Final Vocab

Question 1

aloof

Answer 1

removed or distant either physically or emotionally; indifferent

Question 2

ambiguous

Answer 2

doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness

Question 3

austere

Answer 3

stern and cold in appearance or manner

Question 4

autonomous

Answer 4

having the right or power of self-government; independent

Question 5

banal

Answer 5

lacking originality, cliche boring

Question 6

belie

Answer 6

contradict, disprove, to give false impression, to disguise

Question 7

capricious

Answer 7

unexpected mood changes UNPREDICTABLE

Question 8

credulous

Answer 8

gullible, easy to believe

Question 9

dawdle

Answer 9

to waste time, to move slowly, maybe procrastinate

Question 10

depravity

Answer 10

wicked, moral corruption (bad morals)

Question 11

disdain

Answer 11

a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy
or inferior; scorn

Question 12

disparage

Answer 12

to consider yourself above others; to put others down

Question 13

disseminate

Answer 13

to spread rapidly

Question 14

egocentric

Answer 14

self centered, selfish, vain

Question 15

embellish

Answer 15

to decorate; to add to make better

Question 16

engender

Answer 16

to trigger; to inspire; to cause, to create

Question 17

enigmatic

Answer 17

mysterious, puzzling, had to understand

Question 18

erudite

Answer 18

scholarly, intelligent, educated

Question 19

exacerbate

Answer 19

to make a problem worse

Question 20

furtive

Answer 20

secretive, guilt nervousness if someone were to see they were spying

Question 21

incorrigible

Answer 21

stubborn and doesn’t want to learn from his or hers mistakes.

Question 22

innate

Answer 22

native, natural, birth

Question 23

insipid

Answer 23

lacking flavor, boring

Question 24

lethargy

Answer 24

lack or energy, slow, tired, weak

Question 25

loathe

Answer 25

strong hatred

Question 26

melancholy

Answer 26

sadness, sorrow, depression

Question 27

mundane

Answer 27

lacking interest, dull, boring, ordinary, some stuff over and over

Question 28

pacifism

Answer 28

wanting no violence, the peace maker

Question 29

petulant

Answer 29

crabby, bad temper, grumpy

Question 30

prodigal

Answer 30

spending money recklessly and wasteful in extravagant way

Question 31

prolific

Answer 31

producing lots of off spring, fertile, productive

Question 32

recant

Answer 32

to withdraw from ones beliefs and believe something different formally and publicly

Question 33

serene

Answer 33

peaceful, calm, trouble less,

Question 34

servile

Answer 34

showing willing to serve others, humble

Question 35

subtle

Answer 35

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

Question 36

superfluous

Answer 36

unneeded, extra, more than enough

Question 37

trepidation

Answer 37

to feel anxiety, fear, nervousness, tension

Question 38

venerate

Answer 38

to respect and honor

Question 39

virulent

Answer 39

poisonous, toxic, deathly

Question 40

euphemism

Answer 40

in direct statement to make the real story/point less harsh.