ABL Vocab Test 2 Wag

Affable

Affable

approachable; friendly

Amiable

friendly; describes ONE friendly person/thing

Cordial

friendly; warm; inviting

Convivial

Sociable; enjoys company

Gregarious

Sociable

Amicable

Compatible/harmonious; describes a positive relationship between two or more entities (such as people or countries)

Congenial

Compatible/harmonious; can describe two or more things: two friends, two foods, a person & a career, a person & a pet, two pets

Jocular

Lacking seriousness; jokey

Levity

noun; lightheartedness/ lacking seriousness

Week 7 words from Least Aggressive to Most Aggressive

6. Disputatious - Polemical (same level)

7. Captious

8. Cantankerous

9. Contentious - Pugnacious (same level)

10. Bellicose

11. Animosity

Bellicose

Belligerent; eager to fight; warlike

Contentious

Belligerent; eager to fight; synonymous w/ pugnacious

Pugnacious

Belligerent; eager to fight; synonymous w/ contentious

Disputatious

Argumentative; synonymous w/ polemical

Polemical

Argumentative; synonymous w/ disputatious

Cantankerous

Irritable; bad-tempered

Captious

critical; quick to find fault

Animosity

hatred

Magnanimous

generous in forgiving; above being petty

Munificent

very generous

Altruistic

Unselfish/charitable; synonymous w/ benevolent and philanthropic

Benevolent

Unselfish/charitable; synonymous w/ altruistic and philanthropic

Philanthropic

Unselfish/charitable; synonymous w/ altruistic and benevolent

Lavish

Wasteful; synonymous w/ prodigal

Prodigal

Wasteful; synonymous w/ lavish

Squander

to waste; a transitive verb - you _______ something, such as money or time

Frugal

Wise w/ money; synonymous w/ thrifty

Thrifty

Wise w/ money; synonymous w/ frugal

Avarice

noun; greed

Mercenary

Greedy; working or acting merely for monetary gain; NOT a hired soldier

Miserly

Cheap; stingy; synonymous w/ parsimonious and penurious

Parsimonious

Cheap; stingy; synonymous w/ miserly and penurious

Penurious

Cheap; stingy; synonymous w/ miserly and parsimonious

Adversity

noun; no article (no a, an, or the); great trouble or difficulty, perhaps long-lasting

Turmoil

noun; no article (no a, an, or the); a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty; you might be in _______

Confounding

confusing; puzzling; baffling

Cryptic

confusing - usually very mysterious; hidden, hard to understand

Engima

noun; a mystery or riddle; a puzzling or baffling matter or person

Quandary

noun; a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation

Debacle

noun; failure

Conflagration

noun; a huge fire, inferno

Precarious

Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability