Unit 2 Vocab Terms

Question 1

Candid

Answer 1

frank; outspoken; open and sincere: free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

Question 2

Inevtiable

Answer 2

unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: sure to occur, happen, or come;
unalterable

Question 3

Lethargy

Answer 3

the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless
and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or
sluggish inactivity

Question 4

Morose

Answer 4

characterized by or expressing gloom

Question 5

Novice

Answer 5

a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner, tyro:

Question 6

Obscure

Answer 6

(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain:

Question 7

Ostentatious

Answer 7

characterized by or given to pretentious or
conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others::
intended to attract notice

Question 8

Precocious

Answer 8

unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development:

Question 9

Prevaricate

Answer 9

to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.

Question 10

Querulous

Answer 10

full of complaints; complaining:: characterized by or
uttered in complaint; peevish

Question 11

Quiescent

Answer 11

being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless

Question 12

Repose

Answer 12

the act of resting or the state of being at rest::
freedom from worry; peace of mind:: calmness;
tranquility

Question 13

Repudiate

Answer 13

to reject as having no authority or binding force:: to
reject with disapproval or condemnation; or denial

Question 14

Soporific

Answer 14

causing or tending to cause sleep:: pertaining to or
characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy

Question 15

Spontaneous

Answer 15

coming or resulting from a natural impulse or
tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural
and unconstrained; unplanned

Question 16

Squander

Answer 16

to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or
wastefully (often fol. by away):: extravagant or
wasteful expenditure

Question 17

Theoretical

Answer 17

of, pertaining to, or consisting in theory; not
practical:: existing only in theory; hypothetical

Question 18

Virulent

Answer 18

actively poisonous; intensely noxious:: violently or
spitefully hostile:: intensely bitter, spiteful, or
malicious