Vocab List 7

Question 1

marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic

Answer 1

sanguine

Question 2

to praise highly : glorify

Answer 2

extol

Question 3

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Answer 3

beguile

Question 4

a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone’s reputation

Answer 4

aspersion

Question 5

habitually complaining, fretful, whining

Answer 5

querulous

Question 6

of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration

Answer 6

coeval

Question 7

weakness or weariness of body or mind

Answer 7

languor/languid

Question 8

neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements; demonstrating skill and cleverness

Answer 8

deft

Question 9

not influenced by strong feeling

especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement

Answer 9

dispassionate

Question 10

notably polite or polished in manner

Answer 10

urbane

Question 11

likely to cause disagreement or argument

Answer 11

contentious

Question 12

take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

Answer 12

usurp

Question 13

pleasing to the ear

Answer 13

euphonious

Question 14

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

Answer 14

cacophony/cacophonous

Question 15

consisting of or measured in money; of or relating to money

Answer 15

pecuniary

Question 16

having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless

Answer 16

impecunious

Question 17

extremely poor; poverty-stricken

Answer 17

penurious

Question 18

unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal

Answer 18

parsimonious

Question 19

having wide international sophistication : worldly;

composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world

Answer 19

cosmopolitan

Question 20

removed or distant either physically or emotionally

Answer 20

aloof

Question 21

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest; lacking in variation in tone or pitch

Answer 21

monotonous

Question 22

having discrete markings of different colors

Answer 22

variegated

Question 23

having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense

Answer 23

judicious

Question 24

complacently or inanely foolish : silly

Answer 24

fatuous