Vocab

Question 1

geniality

Answer 1

the quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner

Question 2

belligerent

Answer 2

hostile and aggressive

Question 3

pragmatic

Answer 3

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations (practical)

Question 4

pandering

Answer 4

gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste)

Question 5

conciliation

Answer 5

the action of stopping someone being angry; placation.

Question 6

social ineptitude

Answer 6

having little/no social skills

Question 7

candor

Answer 7

the quality of being open and honest; frankness

Question 8

deferential

Answer 8

showing polite submission and respect

Question 9

inequitable

Answer 9

unfair/unjust

Question 10

assuage

Answer 10

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense or satisfy a desire

Question 11

ambivalent

Answer 11

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Question 12

amiable

Answer 12

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Question 13

obsequious

Answer 13

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 14

trammelled

Answer 14

deprive of freedom of action/restrict

Question 15

morosely

Answer 15

in a sullen, gloomy, or ill-humored way

Question 16

derisive

Answer 16

expressing contempt or ridicule

Question 17

cajole

Answer 17

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

Question 18

defiant

Answer 18

open resistance; bold disobedience.

Question 19

laconic

Answer 19

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

Question 20

diffident

Answer 20

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Question 21

truculent

Answer 21

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Question 22

disconcerted

Answer 22

unsettled or confused.

Question 23

self-deprecating

Answer 23

modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so. undervalue oneself

Question 24

patronising

Answer 24

treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.

Question 25

condescending

Answer 25

having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority