Vocabulary Quiz - Adjectives

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Which adjective describes a state of being absorbed or deeply engrossed?

Phlegmatic

Resolute

Reticent

Rapt (correct)

What does the term 'quixotic' primarily signify?

Shrewd

Idealistic (correct)

Pragmatic

Reticent

Which of the following adjectives describes someone who is excessively flattering?

Pertinacious

Unctuous (correct)

Uncouth

Sanguine

Identify the term that means to be overly concerned or anxious, often leading to nervous excitement.

Paranoid Signup and view all the answers

Which adjective conveys a sense of being self-righteous or hypocritical?

Sanctimonious Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'skepticism' imply, given the definitions in the content?

A state of unfeigned doubt Signup and view all the answers

Which adjective describes an individual who is isolated or cloistered from others?

Sequestered Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sullen' suggest about a person's demeanor?

Ill-humored and morose Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ambiguous' mean?

cryptic or uncertain Signup and view all the answers

Which word describes someone who is overly friendly and agreeable?

affable Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ardour' signify?

enthusiasm Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'cynical'?

distrustful of human sincerity Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'cruel or insensitive'?

callous Signup and view all the answers

What does 'garrulous' mean?

excessively talkative Signup and view all the answers

What does 'implacable' refer to?

merciless Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a synonym for 'doleful'?

mournful Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'jubilant'?

joyful and triumphant Signup and view all the answers

What does 'obsequious' indicate?

submissive and excessively eager to please Signup and view all the answers

Which word describes something that is 'bitter or scathing'?

caustic Signup and view all the answers

What does 'plucky' mean?

brave and spirited Signup and view all the answers

What does 'melancholy' refer to?

a thoughtful or reflective sadness Signup and view all the answers

Which word means 'to pacify or conciliate'?

appeasement Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Vocabulary Quiz - Adjectives

Agog: enthralled
Ambiguous: cryptic/uncertain
Appeasement: pacification/conciliation
Ardour: enthusiasm
Acquiescent: passive
Arbitrary: whimsical/chance
Appraise: estimate/judge
Adulatory: complimentary/laudatory
Animosity: hostility/hate/contempt
Assiduous: hardworking
Autonomous: independent/self-reliant
Astute: preceptive/insightful/adroit
Assuaging: comforting/soothing/making less severe/encouraging
Altruistic: unselfishly concerned to the welfare of others/charitable/philanthropic
Auspicious: promising success/favourable/favoured by fame
Abrasive: harsh/rough/no need
Affable: friendly/pleasant to talk to
Brusque: blunt/surly
Bemused: confused + slightly amused
Blundering: awkward
Bereft: devoid
Benevolent: generous
Belated: late/slow
Beatific: joyful
Brassy: vulgar/loud-to-the-senses
Bewildered: shocked + confused
Brooding: discouraged/forlorn
Chagrin: displeasure
Confounded: confused
Chastened: admonished/conscience-stricken
Curt: abrupt/rude
Callous: cruel/insensitive
Conniving: evil/conspiring
Cowed: afraid
Caustic: bitter/scathing/sarcastic
Churlish: crude/boorish
Crudite: raw
Cogent: effective
Contrite: remorseful
Cogitative: thoughtful
Covert: clandestine/surreptitious/secretly
Corpulent: fat
Credulous: naïve
Chagrined: abashed
Cloying: sentimental
Consternated: to dismay/confuse/terrify
Contemptuous: disrespectful/disdainful
Cynical: distrust in human sincerity/integrity
Diplomatic: conciliatory/tactful/politic
Defiant: disobedient
Disgruntled: unhappy/disappointed
Deranged: insane/unbalanced/unhinged
Daunted: overwhelmed
Discomfited: uncomfortable
Doleful: mournful
Diffident:
Dour: gloomy/grim
Demurred: disagreed/hesitate
Discomposed: distraught
Discountenanced: rejected/opposed
Doting: indulgent/serving
Didactic: educational/erudite
Deferential: considerate
Dyspeptic: crabby/cantankerous/petulant
Dogmatic: opinionated/dictatorial
Disparaging: criticising/belittling/reproachful/derogatory
Dismayed: perturbed/alarmed
Derisive: mocking
Deferred: delayed/postponed
Digressive: rambling/departing from main subject
Domineering: inclined to rule in an arbitrarily/despotically
Despotic: dictatorial
Disingenuous: insincerely/ lack of frankness/hypocritically
Defamatory: unjustified injury of good reputation of someone/derogatory
Equanimous: even/stable
Erudite: well educated
Edifying: enlightening/illuminating
Exacerbate: worsen/annoy
Explicit: specific/unambiguous
Emphatic: strongly expressive
Fervid: enthusiastic
Facetious: kidding
Feisty: spirited
Frenzied: extremely/wildly enthusiastic/uncontrolled
Forlorn: sad from feeling of abandonment/loneliness
Figurative: symbolic/figure-of-speech
Flippant: lacking seriousness or sincerity/frivolous
Frivolous: lacking seriousness
Galled: annoyed
Glib: slick/smooth/readily fluent often thoughtlessly
Genial: affable/friendly
Gregarious: friendly
Garrulous: excessively loquacious/talkative
Heedless: carless/thoughtless/indifferent/apathetic
Haughty: arrogant
Hale: healthy
Harrowing: frightening/dangerous
Hysterical: uncontrollably emotional
Haggard: worn/weakened
Insubordinate: rebellious
Incongruous: absurd/bizarre
Impotent: powerless
Idiosyncratic: eccentric
Insolent: disrespectful
Inept: unskilful/incompetent
Implacable: cruel/merciless
Imprudent: thoughtless/without thought/careless
Irascible: crabby/irritable
Inimical: antagonistic/contrary
Impish: mischievous
Irreverent: disrespectful
Insouciant: casual/easy-going
Indelicate: vulgar/obscene
Insightful: perceptive/understanding/intelligent
Impetuous: unthinking/involuntary
Ingratiating: fawning/servile/seeking favour by flattery
Ineffectual: without decisive effect/without satisfactory
Ire: angry/intensely emotional state if displeased/ wrath
Jaundiced: prejudiced
Jesting: joking/clowning
Jubilant: immense joy/satisfaction
Jocular: funny
Lithe: grateful (Note: likely a typo, should be 'lithe' = supple)
Languid: lethargic
Lewd: indecent/vulgar
Loquacious: talkative
Lucid: evident/obvious/intelligible
Laudatory: complimentary
Malleable: impressionable/adaptable/flexible
Meek: shy/compliant/submissive
Maudlin: teary/over-emotional
Moribund: stagnant
Magnanimous: charitable/kind/generous
Mirthful: merciful (Note: likely a typo, should be 'Mirthful' = merry)
Musing: pensive
Mordant: sarcastic/sardonic
Mollifying: bland
Melancholy: sad in gloomy/pensive way
Morose: sullen/gloomy
Memento: serves as a reminder of person or past event
Moody: unreasonable irritation
Non-plussed: confused/confounded
Neurotic: obsessive/compulsive
Needling: sarcastic/sardonic
Ornery: mean
Obsequious: submissive/grovelling
Obstreperous: noisy/uncontrolled/boisterous
Overweening: arrogant
Overwrought: paranoid/nervous excitement & anxiety
Overbearing: domineering/arrogant
Perverse: troublesome
Plucky: brave
Plaintive: pathetic/mournful
Pandering: indulging
Petulant: moody/crabby/cantankerous
Parsimonious: close/tight €
Prudish: coy/reserved
Perfunctory: involuntary/automatic
Punctilious: careful/finicky
Pompous: arrogant/egotistical
Pernicious: dangerous/harmful
Punitive: punishing
Pithy: brief/forceful & meaningful in expression
Pious: religious/dedicated
Prostrate: submissive
Phlegmatic: unemotional/apathetic
Placating: conciliatory/willing to end disagreements/appeased/pacified
Pragmatic: sensible
Paranoid: overwrought/nervous excitement & anxiety
Pertinacious: resolute/stubborn/obstinate
Patronising: arrogant/condescending
Probing: exploring in a searching way/perceptive/insightful
Prying: interfering/meddling/unnecessarily curious (intrusive)
Perceptive: insightful/intelligent
Piqued: offended/resentful after slight or indignity
Quixotic: idealistic
Rapt: engrossed/absorbed
Remonstrate: to argue
Reticent: reserved/unsociable/secretive/quiet
Resolute: determined
Recreant: cowardly/yielding
Rambunctious: noisy/boisterous
Refined: cultured/civilised
Reproachful: disapproved/disappointed
Relief: pleasant & relaxed when something unpleasant stops or does not happen
Spurning: ignoring
Stoic: enduring/philosophic
Sanguine: optimistic
Splenetic: angry
Senescent: aged/elderly
Supercilious: arrogant
Sanctimonious: self-righteous/hypocritical
Sequestered: isolated/cloistered/reclusive/sheltered
Seraphic: angelic
Staid: restrained/dignified
Scathing: nasty/critical in remarks
Shrewd: clever/intelligent
Saccharine: ingratiating/cloyingly agreeable
Snide: derogatory in nasty, insinuating manner
Sneering: mocking/condemnation/sarcastic
Sullen: ill-humoured/morose
Skirmishing: fighting/in combat
Tactless: blunt
Titillated: aroused/enthusiastic
Taunting: reproaching/challenging in scornful way/insulting way
Tentative: experimental
Trepidation: tremulous fear/alarm/perturbation
Unperturbed: composed/calm
Unscrupulous: immoral
Unfeigned: sincere/genuine
Unctuous: excessively flattering or ingratiating
Uncouth: clumsy/uncultivated
Unsparing: generous/ruthless
Uninhibited: candid/unrestrained/fee/easy
Unerring: accurate throughout/no error/flaw/not going astray or off-topic
Vigilant: attentive
Vapid: flat/dull
Virulent: pernicious/lethal
Vindictive: hateful
Verbose: wordy
Vindicated: cleared/pardoned/freed
Wistful: contemplative
Wheedling: fulsome
Whimsical: playful/fanciful
Witty: funny & clever – unique/intentive humour
World-weary: distrust in human sincerity/integrity

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