Common Words VI

Question 1

Impartial

Answer 1

free from undue bias or preconceived notions

Question 2

Nonplussed

Answer 2

unsure how to act or respond

Question 3

Rebuke

Answer 3

criticize severely or angrily; censure

Question 4

Edifying

Answer 4

enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

Question 5

Furtive

Answer 5

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy, taking pains to avoid being observed

Question 6

Elicit

Answer 6

call forth (emotions feelings and responses)

Question 7

Antipathy

Answer 7

an intense feeling of dislike or eversion

Question 8

Efficacious

Answer 8

producing the intended result

Question 9

Truncate

Answer 9

reduce the length of something

Question 10

Arduous

Answer 10

demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing power of endurance

Question 11

Economical

Answer 11

avoiding waste; efficient

Question 12

Mendacity

Answer 12

the tendency to be untruthful

Question 13

Specious

Answer 13

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing, plausible but false,superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Question 14

Imprudent

Answer 14

not wise,not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.

Question 15

Posit

Answer 15

assume as fact

Question 16

Duress

Answer 16

compulsory force or threat

Question 17

Reproach

Answer 17

to express criticism towards

Question 18

Ignominious

Answer 18

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

Question 19

Stringent

Answer 19

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

Question 20

Indecorous

Answer 20

not keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society, improper

Question 21

Sullen

Answer 21

showing a brooding ( deep unhappiness of thought) ill humor

Question 22

Polemic

Answer 22

a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

Question 23

Jovial

Answer 23

full of or showing high spirited merriment

Question 24

Harried

Answer 24

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

Question 25

Anomaly

Answer 25

something that is not normal, standard or expected

Question 26

Askance

Answer 26

with a look of suspicion or disapproval

Question 27

Mundane

Answer 27

repetitive and boring, not spiritual, relating to the ordinary world

Question 28

Appease

Answer 28

pacify by acceding to the demands of

Question 29

Esoteric

Answer 29

confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

Question 30

Timorous

Answer 30

timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness

Question 31

Dispassionate

Answer 31

unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Question 32

nuance

Answer 32

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Question 33

Maladroit

Answer 33

clumsy

Question 34

pejorative

Answer 34

expressing disapproval (usually refers to a term)

Question 35

Maverick

Answer 35

someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action, unorthodox

Question 36

Erudite

Answer 36

having or showing profound knowledge

Question 37

Fastidious

Answer 37

overly concerned with details, fussy

Question 38

Capricious

Answer 38

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

Question 39

Banality

Answer 39

a trite or obvious remark

Question 40

Contrition

Answer 40

the feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad

Question 41

Dilatory

Answer 41

wasting time

Question 42

Misconstrue

Answer 42

interpret in the wrong way

Question 43

Transient

Answer 43

lasting a very short time

Question 44

Deleterious

Answer 44

harmful to living things

Question 45

Bolster

Answer 45

support and strengthen

Question 46

Opulence

Answer 46

wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

Question 47

Flux

Answer 47

a state of uncertainty about what should be done ( usually following some important event)

Question 48

Disseminate

Answer 48

cause to become widely known

Question 49

Placate

Answer 49

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Question 50

Craven

Answer 50

pathetically cowardly