginal and stale due to overuse

ex. The singer wrote a trite song. It was a love song with lyrics about holding hands in the sunshine

Question 35

Vapid (adj)

Answer 35

Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest

ex. At the historical museum,there was a group of vapid schoolgirls.

Question 36

Verbose (adj)

Answer 36

Using too many words; wordy; long-winded

ex. Jack wrote a verbose history pape. he tried to take up space with words.

Question 37

Voluble (adj)

Answer 37

Talking a great deal with ease; glib

ex. Julie regretted meeting voluble talkers. they just kept talking on and on.