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WorksheetsVocab Set 4.1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
Amicable
Acumen
Cogent
Vindicate
Friendly and without anger or bad feelings, often used to describe relationships or agreements.
Earnest
Fraught
Facetious
Amicable
A feeling of trust and friendship among a group of people who spend a lot of time together.
acumen
tangential
camaraderie
aspersion
A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
neophyte
salient
cavort
pariah
After hours of negotiation and mounting pressure, the union finally ________ to the company’s demands to avoid a strike.
extolled
fettered
capitulated
unsullied
“You probably wouldn’t understand—it’s quite advanced,” he said with a _________ smirk, making her feel belittled and irritated.
pretentious
contrived
melancholic
condescending
Shrunk or decreased slowly over time.
vacuously
cavorted
dwindled
relegate
Serious, sincere, and intense in intention or effort.
gingerly
earnest
bombastic
incontrovertible
The elusive fox managed to _______ the hunters once again, darting through the underbrush and disappearing into the forest.
elude
substantiate
enervate
construe
The hikers carefully made their way down the ________ mountain path, where a single misstep could send them tumbling down the sharp, rocky incline.
extraneous
inimical
arduous
precipitous
As winter dragged on, their supply of firewood _________, forcing them to ration what little they had left.
despairing
fettered
confounded
dwindled
With her sharp ________ for finance, she quickly spotted the investment opportunity others had missed, leading the company to record profits.
qualm
volition
acumen
kowtow
To give in or surrender after resistance, often because it becomes clear that further opposition is futile.
capitulate
vindicate
acquiesce
ameliorate
Often characterized by being boisterous, bubbly, chatty, openly emotional, and social.
phlegmatic
sanguine
bombastic
inane
Behaving as though one is superior to others intellectually; talking down to people.
Didactic
Condescending
Callous
Sanctimonious
