Vocab Practice #2

Question 1

esoteric

Answer 1

to be understood by only a small, specific group of people

Question 2

capricious

Answer 2

to tend to do things impulsively

Question 3

indignant

Answer 3

to be filled with emotion

Question 4

tenable

Answer 4

can be maintained or defended

Question 5

erroneous

Answer 5

contains or is characterized by error

Question 6

impugne

Answer 6

to attack his or her word as false or lacking integrity

Question 7

mollified

Answer 7

to soothe temper or disposition

Question 8

flotsam

Answer 8

floating debris

Question 9

reconnaissance

Answer 9

a survey to gather information

Question 10

raiment

Answer 10

clothing

Question 11

disposition

Answer 11

mood or tendency to act a certain way

Question 12

cantankerous

Answer 12

difficult to deal with

Question 13

churlish

Answer 13

vulgar or surly

Question 14

laconic

Answer 14

using few words or being concise to the point of being rude

Question 15

robust

Answer 15

having strength or vigor

Question 16

mercurial

Answer 16

characterized by quick and often erratic mood changes

Question 17

corrosive

Answer 17

bitingly sarcastic

Question 18

disingeneous

Answer 18

falsely appearing to be frank or candid

Question 19

implacable

Answer 19

incapable of being appeased or mollified

Question 20

phlegmatic

Answer 20

having a slow and stolid, or unemotional, temperament

Question 21

edifying

Answer 21

instructive

Question 22

aggregation

Answer 22

collection made up of distinct parts

Question 23

prognosis

Answer 23

forecast or prediction

Question 24

retrenchment

Answer 24

cutting back on expenses

Question 25

preeminence

Answer 25

the quality of having superior rank or importance

Question 26

unequivocal

Answer 26

clear and without doubt

Question 27

effusive

Answer 27

enthusiastic

Question 28

incorrigible

Answer 28

stubborn or unruly

Question 29

tenuous

Answer 29

thin or shaky

Question 30

ineffable

Answer 30

indescribable

Question 31

gaudy

Answer 31

outlandish and extravagantly showy

Question 32

misonomer

Answer 32

wrong name or inappropriate designation

Question 33

vector

Answer 33

organism that transports pollen

Question 34

curative

Answer 34

something that cures disease

Question 35

dispersive

Answer 35

spread out or broken up

Question 36

divisive

Answer 36

creating disunity

Question 37

dissent

Answer 37

to differ in sentiment or opinion

Question 38

militant

Answer 38

combative

Question 39

foster

Answer 39

encourage

Question 40

bucolic

Answer 40

relating to rural life

Question 41

lugubrious

Answer 41

mournful or gloomy

Question 42

sundry

Answer 42

miscellaneous or diverse

Question 43

remonstrance

Answer 43

an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition

Question 44

erudition

Answer 44

extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books

Question 45

lassitude

Answer 45

weariness or listlessness

Question 46

fabrication

Answer 46

the act of lying or producing a falsehood

Question 47

chicanery

Answer 47

trickery or deception