Vocab words 21-40

Question 1

An expression of approval; special acknowledgement or award.

Answer 1

Accolade

Question 2

Exceptional personal magnetism or charm.

Answer 2

Charisma

Question 3

Causing distaste or disgust because of an excess of something originally pleasant.

Answer 3

Cloying

Question 4

Performed with ease and fluency of speech or writing that suggests insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness.

Answer 4

Glib

Question 5

Bitter, sharp hostility, especially in speech.

Answer 5

Acrimony

Question 6

Being in loose disarray; disordered, untidy.

Answer 6

Disheveled

Question 7

Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; blunt.

Answer 7

Brusque

Question 8

Someone or something that deviates from the norm; stands out.

Answer 8

Anomaly

Question 9

Subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.

Answer 9

Capricious

Question 10

To use vague or ambiguous language in order to avoid commitment or deceive anyone.

Answer 10

Equivocate

Question 11

Understood by only a restricted number of people.

Answer 11

Esoteric

Question 12

To obtain something by being clever or devious.

Answer 12

Finagle

Question 13

Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable.

Answer 13

Gregarious

Question 14

An opinion or teaching that clashes with established beliefs or opinions.

Answer 14

Heresy

Question 15

Tranquil, carefree, or picturesque.

Answer 15

Idyllic

Question 16

Lack of good taste or consideration for the feelings or others; tactless; improper.

Answer 16

Indelicate

Question 17

Doing harm in a subtle manner.

Answer 17

Insidious

Question 18

Word or phrase that is expressed repeatedly to reaffirm an idea or to motivate someone.

Answer 18

Mantra

Question 19

A name wrongly applied to a person or object.

Answer 19

Misnomer

Question 20

A statement contradicts itself; a person or thing that is contradictory or has conflicting aspects.

Answer 20

Paradox