Adjectives Describing Personality and Behavior
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What does 'perspicacious' mean?

  • Having mental perception and understanding (correct)
  • Excessively sentimental
  • Marked by stealth and secrecy
  • Frugal to the point of stinginess

Which word best describes being overly sentimental in a silly way?

  • Mawkish (correct)
  • Obsequious
  • Truculent
  • Judicious

What does 'truculent' imply about a person's demeanor?

  • Unchanging over time
  • Subtly undetectable
  • High-spirited and enthusiastic
  • Easily annoyed and ready to argue (correct)

Which term indicates a quality of being not genuine or authentic?

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What is the meaning of 'judiciously' in decision-making?

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How would you describe a behavior that is done with stealth and secrecy?

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Which term describes a quality of being reluctant or hesitant?

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What does 'copious' mean?

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Effervescent

Lively, high-spirited, enthusiastic.

Mawkish

Excessively sentimental, often in a silly way.

Parsimonious

Frugal to the point of stinginess.

Perspicacious

Having mental perception and understanding.

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Spurious

Not genuine, authentic, true, or sincere.

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Surreptitious

Marked by stealth and secrecy.

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Tantamount

Equal in value, meaning, or effect.

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Truculent

Easily annoyed and always ready to argue or fight.

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Study Notes

Adjectives Describing Personality and Behavior

  • Effervescent: lively, high-spirited, enthusiastic
  • Mawkish: excessively sentimental, often silly
  • Parsimonious: frugal to the point of stinginess
  • Perspicacious: having mental perception and understanding
  • Spurious: not genuine, authentic, true, or sincere
  • Surreptitious: marked by stealth and secrecy
  • Tantamount: equal in value, meaning, or effect
  • Truculent: easily annoyed and always ready to argue or fight
  • Visceral: instinctive feelings not based on reason or logic
  • Impertinently: not showing proper respect
  • Inconspicuously: not noticeable or prominent
  • Ingeniously: creatively or imaginatively
  • Inquisitively: given to inquiry, research, or asking questions
  • Judiciously: in a way that shows good judgment
  • Obnoxiously: highly objectionable or offensively
  • Reluctantly: feeling or showing hesitation, aversion, or unwillingness
  • Solemnly: in a dignified and thoughtful way
  • Unethically: against proper rules of conduct or morality
  • Acknowledge: to admit the existence or truth of; to show appreciation for
  • Accost: to approach and address someone in a bold or aggressive way
  • Compensate: to pay for work done, for something lost or damaged, or for some inconvenience; to adjust or make up for
  • Decimate: to reduce drastically, especially in number
  • Defer: to put off or to delay
  • Justify: to show to be just or right
  • Litigate: to use the judicial process to decide and settle something
  • Malign: to speak about or criticize in a harmful way
  • Obfuscate: to make unclear
  • Copious: abundant in supply or quantity
  • Culinary: related to the kitchen or cooking
  • Ebullient: overflowing with cheerfulness, enthusiasm, or excitement
  • Frugal: showing economy in the use of money and/or resources
  • Grandiose: excessively ambitious; larger than life

Adjectives Describing Qualities of a Group or Thing

  • Heterogeneous: consisting of diverse elements that may not seem to fit together
  • Homogeneous: of the same kind or nature
  • Immutable: unchanging over time or unable to be changed
  • Obsequious: too eager to please someone, often in an insincere way

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Test your knowledge of adjectives that describe personality and behavior. This quiz will challenge you to match the definitions with the appropriate adjectives, enhancing your vocabulary and understanding of nuanced characteristics. Perfect for students looking to expand their linguistic skills!

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