Vocab Mountain

Question 1

Abound

Answer 1

Present in large quanities
*proliferate, flourish, thrive

Question 2

amorphous

Answer 2

having no defined shape, boundary

Question 3

Austere

Answer 3

strict, stern in character// lacking luxury, extremely harsh

Question 4

Belie

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give a false impression of; mask
**Conceal, contradict, be at odds with

Question 5

Capricious

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having varying moods; fickle
**mercurial, volatile, impulsive

Question 6

Cerebral

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Of or related to the brain// intellectual, focused on logic rather than emotion
**Analytical, rational, academic

Question 7

Congenial

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likable and friendly, often due to shared interests// (of a thing) enjoyable because it aligns with one’s tendencies

Question 8

Conspicuous

Answer 8

easily noticed, obvious

Question 9

Cursory

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lacking effort; without care
** to give a cursory glance

Question 10

Daunting

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scary or frightening; seeming impossible

Question 11

Deify

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look up to someone or something as a god
**venerate, lionize, exalt

Question 12

Didactic

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meant for teaching; educational, sometimes in a condescending manner

Question 13

Disseminate

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distribute or circulate broadly

Question 14

Feasible

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Likely to be achieved; practical
** attainable, realizable, expedient

Question 15

Flout

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break a rule without guilt
**defy, scorn, contravene

Question 16

Humdrum

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boring; unlikely to excite
**mundane, banal, prosaic

Question 17

insipid

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without flavor; lacking energy
**bland, dull, vapid

Question 18

Loquacious

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likely to talk a lot; wordy
*garrulous, voluble, verbose

Question 19

Misanthropic

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having a distaste for humans and society
**reclusive, unsociable, inhospitable

Question 20

Misnomer

Answer 20

A misleading or inaccurate name

Question 21

Negligent

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lacking care or attention

Question 22

Obsequious

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excessively submissive to authority
**servile sycophantic, unctuous

Question 23

Placate

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decrease someone’s anger or other negative emotion
**pacify, mollify, conciliate

Question 24

Proclivity

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a fondness or a liking for something
**inclinate, propensity, tendency

Question 25

Puerile

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immature, childish **infantile, juvenile, inane

Question 26

Quixotic

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excessively visionary; unfeasible *idealistic, utopian, nonviable

Question 27

Spendthrift

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someone who spends money recklessly **profligate, prodigal, squanderer

Question 28

Taciturn

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of few words; speaking little * unforthcoming, reserved, retiring

Question 29

Wary

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exercising caution; careful