Vocab

Question 1

Laudatory

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containing or expressing praise

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Amiable

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friendly and pleasant

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jubilant

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Expressing great happiness or triumph

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Reverent

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Deeply respectful; showing great esteem

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exuberant

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Uninhibitedly enthusiastic

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jovial

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Joyful; good humored; cheerful

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Choleric

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Extremely irritable or easily angered

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Belligerent

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hostile; aggressive; warlike

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indignant

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Expressing strong displeasure at something considered, unjust, offensive or insulting

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inflammatory

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Tending to arouse anger or hostility, (an inflammatory speaker is trying to make his audience feel outrage)

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brash

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Self assertive in a rude, or overbearing way; arrogantly, aggressive

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disdainful

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Expressing contempt, disapproval, or lack of respect

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irreverent

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Showing lack of respect or seriousness

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cynical

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Bitterly distrustful or pessimistic

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Insolent

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boldly rude, or disrespectful

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Patronizing

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condescending (talk down to)

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malicious

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Spiteful; malevolent; expressing a desire to do harm

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Droll

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Oddly humorous

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facetious

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sarcastic (not meant to be taken seriously)

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flippant

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Lacking in seriousness; insincere

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Quizzical

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Expressing, puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief

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sardonic

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Scornful; mocking; cynical

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contemptuous

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Expressing deep, hatred or disapproval

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caustic

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Harshly critical or sarcastic

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ribald

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humorous but in a crude, course, or in decent way

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Poignant

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Touching; emotionally moving; deeply affecting one’s feelings

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melancholic/melancholy

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Depressed; sadly thoughtful

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staid

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Serious minded; very respectable; unadventurous

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Resigned

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Having accepted or given into something negative

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Sober

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Clearheaded; very serious or grave

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disconsolate

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Deeply unhappy; beyond consolation

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foreboding

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Threatening; ominous; indicating future misfortune

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morose

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Gloomy; sullen; disagreeable

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despondent

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Discouraged; depressed; despairing

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Meditative

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Deeply thoughtful; seriously reflective

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authoritative

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confident and in control; trustworthy and reliable

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apathetic

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having or showing little emotion; indifferent

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erudite

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deeply knowledgeable; scholarly; learned

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fervent

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enthusiastic; intense; passionate; ardent

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histrionic

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over-the-top dramatic

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incredulous

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unbelieving; skeptical

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clinical

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extremely objective and realistic; unemotionally analytical

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lyrical

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expressing deep personal emotions in a beautiful and imaginative way; poetic

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detached

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not showing interest or feeling

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haughty

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snobbish; disdainfully proud; conceited

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deferential

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humbly respectful; showing respect to a superior

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admonitory

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cautionary; warning

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obsequious

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obedient to an excessive or servile degree; overly submissive

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ingratiating

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flattering; deliberately meant to gain favor

Question 50

dogmatic

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opinionated in a strict and arrogant manner; inflexibly principled