Vocabulary Test 2

Front 1

occurring occasionally; infrequent

Back 1

sporadic

Front 2

(1) subject to constant change; (2) easily evaporated

Back 2

volatile

Front 3

capable of being changed in form, quality, or nature

Back 3

mutable

Front 4

passing in and out of existence; fleeting; short-lived

Back 4

transient

Front 5

change

Back 5

transition

Front 6

to reduce in size

Back 6

contract

Front 7

changeable; not constant

Back 7

variable

Front 8

bitter or abusive speech or writing

Back 8

diatribe

Front 9

a long, harsh, speech, usually abusive

Back 9

tirade

Front 10

an act or instant of appealing urgently

Back 10

exhortation

Front 11

talkative or chatty

Back 11

garrulous

Front 12

crying out noisily; loud

Back 12

vociferous

Front 13

concerned with the art of speaking or writing effectively

Back 13

rhetorical

Front 14

wordy; having too many words

Back 14

verbose(adj)/verbosity(n)

Front 15

speaking well or clearly

Back 15

articulate

Front 16

not able to be defended

Back 16

untenable

Front 17

not clear; not noticeable; not important

Back 17

obscure

Front 18

understood by only a select few

Back 18

esoteric

Front 19

the act of thinking, pondering, or reflecting on something

Back 19

speculation

Front 20

to form a theory; to speculate

Back 20

theorize

Front 21

example; pattern; model; archetype

Back 21

paradigm

Front 22

an observable fact or event

Back 22

phenomenon

Front 23

concise; to the point of seeming rude

Back 23

laconic

Front 24

terse; marked by rude shortness

Back 24

curt

Front 25

quiet; saying little

Back 25

taciturn

Front 26

brief; neatly concise in language

Back 26

terse

Front 27

avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment

Back 27

understated

Front 28

conciseness; shortness of duration

Back 28

brevity

Front 29

not harp; dull; blockheaded

Back 29

obtuse

Front 30

very narrow in scope; narrow-minded

Back 30

parochial

Front 31

unsophisticated; narrow-minded

Back 31

provincial

Front 32

on the surface; shallow

Back 32

superficial

Front 33

not interesting; boring; silly

Back 33

insipid

Front 34

expended or produced in abundance

Back 34

lavish

Front 35

characterized by abundant growth; rich; lush

Back 35

luxuriant

Front 36

improved or perfected by pruning or polishing

Back 36

refined

Front 37

dealing with the beautiful

Back 37

aesthetic

Front 38

one who spends wastefully

Back 38

spendthrift