Hw Matching Test 1

Front 1

Brevity

Back 1

Briefness or conciseness in speech or writing

Front 2

Concise

Back 2

using few words in speaking or writing

Front 3

Laconic

Back 3

using few words in speech

Front 4

Pithy

Back 4

brief and full of meaning and substance

Front 5

Quiescent

Back 5

quiet, still, inactive

Front 6

Reticient

Back 6

not talking much, reserved

Front 7

Succinct

Back 7

clearly and briefly stated

Front 8

Taciturn

Back 8

silent and close-mouthed

Front 9

Terse

Back 9

using only the words that are needed to make the point

Front 10

Bombastic

Back 10

using language in a pompous, showy way

Front 11

Circumlocution

Back 11

speaking in circles

Front 12

Colloquial

Back 12

pertaining to common, everyday speech

Front 13

Diffuse

Back 13

not concise, wordy

Front 14

Digress

Back 14

to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

Front 15

Eloquence

Back 15

artful ease with speaking

Front 16

Garrulous

Back 16

talkative

Front 17

Grandiloquent

Back 17

using big and fancy words when speaking

Front 18

Loquatious

Back 18

liking to talk

Front 19

Prattle

Back 19

to speak on an on in a senseless and silly manner

Front 20

Ramble

Back 20

to talk on and on pointlessly

Front 21

Rant

Back 21

to talk loudly and wildly

Front 22

Rhetorical

Back 22

relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect

Front 23

Verbose

Back 23

using too many words

Front 24

Voluble

Back 24

talking a great deal with ease

Front 25

Arrogant

Back 25

overbearing

Front 26

Braggart

Back 26

one who boasts a great deal

Front 27

Complacent

Back 27

self-satified

Front 28

Contemptuous

Back 28

laking respect, scornful

Front 29

Distainful

Back 29

full of bitter scorn and pride

Front 30

Egotistical

Back 30

very concieted

Front 31

Haughty

Back 31

having great pride in oneself and dislike for others

Front 32

Insolent

Back 32

Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior

Front 33

Narcissitic

Back 33

having to do with extreme self-adoration

Front 34

Ostentatious

Back 34

having to do with showing off

Front 35

Presumptuous

Back 35

overstepping proper bounds

Front 36

Pretentious

Back 36

claiming or pretending increased importance

Front 37

Supercilious

Back 37

proud and scornful

Front 38

Swagger

Back 38

to walk around in a proud, showy manner

Front 39

Banal

Back 39

dull or stale because of overuse

Front 40

Cliche

Back 40

an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse

Front 41

Derivative

Back 41

unoriginal

Front 42

Hackneyed

Back 42

made commonplace by overuse

Front 43

Insipid

Back 43

lacking flavor or taste

Front 44

Lackluster

Back 44

lacking vitality

Front 45

mundane

Back 45

commonplace

Front 46

platitude

Back 46

quality of being dull

Front 47

prosaic

Back 47

dull and commonplace

Front 48

trite

Back 48

unoriginal and stale due to overuse

Front 49

Vapid

Back 49

lacking freshenss and zest

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Allay

Back 50

to lessen fear

Front 51

Alleviate

Back 51

to lessen pain

Front 52

Ameliorate

Back 52

to lessen tension

Front 53

Appease

Back 53

to make tranquil or quiet

Front 54

Assauge

Back 54

to alleviate

Front 55

Concilliate

Back 55

to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods

Front 56

Mediate

Back 56

to act as a go between in settling conflicts

Front 57

Mitage

Back 57

to make or become less severe

Front 58

Mollify

Back 58

to pacify, soothe or appease

Front 59

Pacify

Back 59

to calm and make peaceful

Front 60

Placate

Back 60

to make calm and soothe

Front 61

Quell

Back 61

to subdue

Front 62

Affable

Back 62

easy to talk to

Front 63

Amiable

Back 63

friendly and kind

Front 64

Amicable

Back 64

peacable

Front 65

Congenial

Back 65

having kindred needs or tastes

Front 66

Concicial

Back 66

sociable and fond of good company

Front 67

Cordial

Back 67

warm and friendly

Front 68

Gregarious

Back 68

outgoing

Front 69

Jocular

Back 69

liking to joke around with people

Front 70

Levity

Back 70

lightheartedness

Front 71

Animosity

Back 71

hatred and ill will

Front 72

Antagonism

Back 72

hatred or hostility

Front 73

Bellicose

Back 73

a quarrelsome nature

Front 74

Belligerent

Back 74

taking part in war or fighting

Front 75

Cantankerous

Back 75

bad tempered

Front 76

Captious

Back 76

made for the sake of quarreling

Front 77

Contentious

Back 77

quarrelsome

Front 78

Disputatious

Back 78

likely to dispute or argue

Front 79

Polemical

Back 79

inclined to argue or debate

Front 80

Predator

Back 80

one who takes advantage of another

Front 81

Pugnatious

Back 81

eager to fight

Front 82

Altruistic

Back 82

showing an unselfish concern for others

Front 83

Benevolent

Back 83

giving freeling and easily to others

Front 84

Lagess

Back 84

generous giving

Front 85

Lavish

Back 85

generous in giving to others or spending money

Front 86

Magnanimous

Back 86

generous in overlooking insults or injury

Front 87

Munificent

Back 87

very generous

Front 88

Philanthropic

Back 88

showing a desire to help others by giving gifts

Front 89

Prodigal

Back 89

wasteful or lavish

Front 90

squander

Back 90

to spend money or time in a wasteful fashion

Front 91

Austere

Back 91

stern in manner or appearance

Front 92

Avaricious

Back 92

greedy

Front 93

Frugal

Back 93

careful with money

Front 94

Mercenary

Back 94

greedy for self-gain

Front 95

Miserly

Back 95

careful with how money is spent

Front 96

Parsimonious

Back 96

overly thrifty or miserly

Front 97

Penuriuous

Back 97

stingy

Front 98

Thrifty

Back 98

showing care with how money and resources are spent

Front 99

Adversity

Back 99

great trouble or difficulty

Front 100

Conflagration

Back 100

a huge fire

Front 101

Confounding

Back 101

puzzling

Front 102

Cryptic

Back 102

hidden and mysterious

Front 103

Debacle

Back 103

failure or breakdown

Front 104

Enigma

Back 104

a riddle or mystery

Front 105

Labrynth

Back 105

a maze from which it is hard to free oneself

Front 106

precarious

Back 106

dangerous or risky

Front 107

quagmire

Back 107

a swampy ground

Front 108

quandry

Back 108

a dilemma

Front 109

Turbulence

Back 109

turmoil or disorder

Front 110

Turmoil

Back 110

a turbulent scenario

Front 111

Baneful

Back 111

causing ruin

Front 112

Deleterious

Back 112

harful to one's health or overall welfare

Front 113

Detrimental

Back 113

harmful

Front 114

Devious

Back 114

dishonest or deceptive

Front 115

Iniquitous

Back 115

showing lack of fairness

Front 116

Malicious

Back 116

intending to hurt or harm another

Front 117

Nefarious

Back 117

very mean and wicked

Front 118

Odious

Back 118

revolting in a disgusting way

Front 119

Ominous

Back 119

foreboding

Front 120

Pernicious

Back 120

very destructive or harmful

Front 121

Rancorous

Back 121

deeply hateful or spiteful

Front 122

Virulent

Back 122

extremly poisonous

Front 123

Berate

Back 123

to rebuke or scold in a harsh tone

Front 124

Carp

Back 124

to find fault

Front 125

Castigate

Back 125

to scold or punish severely

Front 126

Censure

Back 126

to critize strongly

Front 127

Chastise

Back 127

to punish or scold sharply

Front 128

Depreciate

Back 128

to show mild dissaproval

Front 129

Deride

Back 129

to ridicule or make fun of

Front 130

Impugn

Back 130

to pose or attack someone or something as false or refutable

Front 131

Rebuff

Back 131

to snub

Front 132

Rebuke

Back 132

to reprimand or scold sharply

Front 133

Reprove

Back 133

to speak in a dissaproving manner

Front 134

Upbraid

Back 134

to chide and scold bitterly