AFOQT Vocab - Adjectives Flashcards
(121 cards)
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Abstract
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theoretical or lacking substance; can also mean a brief summary of a scholarly article or paper
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Acute
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sharp, shrewd; also, an angle of less than 90 degrees
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Aesthetic
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having to do with art or artistic beauty or sensibility; pleasing to the eye
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Ambiguous
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unclear in meaning; confusing; able to be interpreted in more than one way
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Ambivalent
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undecided; wavering between alternatives
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Ambulatory
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able to walk
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Amiable
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friendly, pleasant
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Animated
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alive, lively
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Apocryphal
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of doubtful or uncertain origin
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Apprehensive
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worried, anxious
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Arrogant
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feeling superior to others and not hiding your high opinion of yourself
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Articulate
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well-spoken, having a good command of the language
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Ascetic
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austere, self-denying
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Astute
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perceptive, intelligent
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Auspicious
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favorable, seeming to point toward good results
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Austere
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unadorned, forbiddingly bare
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Authentic
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real, genuine
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Banal
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unoriginal, ordinary to a fault, boring
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Belligerent
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combative, quarrelsome
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Benevolent
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kind, generous
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Benign
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gentle; not harmful
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Blithe
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carefree, cheerful
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Candid
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honest, forthright, frank
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Caustic
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like acid or corrosive; also, a very sharp or cutting insult or comment
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Complacent
smug, self-satisfied, content with the current situation
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Compliant
yielding, submissive
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Conciliatory
peacemaking
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Concise
succinct; brief and direct
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Congenial
agreeably pleasant
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Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
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Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic or remorseful
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Credulous
believing something outrageous; gullible
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Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
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Didactic
instructive
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Diffident
timid; lacking in self-confidence
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Diligent
hardworking
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Disparate
different, varied; often with a connotation of incompatible
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Dispassionate
without emotion; neutral
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Diverse
varied
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Dogmatic
arrogantly or over-confidently claiming the truth of unproven ideas, or claiming that a belief system is beyond dispute
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Dubious
doubtful or uncertain
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Eccentric
unconventional, irregular
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Elaborate
a result of great effort and attention to detail; intricate
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Elusive
hard to capture or pin down; can mean evasive
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Ephemeral
short-lived, fleeting, temporary
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Esoteric
hard to understand; cryptic
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Exhaustive
very thorough and complete, with great attention to detail
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Expedient
meeting an immediate need; also, self-serving or granting immediate advantage
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Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
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Fallacious
false
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Fanatical
extremely devoted to or passionate about a cause or idea
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Fastidious
meticulous; insistent on attention to detail
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Fickle
not faithful or consistent; unpredictable
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Flagrant
shocking or outrageous violation of a custom, expectation, rule, or law
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Fortuitous
luckily coincidental; accidentally advantageous
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Frivolous
not serious; with levity; inconsequential
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Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
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Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
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Gullible
overly trusting; willing to believe anything
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Hackneyed
overused; trite
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Hedonistic
pleasure seeking, overly indulgent
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Hypothetical
unproven; used as a theoretical example for the purpose of discussion
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Immutable
unchangeable, permanent
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Impartial
fair, unbiased, neutral
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Inadvertent
accidental
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Incessant
unceasing, never-ending; usually implies an unpleasant condition
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Incoherent
jumbled, hard to understand
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Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
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Indifferent
not caring one way or the other; can also mean "mediocre"
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Indulgent
lenient, giving in to momentary desires or whims
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Inevitable
unavoidable, especially when referring to a result of a course of action or decision
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Infamous
having a bad reputation; disgraceful
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Innate
inborn, inherent
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Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
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Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
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Irascible
irritable
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Laudable
worthy of praise
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Lax
careless, negligent, not diligent
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Marred
damaged or scarred
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Novel
new or original
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Objective
without bias, analyzing logically based on facts
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Orthodox
conventional, adhering to established principles or practices, especially in religious matters
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Pedestrian
common, ordinary
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Peripheral
unimportant, of little consequence
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Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
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Pious
reverent or devout; depending on context
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Pivotal
crucial, result changing
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Pragmatic
practical, based on experience rather than theory
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Pretentious
pompous, self-important
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Prodigal
extravagant, rebellious, wasteful
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Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
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Profound
deep, insightful
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Profuse
extravagant, free-flowing
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Prosaic
dull, unimaginative
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Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
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Provocative
exciting; attracting attention or sparking controversy
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Prudent
careful, wisely cautious
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Recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant of authority or control
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Reprehensible
worthy of blame; disgraceful
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Resolute
firm, determined, unwavering in the face of challenges or obstacles
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Reticent
restrained, uncommunicative
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Rigorous
strict, harsh, severe
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Saccharine
overly sweet or flattering
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Sage
wise or knowledgeable, usually from experience
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Scanty
inadequate, minimal
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Scrupulous
strict or careful in an ethical sense
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Servile
submissive and subservient
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Stoic
outwardly indifferent to circumstances, especially to bad or challenging times
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Stringent
strict or restrictive
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Supercilious
haughty, insultingly patronizing
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Superficial
on the surface only; shallow
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Taciturn
not talkative by nature
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Temperate
moderate or restrained
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Tenacious
dogged or determined in the pursuit of an objective
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Vehement
strong, urgent, passionate
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Verbose
wordy, overly talkative
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Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
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Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
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Voluminous
very large, spacious
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Willful
deliberate, obstinate, insistent on having one's own way
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Zealous
enthusiastically devoted to a cause or idea
