WorksheetsVocab List 1 (11th)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
flippant
showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
exhibiting deep thoughtfulness
demonstrating extreme seriousness
displaying a lack of interest
accost
approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
ignore someone in a public place
greet someone warmly and politely
walk past someone without acknowledging them
superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required
necessary and essential
lacking in quantity
excessively simple
compulsory
required by rule
optional
voluntary
permissible
brevity
the quality of being brief in duration
the act of being verbose
the state of being lengthy
the characteristic of being detailed
digress
to remain focused on the main subject
to turn aside from the main subject of attention
to summarize the main points
to introduce a new topic
elicit
to suppress an emotion
to call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
to ignore a feeling
to create a false impression
plaintive
expressing joy
expressing sorrow
expressing anger
expressing indifference
prerogative
a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
a privilege granted to all individuals
a law that applies to everyone
a decision made by a majority vote
inflection
the modification of pitch, tone, or volume when speaking
a type of grammatical change in words
a method of emphasizing certain words in a sentence
the use of gestures to convey meaning
flagrant
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
subtly and cleverly disguised
mildly annoying but not harmful
exceedingly good and admirable
faction
a dissenting clique
a unified group
a political party
a social movement
rancor
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
a state of calm and tranquility
a sense of joy and happiness
a feeling of indifference and apathy
laudable
worthy of high praise
deserving of criticism
unworthy of attention
merely acceptable
austere
severely simple
excessively ornate
comfortably lavish
moderately complex
didactic
instructive, especially excessively
entertaining and amusing
confusing and misleading
simple and straightforward
mortification
strong feelings of embarrassment
a state of extreme happiness
a process of decay
a type of physical exercise
satiate
fill to satisfaction
leave unsatisfied
partially fulfill
create a void
ambivalent
certain about what course to follow
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
confident in making decisions
enthusiastic about choices
censure
harsh criticism or disapproval
a formal approval or endorsement
a mild reprimand
an expression of praise
