Vocab 3

Question 1

biased, adj.

Answer 1

Influenced by someone’s opinion;

unfairly preferring one person or

group over another

Question 2

impartial, adj.

Answer 2

Not giving anyone special

or support; fair The FBI believes that its agents examine the

Question 3

impotent, adj.

Answer 3

Unable to take effective action because

you do not have enough power,

strength, or control

Question 4

inane, adj.

Answer 4

Someone who is bad in a way that

cannot be changed or improved, or

has bad habits that they do not

change.

Question 5

incorrigible, adj.

Answer 5

Not supporting any of the people or

groups involved in an argument or

disagreement; language, words, etc.

that are deliberately chosen to avoid

expressing any strong opinion or

feeling; a color that is not very strong

or bright, for example gray or light

brown

Question 6

officious, adj.

Answer 6

Too eager to tell people what to do

Question 7

partial, adj.

Answer 7

Not complete; to like

something very much;

unfairly supporting one

person or side against

another

Question 8

potent, adj.

Answer 8

Having a powerful effect or

influence on your body or

mind; powerful and

effective

Question 9

didactic, adj.

Answer 9

1. something such as a

speech or a movie that is

intended to teach people a

moral lesson. 2. someone

who is too eager to teach

people things or give

instructions

Question 10

gullible, adj.

Answer 10

Too ready to believe what

other people say, and

therefore easy to trick.

Question 11

insipid, adj.

Answer 11

1. Food or drink that does

not have much taste 2. not

interesting, exciting or

attractive.

Question 12

auspicious, adj.

Answer 12

showing that something is likely to be

successful

Question 13

consent,

Answer 13

permission to do something especially from

someone in authority or from someone who is

responsible for something; agreement about

something.

Question 14

inflate, v.

Answer 14

disagreement with an official rule or law, or with

an opinion that most people accept; a judge’s

written statement, giving reasons for

disagreeing with the other judges in a law case;

to say that you strongly disagree with an official

opinion or decision, or one that is accepted by

most people.

Question 15

inauspicious, adj., adv.

Answer 15

seeming to show that the future will be unlucky

Question 16

fickle, adj.

Answer 16

1. Someone who is always changing his

opinions or feelings about what he likes or

wants, so that he cannot depend on them. 2.

Something such as weather, that often changes

suddenly.

Question 17

deflate, v.

Answer 17

it gets smaller because the air or gas inside it

comes out; to make someone feel less

important or confident; to change the economic

rules or conditions in a country so that prices

become lower or stop rising; to show that a

statement , argument, etc. is wrong;

Question 18

petty, adj.

Answer 18

1. a problem that is unimportant 2. not

generous, and caring too much about things

that are not really important. 3. a crime that is

not serious, for example, stealing things that are

not too expensive. 4. A criminal who steals

things that are not expensive. 5. Someone who

is not really important

is.

Question 19

pompous, adj.

Answer 19

trying to make people think you are important,

especially by using formal words.

Question 20

tedious, adj.

Answer 20

boring, tiring, and continuing for a long time.

Question 21

wanton, adj.

Answer 21

1. wanton cruelty, destruction. Deliberately

harms someone. 2. old-fashioned term for a

woman who is considered immoral because she

has sex with a lot of men.

Question 22

willful, adj.

Answer 22

1. continuing to do what you want, even after

you have been told to stop. Deliberate damage,

bad behavior, when you know what you are

doing is wrong.

Question 23

famous, adj. or n.

Answer 23

Known about or recognized by a lot of

people. The expression “famous last words”

is used when someone has said too

confidently that they can do something or

that something will happen/ the expression

“to get along famously” means to have a

friendly relationship with someone.

Question 24

infamous, adj.

Answer 24

Well known for being bad or morally evil

Question 25

savory, adj.

Answer 25

Having a pleasant and attractive smell or

taste; having a taste that is not sweet,

especially a salty or SPICY taste

Question 26

unsavory, adj.

Answer 26

Morally unacceptable, bad or not

nice.

Question 27

tangible, adj.

Answer 27

Proof, results, etc. that are easy to see

so that there is no doubt; able to be seen

and touched

Question 28

intangible, adj.

Answer 28

a quality or feeling that cannot be

clearly felt or described, although you

know it exists.

Question 29

discriminate, v., adj.

Answer 29

To treat a person or group differently from

another in an unfair way; to recognize a

difference between things; able to judge

what is of good quality and what is not.

Question 30

indiscriminate, adj.

Answer 30

Violence, damage, etc. is done

without any thought about who is

harmed or what is damaged; not

thinking carefully before you make a

choice.