Vocab 4-5

Question 1

deprecate

Answer 1

to express strong disapproval of

Question 2

ebb

Answer 2

to decline or diminish

Question 3

guile

Answer 3

crafty deceit
cunning
dishonesty

Question 4

indigent

Answer 4

poverty stricken

Question 5

lucid

Answer 5

clear
rational
easily understood
clear minded

Question 6

paucity

Answer 6

scarcity

smallness in number or amount

Question 7

taciturn

Answer 7

uncommunicative

habitually untalkitive

Question 8

tawdry

Answer 8

gaudy and cheap

vulgarly ornamental

Question 9

urbane

Answer 9

polished
courteous
sophisticated

Question 10

awe

Answer 10

solemn wonder

Question 11

bitter

Answer 11

strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

Question 12

derisive

Answer 12

ridicule

mocking

Question 13

didactic

Answer 13

author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

teaches a moral lesson

Question 14

fanciful

Answer 14

using the imagination

Question 15

incredulous

Answer 15

skeptical

disbelieving

Question 16

haughty

Answer 16

proud and vain to the point of arrogance

Question 17

recumbent

Answer 17

reclining, lying down

resting, inactive, idle

Question 18

incongruous

Answer 18

lacking in harmony compatibility or appropriateness

Question 19

profuse

Answer 19

exhibiting great abundance
plentiful
copious
bountiful

Question 20

surly

Answer 20

I’ll humored
churlish/grumpy in manner or mood
sullen and gruff

Question 21

bucolic

Answer 21

relating to or typical of the countryside or its people

rustic

Question 22

alacrity

Answer 22

a cheerful or eager readiness or willingness, often manifested by brisk, lively action or promptness in response

Question 23

equivocate

Answer 23

to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead it avoid committing oneself to anything definite

Question 24

assiduous

Answer 24

constant in application or attention
devoted
attentive

Question 25

cavort

Answer 25

to bound or prance about to have lively or boisterous fun to behave in a high spirited or festive manner

Question 26

efficacious

Answer 26

capable of having the desired result or effect | effective as a means measure remedy

Question 27

ribald

Answer 27

rude | offensive in speech or gesture

Question 28

morose

Answer 28

gloomy sullen surly despondent

Question 29

poignant

Answer 29

evoking sadness or regret

Question 30

pretentious

Answer 30

attempting to impress by acting more important or talented than you are

Question 31

quizzical

Answer 31

odd eccentric amusing

Question 32

malicious

Answer 32

purposefully hurtful

Question 33

copious

Answer 33

abundant | plentiful