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What does the word 'aback' mean?
What does 'abaft' refer to?
At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
What does the word 'abashed' mean?
Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
What does 'aberrant' mean?
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Define 'abhorrent'.
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The word 'abiding' means ceasing.
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What does the word 'abject' describe?
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What does 'abortive' mean?
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What is meant by 'abounding'?
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The definition of 'abrasive' is sharply disagreeable.
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Define 'abstracted'.
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Match the following words with their definitions:
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What does 'ambiguous' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'auspicious'?
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The term 'axiomatic' means self-evident.
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Define 'barbarous'.
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What does 'bawdy' refer to?
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What does 'boorish' mean?
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What does 'brash' mean?
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What is characterized by great caution and wariness?
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Define 'capricious'.
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What does 'cloistered' refer to?
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What does 'craven' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'dapper'?
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What does 'debonair' mean?
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Define 'decorous'.
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What does 'didactic' mean?
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Define 'direful'.
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What does 'divergent' refer to?
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What does 'draconian' mean?
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Define 'efficacious'.
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What does 'elated' mean?
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What does 'erratic' mean?
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What does 'ethereal' refer to?
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What does 'exultant' mean?
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Define 'fallacious'.
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What does 'furtive' mean?
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What does 'garrulous' mean?
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What does 'heady' mean?
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What does 'incandescent' refer to?
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What does 'innate' mean?
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Define 'insidious'.
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What does 'irate' mean?
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What does 'languid' mean?
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Define 'loutish'.
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What does 'macabre' refer to?
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What does 'nebulous' mean?
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What does 'nondescript' refer to?
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Study Notes
Uncommon Adjectives Study Notes
- Aback: Describes being taken by surprise.
- Abaft: Refers to the back section of a ship or the tail of an airplane.
- Abashed: Indicates feelings of unease and self-consciousness.
- Aberrant: Signifies a deviation from accepted norms or standards.
- Abhorrent: Describes something that is mentally offensive or detestable.
- Abiding: Represents continuity or something that never ceases.
- Abject: Characterizes extreme misfortune or misery.
- Abortive: Relates to something that fails to achieve its intended outcome.
- Abounding: Denotes an existence of abundance or plenty.
- Abrasive: Refers to a sharply disagreeable or rough quality.
- Abstracted: Means being detached or removed from a situation.
- Acrid: Characterizes a harsh or severely corrosive tone.
- Adhoc: Indicates actions taken for specific purposes without consideration of future implications.
- Adjoining: Describes entities sharing a common boundary.
- Aloof: Reflects a remote or distant manner.
- Ambiguous: Pertains to having multiple possible meanings.
- Auspicious: Suggests favorable conditions or outcomes, typically linked to good fortune.
- Axiomatic: Represents statements obvious without the need for proof.
- Barbarous: Relates to the infliction of pain or suffering by individuals or actions.
- Bawdy: Describes humor that is vulgar yet amusing.
- Boorish: Pertains to ill-mannered or coarse behavior.
- Brash: Indicates presumptive daring or audacity.
- Cagey: Characterizes extreme caution and wariness.
- Capricious: Relates to actions driven by impulse or whim rather than logic.
- Cloistered: Describes a setup that offers privacy or seclusion.
- Craven: Signifies a complete lack of courage.
- Dapper: Represents smartness in appearance and manners.
- Debonair: Denotes gentility and courteous demeanor.
- Decorous: Reflects propriety, dignity, and good taste in behavior.
- Didactic: Indicates excessive instructiveness or teaching.
- Direful: Conveys a sense of fear, dread, or terror.
- Divergent: Describes a departure from a standard or norm.
- Draconian: Relates to excessively harsh laws or measures.
- Efficacious: Indicates effectiveness in producing intended results.
- Elated: Signifies heightened feelings of pride and joy.
- Erratic: Describes unpredictable or inconsistent changes.
- Ethereal: Reflects lightness and delicateness, almost unreal.
- Exultant: Represents a state of joy and pride, often from triumph.
- Fallacious: Indicates containing errors or fallacies in reasoning.
- Furtive: Reflects secrecy marked by caution and quietness.
- Garrulous: Describes excessive talkativeness, often about trivial matters.
- Heady: Represents extreme excitement, often in a thrilling context.
- Incandescent: Refers to emission of light due to heat.
- Innate: Describes qualities inherent without external influence.
- Insidious: Relates to something harmful spreading in a hidden manner.
- Irate: Denotes a state of anger or rage.
- Languid: Reflects a lack of energy or liveliness.
- Loutish: Describes behavior that is coarse and ill-mannered.
- Macabre: Indicates something shockingly repugnant or disturbing.
- Nebulous: Refers to a lack of clarity or definite content.
- Nondescript: Represents a lack of distinctive characteristics.
- Obsequious: Signifies excessive attentiveness often in a servile manner.
- Onerous: Denotes something that is burdensome or difficult to handle.
- Ossified: Characterizes something that has become rigid or inflexible.
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