Vocab Lists 1-16

Question 1

Fabrication

Answer 1

Lie; something made up

Question 2

Frugal

Answer 2

Economical; not wasting money

Question 3

Furtive

Answer 3

Sneaky; secretive

Question 4

Futile

Answer 4

Useless; hopeless; having no positive result

Question 5

Gregarious

Answer 5

Friendly; outgoing

Question 6

Hapless

Answer 6

Unlucky

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

Exaggeration (especially used as a figure of speech to make a point)

Question 8

Imminent

Answer 8

About to happen

Question 9

Impartial

Answer 9

Fair; unbiased; not favoring one side or the other

Question 10

Incisive

Answer 10

Cutting right to the heart of the matter

Question 11

Indolent

Answer 11

Lazy

Question 12

Instigate

Answer 12

To provoke; to stir up; to initiate a conflict

Question 13

Insolent

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Disrespectful; insulting; arrogant

Question 14

Inept

Answer 14

Incompetent; totally lacking in skill or ability

Question 15

Laconic

Answer 15

Untalkative; using very few words

Question 16

Laud

Answer 16

To praise highly

Question 17

Loquacious

Answer 17

Talking a lot or too much

Question 18

Mortify

Answer 18

To be humiliated

Question 19

Mentor

Answer 19

Coach; teacher; guide

Question 20

Minuscule

Answer 20

Tiny

Question 21

Aberration

Answer 21

Something out of the ordinary; not fitting the normal pattern

Question 22

Abhor

Answer 22

To hate.

Question 23

Adamant

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Stubborn; unyielding

Question 24

Admonish

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To scold or to warn.

Question 25

Affluent

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Wealthy

Question 26

Avarice

Answer 26

Greed

Question 27

Belligerent

Answer 27

Combative; quarrelsome; seeking conflict

Question 28

Candor

Answer 28

Openness; honesty

Question 29

Castigate

Answer 29

To criticize severely

Question 30

Callow

Answer 30

Immature

Question 31

Culpable

Answer 31

Deserving blame; guilty

Question 32

Dearth

Answer 32

Lack; shortage; scarcity

Question 33

Disinterested

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Impartial; not favoring one side or the other

Question 34

Docile

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Easily controlled; obedient

Question 35

Dubious

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Doubtful

Question 36

Elusive

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Hard to catch or pin down; evasive

Question 37

Emulate

Answer 37

To imitate (something you admire)

Question 38

Equitable

Answer 38

Fair; just

Question 39

Exasperate

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To annoy; to irritate; to cause to lose patience

Question 40

Extol

Answer 40

To praise highly

Question 41

Novel

Answer 41

Original; New

Question 42

Ostentatious

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Pretentiously excessive; “show-offy”

Question 43

Paltry

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Meager; insignificant; worthless

Question 44

Parsimonious

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Stingy; cheap; overly frugal

Question 45

Pedestrian

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Ordinary; unimaginative; run of the mill

Question 46

Peruse

Answer 46

To read carefully or thoroughly

Question 47

Petulant

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Irritable; cranky; ill-tempered

Question 48

Prolific

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Productive; fruitful; fertile

Question 49

Proficient

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Skillful

Question 50

Prudent

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Careful; sensible

Question 51

Reclusive

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Hermit-like; withdrawn from society

Question 52

Refute

Answer 52

To disprove by argument or evidence

Question 53

Relinquish

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To release; to let go of; to give up

Question 54

Replenish

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To resupply; to refill; to restock

Question 55

Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame or criticism

Question 56

Revere

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To respect highly; to worship

Question 57

Sagacious

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Wise; having good judgment

Question 58

Scrutinize

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To examine carefully

Question 59

Sloth

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Laziness

Question 60

Squander

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To waste

Question 61

Succinct

Answer 61

Brief and to the point; concise

Question 62

Surreptitious

Answer 62

Sneaky; furtive

Question 63

Taciturn

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Untalkative by nature

Question 64

Tenacious

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Persistent; not giving up; not letting go

Question 65

Tentative

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Uncertain; hesitant; not definitely decided

Question 66

Temerity

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Boldness; recklessness; audacity

Question 67

Ubiquitous

Answer 67

Being everywhere at once

Question 68

Uniform

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Consistent; unchanging; the same throughout or the same for everyone

Question 69

Unwitting

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Unintentional; ignorant; not aware

Question 70

Urbane

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Suave; refined, smooth and sophisticated in manners or style

Question 71

Veracity

Answer 71

Truthfulness

Question 72

Verbose

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Using too many words; not succinct or concise

Question 73

Vex

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To annoy; to irritate

Question 74

Vilify

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To say vile (bad) things about

Question 75

Vindictive

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Vengeful (seeking revenge); spiteful

Question 76

Absolve

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To forgive; to free from blame or sin

Question 77

Accolade

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An award, honor or expression of praise

Question 78

Antipathy

Answer 78

Strong dislike

Question 79

Benevolent

Answer 79

Generous; kind; charitable; doing good deeds

Question 80

Destitute

Answer 80

Extremely poor