Group 1

abound

v. be present in large quantities

amorphous

adj. lacking structure; unclear

austere

adj. (of a person) strict and stern in character

adj. (of living conditions) lacking luxury; extremely harsh

belie

v. give false impression of; mask

capricious

adj. having varying emotions; fickle

cerebral

adj. related to the brain

adj. intellectual; focused on learning rather than emotion

congenial

adj. (of a person) likeable and friendly, often due to shared interests

adj. (of a thing) enjoyable because it aligns with one’s tendencies

conspicuous

adj. obvious, easily noticed

cursory

adj. lacking effort; without care

daunting

adj. scary or frightening - (of a task) seeming impossible

deify *

v. look up to someone or something as a god

didactic

adj. meant for teaching; educational, sometimes in a condescending manner

disseminate

v. distribute or circulate broadly

feasible

adj. likely to be achieved; practical

flout

v. break a rule without guilt

homogenous

adj. composed of similar parts; alike

humdrum

adj. boring, unlikely to excite

insipid *

adj. without flavor, lacking energy

loquacious

adj. likely to talk a lot, wordy

misanthropic

adj. having a distaste for humans and society

misnomer

n. a misleading or inaccurate name

negligent

adj. lacking in care or attention

obsequious

adj. excessively submissive to authority

placate

v. to decrease someone’s anger or other negative emotion

proclivity

n. a liking or fondness for something

puerile

adj. immature and childish

quixotic

adj. excessively visionary, unfeasible

spendthrift

n. someone who spends money recklessly

taciturn

adj. of few words, speaking little

wary

adj. exercising caution; careful