Vocabulary Unit 6

Front 1

Ambiguous

Back 1

Unclear in meaning

(The teacher's ambiguous instructions)

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Obscure

Back 2

Not easily understood; Indistinct

(The comedian used obscure references in his jokes)

Front 3

Equivocal

Back 3

Deliberately ambiguous or misleading

(The defendant had equivocal answers)

Front 4

Convoluted

Back 4

Intricate and hard to follow

(The instructions were ridiculously convoluted)

Front 5

Cryptic

Back 5

Enigmatic; Mysterious

(The cryptic reply over the radio)

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Unfathomable

Back 6

Impossible to comprehend

(The idea of time travel is unfathomable)

Front 7

Nebulous

Back 7

Vague; Indefinite

(His memory of the car accident was nebulous)

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Enigma

Back 8

A mystery or riddle

(His disappearance is an enigma)

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Esoteric

Back 9

Difficult to understand

(Poetry filled with esoteric allusions)

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Ramble

Back 10

To wander aimlessly, either verbally or physically

(Shoppers rambled through the shops until closing time)

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Desultory

Back 11

Aimless; Prone to random digressions

(A desultory conversation)

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Digress

Back 12

To go off topic

(I will digress a bit and talk about atoms)

Front 13

Profound

Back 13

Deep; Insightful

(A profound thinker)

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Candor

Back 14

Honesty; Straightforwardness

(I like the doctor's candor)

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Affect

Back 15

To put on airs; to behave unnaturally

(He affected a British accent)

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Veracity

Back 16

Truthfulness

(We can't test the veracity of his statements)

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Debunk

Back 17

To expose something as fraudulent

(He tried to debunk the officer's fake claims)

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Apocryphal

Back 18

Of doubtful authenticity

(The apocryphal painting sold for a million dollars)

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Forthright

Back 19

Honest; Straightforward

(the student's forthright admission of guilt wowed the principal)

Front 20

Disingenuous

Back 20

Insincere; Crafty

(Her expression was clearly disingenuous)

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Candid

Back 21

Straightforward; Honest

(A candid critic)

Front 22

Dubious

Back 22

Doubtful

(A dubious compliment)

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Prevaricate

Back 23

To lie

(They can prevaricate while talking on the phone)

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Verisimilitude

Back 24

The quality of appearing to be true

(The play lacked verisimilitude)

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Outspoken

Back 25

Candid and unsparing in speech

(Outspoken criticism)

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Fraudulent

Back 26

Deceitful

(A fraudulent scheme to escape taxes)

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facade

Back 27

Outward appearance; A false front

(They maintained a facade of wealth)

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Mirth

Back 28

Merriment; Laughter

(The boy could not contain his mirth)

Front 29

Aesthetic

Back 29

Relating to beauty or a theory of beauty

(The colors of the jewelry are aesthetically pleasing)

Front 30

Satire

Back 30

A mocking literary or dramatic work

(Animal Farm is a satire that mocks socialism)

Front 31

Curator

Back 31

The individual in charge of a museum

(This curator is in charge of the museum housing Mona Lisa)

Front 32

Witticism

Back 32

A clever or funny remark

(He is famous for his witticisms about American life)

Front 33

Jocular

Back 33

Done in a joking way

(His jocular tone made everyone laugh)

Front 34

Malapropism

Back 34

The outrageous misuse of a word

(People in KIA are known for their hypocritical malapropisms)

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Levity

Back 35

A lack of seriousness

(He provided a moment of levity in grim times)

Front 36

Bard

Back 36

A skilled poet

(He is a bard. He can recite poetry. Duh)

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Parody

Back 37

A spoof

(His parody of Hamlet's soliloquy)

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Epic

Back 38

A lengthy poem that celebrates the life of a hero

(The epic of Gilgamesh)

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Aesthete

Back 39

A person interested in the pursuit of beauty

(The aesthete cringed as the vagabond walked onto the stage)

Front 40

Dilettante

Back 40

One who dabbles in art

(Al Gore is totally a dilettante)

PS: I kinda did that just for fun

Front 41

Lampoon

Back 41

To make fun of

(To lampoon leaders in the government)

Front 42

Chastise

Back 42

To punish or criticise

(The congressman was chastised in the media)

Front 43

Reprove

Back 43

To scold

(The teacher reproved her students)

Front 44

Reprehensible

Back 44

Worthy of blame or censure

(She couldn't believe that her son would do something so reprehensible)

Front 45

Culpable

Back 45

Deserving blame

(The DNA evidence clearly proved he was culpable)

Front 46

Indict

Back 46

To accuse of an offense

(The mob leader was indicted on ten counts for money laundering)

Front 47

Reproach

Back 47

To blame; To express disapproval

(She was reproached by her mother for being so careless and getting 11 wrong in the grammar section of the PSAT)

Front 48

Rebuke

Back 48

To scold

(She was rebuked the last time she left her toys out)

Front 49

Castigate

Back 49

To punish severely

(He loves to castigate his children)

He must be sadistic

Front 50

Impeach

Back 50

To accuse of wrongdoing

(To impeach a person's motives)

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Irreproachable

Back 51

Beyond blame

(He is an irreproachable christian)

Front 52

Berate

Back 52

To punish severely

(He berated them in public)

Front 53

Culprit

Back 53

One guilty of a crime

(So apparently Steve Jobs was not the culprit)

Front 54

Acquit

Back 54

To clear a charge

(They acquitted him of crime)

Front 55

Reprimand

Back 55

To scold

(Reprimanding children may not be the best method of parenting, but it certainly works)

Front 56

Diligence

Back 56

Hard work and dedication

(Her diligence paid off as her boss gave her a pay raise)

Front 57

Scrupulous

Back 57

Careful, ethical

(She was such a scrupulous student that turning in work late was unfathomable)

Front 58

Meticulous

Back 58

Attentive to detail

(The accountant was incredibly meticulous)

Front 59

Indefatigable

Back 59

Untiring

(The lawyer was completely indefatigable after three all-nighters)

Front 60

Spartan

Back 60

Full of self-discipline

(Her spartan regimen included learning fifty new vocab words each week)

Front 61

Painstaking

Back 61

Meticulous; Paying great detail

(After 11 painstaking hours in the operating room...)

Front 62

Assiduous

Back 62

Hard working

(I should be more assiduous in my studies)

Front 63

Prolific

Back 63

Extremely productive

(A prolific, spartan schedule)

Front 64

Integrity

Back 64

Honesty and virtue

(One does not need integrity to make their way in this world)

Front 65

Enterprising

Back 65

Full of initiative and imagination

(Business needs enterprising young people)

Front 66

Entrepreneur

Back 66

A self-made businessman

(Um... He is an entrepreneur...)

Front 67

Industrious

Back 67

Hard-working; Diligent

(An industrious person)

Front 68

Resolute

Back 68

Determined; Willing to push on

(Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute)

Front 69

Conform

Back 69

To do what is expected to do

(His desire to avoid punishment causes him to conform to his parents)

Front 70

Orthodoxy

Back 70

Strict adherence to tradition

(The Amish are known for their orthodoxy)

Front 71

Iconoclast

Back 71

One who challenges tradition

(The iconoclast did everything in his power to do the opposite of what was expected)

Front 72

Heresy

Back 72

Opinion or action that violates traditional belief

(Questioning religious doctrine was considered heresy)

Front 73

Insurgent

Back 73

Rebellious
(Insurgent. .

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Front 74

Convention

Back 74

A practice that comports with the norms of a society

(He went against the convention and angered many people)

Front 75

Insubordination

Back 75

Refusal to submit to authority

(The commander punished all insubordination with death)

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Renegade

Back 76

An outlaw

(A dangerous renegade)

Front 77

Insurrection

Back 77

An uprising

(The insurrection ended in a tragedy)

Front 78

Dissident

Back 78

One who strongly opposes accepted opinion

(A ban on dissident magazines)

Front 79

Mutiny

Back 79

A rebellion

(The first signs of mutiny were heard)

Front 80

Servile

Back 80

Overly submissive

(Servile flatters)

Front 81

Heretic

Back 81

One who dissents

(The heretic shows weakness in belief)

Front 82

Apostasy

Back 82

Abandonment of a belief

(Christians must hang for apostasy)

Front 83

Insolent

Back 83

Rudely disrespectful

(The prisoner's large insolence was punished)

Front 84

Affront

Back 84

An insult

(He found this an affront to his skills)

Front 85

Haughty

Back 85

Overly proud

(The haughty young goalie felt that he had no equal)

Front 86

Crass

Back 86

Unrefined

(His crass behavior horrified the princess)

Front 87

Impudent

Back 87

Rudely bold

(The soldier's impudence would be punished)

Front 88

Boorish

Back 88

Crude, barbaric

(The boorish barbarians ripped the meat with their bare hands)

Front 89

Irreverence

Back 89

Disrespect

(The irreverence with which he mocked his teachers showed that he had no respect for their authority)

Front 90

Flippant

Back 90

Disrespectfully jocular

(His flippant remarks about patriotism shocked the audience)

Front 91

Brazen

Back 91

Bold and insolent

(A brazen presumption)

Front 92

Truculent

Back 92

Cruel and aggressive

(Her truculent criticisms really hurt the not-so-stoic ESFP)

Front 93

Effrontery

Back 93

Boldness; Brashness

(She has effrontery to ask for two samples)

Front 94

Glacial

Back 94

Having a cold personality

(A glacial stare)

Front 95

Rebuff

Back 95

To refuse in an abrupt or rude manner

(In rebuff to Obama, he marched the army down to Israel)