Lesson 3

Question 0

Alacrity (n)

Answer 0

Cheerful readiness; eagerness

ex. She opened her birthday gifts with alacrity

Question 1

Affable (adj)

Answer 1

Easy-going; friendly

ex. the new girl in school is very affable.

Question 2

Augment (v)

Answer 2

To make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; to supplement

ex. When the president decided to augment taxes, the citizens were furious.

Question 3

Austere (adj)

Answer 3

Strict or harsh; without decoration

ex. his austere manner made it hard for Tom to meet new people and make friends

Question 4

Averse (adj)

Answer 4

Strongly disinclined

ex. my father is averse to people smoking in the house.

Question 5

Banal (adj)

Answer 5

Drearily commonplace; predictable; trite

ex. Her storyline was banal. She used cliché and dull topics.

Question 6

Bolster (v)

Answer 6

To support or prop up

ex. She bolster Lisa when she failed her major test.

Question 7

Brevity (n)

Answer 7

Briefness or conciseness in speech or writing

ex. The speech was notable more for its brevity than for its clarit

Question 8

Burgeon (v)

Answer 8

To grow and flourish

ex. The town burgeoned into a city

Question 9

Concord (n)

Answer 9

Agreement

ex. the two countries came to a concord regarding trade.

Question 10

Concur (v)

Answer 10

To agree

ex. her mother did not concur with her opinion.

Question 11

Conspicuous (adj)

Answer 11

Easy to notice; obvious

ex. you have conspicuous errors in your homework.

Question 12

Copious (adj)

Answer 12

Plentiful; having a large quantity

ex. there are copious amount of apples in the basket

Question 13

Delusion (n)

Answer 13

A false opinion or belief

ex. Mary’s delusion was that Tom still loved her.

Question 14

Demur (adj)

Answer 14

Modest and reserved

ex. he demurred at my suggestion to work on sunday

Question 15

Diffidence (n)

Answer 15

Timidity and shyness

ex. the new teacher was diffidence and could not conduct a lesson without hiding behind her computer

Question 16

Distend (v)

Answer 16

To swell out or expand from internal pressure, as when overly full

ex. the abdomen distended rapidly

Question 17

Docile (adj)

Answer 17

Submissive to instruction; willing to be taught

ex. after many hours of training, the wild horse became more docile.

Question 18

Dogmatic (adj)

Answer 18

Stubbornly attached to one’s beliefs

ex. the old professor was dogmatic in his views and would not admit error even when his mistakes were clear.

Question 19

Expedient (adj)

Answer 19

Speedy

ex. I could have travelled by car, but found it more expedient to take the train.

Question 20

Fastidious (adj)

Answer 20

Carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please

ex. she was very fastidious about her personal appearance

Question 21

Grandiose (adj)

Answer 21

Great in scope or intent; grand

ex. he never reached his goals because they are so grandiose

Question 22

Hackneyed (adj)

Answer 22

Overused; unimaginative

ex. the ad campaign used the same old tired hackneyed slogans.

Question 23

Innocuous (adj)

Answer 23

Having no adverse effect; harmless

ex. Mary was scared that the dog was going to hurt her baby, but after a while she found that the dog was innucuous.

Question 24

Insipid (adj)

Answer 24

Uninteresting; unchallenging; lacking taste or savor ex. My cat that i bought from the pet shop is getting insipid and just not interested on anything around him.

Question 25

Intransigence (n)

Answer 25

Refusal to moderate a position or to compromise ex. Little will get accomplished if the legislators of both parties maintain their intransigent attitude

Question 26

Jocular (adj)

Answer 26

Joking ex. the neighbors were jocular, they kept other neighbors laughing.

Question 27

Meticulous (adj)

Answer 27

Extremely careful and precise ex. those students who are meticulous in their studies make the best of their education.

Question 28

Placid (adj)

Answer 28

Calm or quiet; undisturbed ex. Her expression was placid and peaceful whenever she painted - it gave her a feeling of peace

Question 29

Prodigious (adj)

Answer 29

Enormous ex. my mother's library was prodigious. There were thousands of books just for one section.

Question 30

Profundity (n)

Answer 30

Great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning ex. the professors' lectures aren't known for their profundity, but the students find them very entertaining.

Question 31

Prosaic (adj)

Answer 31

Unimaginative; dull ex. Prosaic finds are not the type of people who will entertain you.

Question 32

Quiescent (adj)

Answer 32

Quiet, still, or at rest; inactive ex. she became passive and quiescent after she took her dose of medicine.

Question 33

Redouble (v)

Answer 33

To make twice as great; to double ex. I redoubled my amount of money

Question 34

Scintillating (adj)

Answer 34

Brilliant; stimulating ex. Her scintillating personality made her a great actress.

Question 35

Soporific (adj)

Answer 35

Inducing or tending to induce sleep ex. the soporific lecture given by the professor caused everyone to yawn.

Question 36

Transient (adj)

Answer 36

Passing quickly in time or space ex. It was a transient phase, her being interested in him; we knew it wouldn't last.