DH 2: Core Vocabulary II

Question 0

trivial

Answer 0

trifling; unimportant; insignificant

Question 1

diminutive

Answer 1

very small

Question 2

minutiae

Answer 2

minor everyday details

Question 3

exhort

Answer 3

to encourage; to urge; to give a pep talk; to implore

Question 4

antipathy

Answer 4

strong dislike; ill will; the state of detesting someone; enmity; rancor

Question 5

digress

Answer 5

to depart from a subject; to wander; to ramble

Question 6

tenacious

Answer 6

characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding on to something that is valued

Question 7

indulgent

Answer 7

characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant

Question 8

polarize

Answer 8

to create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing factions or groups; to be divisive

Question 9

nebulous

Answer 9

vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully developed form

Question 10

analogy

Answer 10

a similarity or likeness between things—events, ideas, actions, trends—that are otherwise unrelated

Question 11

analogous

Answer 11

comparable or similar in certain respects

Question 12

ephemeral, fleeting, evanescent

Answer 12

very brief; lasting for a short time; transient

Question 13

perennial

Answer 13

returning year after year; enduring

Question 14

penchant, predilection, propensity

Answer 14

a liking or preference for something; a bent; an inclination

Question 15

capricious, mercurial, fickle

Answer 15

very changeable; characterized by constantly- shifting moods

Question 16

boorish, uncouth, crass

Answer 16

vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined

Question 17

indignant

Answer 17

characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust

Question 18

innuendo

Answer 18

a veiled reference; an insinuation

Question 19

thwart, stymie

Answer 19

to stop; to frustrate; to prevent

Question 20

adroit, deft, adept

Answer 20

to have or show great skill; dexterous; nimble

Question 21

admonish

Answer 21

to earnestly caution; to warn another to avoid a course of action

Question 22

incontrovertible

Answer 22

impossible to deny or disprove; demonstrably true

Question 23

voracious, ravenous, rapacious

Answer 23

a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; insatiable

Question 24

callous

Answer 24

emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling

Question 25

intrepid, undaunted

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courageous; resolute; fearless

Question 26

nonchalant

Answer 26

having an air of casual indifference; coolly unconcerned; unflappable

Question 27

convoluted

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winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate

Question 28

itinerant

Answer 28

migrating from place to place; not sedentary

Question 29

poignant

Answer 29

moving; touching; heartrending

Question 30

impetus

Answer 30

a stimulus or encouragement that results in increased activity

Question 31

bucolic, rustic, pastoral

Answer 31

characteristic of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life

Question 32

equanimity

Answer 32

calmness; composure; even-tempered; poise

Question 33

panache, verve, flamboyance, élan

Answer 33

great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artistic performance and composition

Question 34

provocative

Answer 34

provoking discussion; stimulating controversy; arousing a reaction

Question 35

placid, serene

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calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder

Question 36

fortuitous

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of accidental but fortunate occurrence; having unexpected good fortune

Question 37

dispel

Answer 37

to drive away; scatter, as to dispel a misconception

Question 38

amalgam

Answer 38

a mixture; a blend; a combination of different elements

Question 39

viable, feasible

Answer 39

capable of being accomplished; possible

Question 40

anguish

Answer 40

agonizing physical or mental pain; torment

Question 41

intemperate

Answer 41

lacking restraint; excessive

Question 42

temperate

Answer 42

exercising moderation and restraint

Question 43

superficial

Answer 43

shallow; lacking in depth; concerned with surface appearances

Question 44

laud, extol, tout, acclaim

Answer 44

to praise; to applaud

Question 45

dismissive

Answer 45

showing overt intentional indifference or disregard; rejecting

Question 46

disparage

Answer 46

to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; to belittle

Question 47

pompous

Answer 47

filled with excessive self-importance; pretentious; ostentatious; boastful

Question 48

cryptic

Answer 48

having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious

Question 49

subtle

Answer 49

difficult to detect; faint; mysterious; likely to elude perception

Question 50

disparity

Answer 50

an inequality; a gap; an imbalance

Question 51

curtail

Answer 51

to cut short or reduce

Question 52

innocuous

Answer 52

harmless; not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility; not inimical

Question 53

diatribe, tirade, harangue

Answer 53

a bitter abusive denunciation; a thunderous verbal attack; a rant