Words Grouped by Meaning

Question 1

1. Ancillary, Peripheral, Tangential

Answer 1

adj. Supplementary or not of central importance

Question 2

2. Apathetic, Indifferent, Nonchalant, Insouciant

Answer 2

adj. Not interested in or concerned about something

Question 3

3. Arrogant, Condescending, Supercilious

Answer 3

adj. Showing an attitude of being better than others

Question 4

4. Assiduous, Diligent, Sedulous

Answer 4

adj. Hardworking

Question 5

5. Bellicose, Belligerent, Pugnacious

Answer 5

adj. Violent or war seeking

Question 6

6. Byzantine, Convoluted

Answer 6

adj. Complicated

Question 7

7. Caustic, Vitriolic

Answer 7

adj. Harsh, burning (often refers to an attitude)

Question 8

8. Cloying, Treacly, Maudlin, Mawkish

Answer 8

adj. Sickeningly sweet

Question 9

9. Cosmopolitan

Answer 9

adj. Broad-Minded

Question 10

10. Esoteric, Recondite, Abstruse, Arcane

Answer 10

adj. Beyond normal human understanding

Question 11

11. Exultant, Elated, Jubilant, Ebullient

Answer 11

adj. Overjoyed

Question 12

12. Fleeting, Ephemeral, Transitory, Cursory, Transient

Answer 12

adj. Brief

Question 13

13. Florid, Ornate, Baroque

Answer 13

adj. Highly decorated

Question 14

14. Heterogeneous, Eclectic, Motley, Multifarious

Answer 14

adj. Varied, diverse

Question 15

15. Indigent, Penurious, Impecunious

Answer 15

adj. Poor

Question 16

16. Indolent, Slothful

Answer 16

adj. Lazy

Question 17

17. Ingenuous, Guileless, Naive

Answer 17

adj. Showing childlike simplicity or innocence

Question 18

18. Irascible, Cantankerous

Answer 18

adj. Easily angered

Question 19

19. Jovial, Jocund, Mirthful

Answer 19

adj. Joyful

Question 20

20. Laconic, Terse, Perfunctory, Spare, Economical

Answer 20

adj. Using few words

Question 21

21. Loquacious, Garrulous, Gregarious

Answer 21

adj. Talkative, outgoing

Question 22

22. Lucid, Perspicuous

Answer 22

adj. Clear

Question 23

23. Mercurial, Capricious

Answer 23

adj. Unpredictable

Question 24

24. Myriad (n. or adj.), Copious (adj.), Plethora (n.)

Answer 24

adj. or n. Large amount

Question 25

25. Obstinate, Obdurate, Intransigent, Intractable, Tenacious

Answer 25

adj. Stubborn

Question 26

26. Phlegmatic, Placid, Serene

Answer 26

adj. Calm

Question 27

27. Picayune, Trivial

Answer 27

adj. Irrelevant, unimportant

Question 28

28. Pragmatic, Prudent

Answer 28

adj. Practical

Question 29

29. Prosaic, Pedestrian, Banal, Cliche, Trite, Hackneyed, Vapid, Vacuous, Quotidian, Mundane, Insipid, Derivative

Answer 29

adj. Unoriginal, lacking in substance

Question 30

30. Provincial, Insular, Parochial

Answer 30

adj. Narrow-Minded

Question 31

31. Reticent, Aloof, Diffident

Answer 31

adj. Shy

Question 32

32. Spurious, Specious

Answer 32

adj. Fake

Question 33

33. Wary of, Chary of

Answer 33

adj. Suspicious of

Question 34

34. Munificence, Magnanimity, Largess

Answer 34

n. Generosity

Question 35

35. Avarice, Cupidity

Answer 35

n. Greed

Question 36

36. Penchant, Proclivity, Predilection, Affinity

Answer 36

n. Inclination

Question 37

37. Enigma, Conundrum

Answer 37

n. Mystery

Question 38

38. Paucity, Dearth

Answer 38

n. Small Amount

Question 39

39. Charlatanism, Chicanery, Duplicity, Fraud, Guile

Answer 39

n. Trickery

Question 40

40. Charlatan, Fraud

Answer 40

n. A person engaging in trickery

Question 41

41. Ameliorate, Alleviate, Assuage, Mitigate, Palliate

Answer 41

v. To make better, relieve pain

Question 42

42. Impugn, Disparage, Deprecate, Malign, Censure, Decry, Vilify, Vituperate

Answer 42

v. To insult or show disapproval

Question 43

43. Tout, Extol, Revere, Laud

Answer 43

v. To praise, hold in high regard

Question 44

44. Forestall, Preclude, Thwart

Answer 44

v. To Prevent

Question 45

45. Exonerate, Exculpate, Vindicate

Answer 45

v. To free from blame or to find innocent