Vocab Set 4.3

showing no activity; dull and sluggish

• Abject

• Phlegmatic

• Stagnant

• Dwindling

likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing

• Susceptible

• Wary

• Callous

• Maudlin

Tacit

• A provocation or stimulus to act, often used strategically to prompt behavior.

• Understood or implied without being stated.

• Serving as a sign or indication of something.

• Most noticeable, important, or prominent.

lasting only for a short time; impermanent

• Dwindled

• Fringe

• Transient

• Fortuitous

Describes a comment, idea, or expression that has become dull or meaningless due to excessive repetition or overuse.

• Trite

• Pretentious

• Inane

• Sanctimonious

Expressed with powerful force, passion, or intensity, often revealing strong feelings or firm beliefs.

• Didactic

• Bombastic

• Choleric

• Vehement

filled with bitter criticism or malice

• Callous

• Antithetical

• Vitriolic

• Fractious

Unassuming

• Modest or not drawing attention to oneself; not pretentious.

• Friendly and good-natured, often with a humble demeanor.

• Likely to be influenced, affected, or harmed by something; vulnerable or sensitive to certain conditions.

• Sincere and without pretense, which aligns with an unassuming attitude.

Some of the most intelligent students I’ve had are the most _________; they must either be unaware of how smart they are or simply have been taught to remain modest about their abilities.

• substantial

• unassuming

• innocuous

• amicable

Her _______ remarks about the team's performance left everyone in the room feeling uncomfortable and defensive. It was clear that her words were meant to sting and hurt, not to offer constructive criticism.

• asinine

• earnest

• unsullied

• vitriolic