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WorksheetsUnit 2 Vocab Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
vehemently
marked by intense force or emotion
calm and collected
lacking enthusiasm
easily swayed
Harrowing
Greatly distressing, vexing
Pleasant and enjoyable
Calm and peaceful
Boring and uneventful
Callous
Harsh, cold, unfeeling
Warm, compassionate, caring
Joyful, cheerful, happy
Gentle, soft, tender
Eclectic
Consisting of a diverse variety of elements
Limited to a single source
Uniform and consistent in style
Random and chaotic in nature
Grievous
Injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature
Light-hearted and cheerful
Trivial and unimportant
Mild and harmless
ignominious
humiliating, disgracing
honorable, respectable
joyful, celebratory
confident, assertive
Decry
To praise highly
To criticize openly
To ignore completely
To support quietly
sanguine
pessimistic
optimistic, cheery
indifferent
melancholic
Beguile
To trick, deceive
To enlighten, inform
To entertain, amuse
To confuse, bewilder
taciturn
not inclined to talk
very talkative
eager to share
often misunderstood
abate
to increase
to reduce, lessen
to ignore
to complicate
Languid
energetic and lively
sluggish from fatigue or weakness
quick and agile
bright and cheerful
pariah
a social leader
an outcast
a wealthy individual
a famous celebrity
judicious
having or exercising sound judgment
acting without thought
making impulsive decisions
lacking foresight
querulous
whiny, complaining
cheerful, happy
calm, composed
indifferent, apathetic
Nominal
Trifling, insignificant
Important, significant
Major, substantial
Critical, essential
Malevolent
Wanting harm to befall others
Having good intentions
Being friendly and kind
Desiring peace and harmony
recalcitrant
defiant, unapologetic
compliant, submissive
indifferent, apathetic
docile, obedient
Fallacious
Correct and straightforward
Incorrect, misleading
Clear and precise
Logical and sound
Obsequious
excessively compliant or submissive
independent and assertive
rude and disrespectful
confident and self-assured
