Q3 and Q4 Vocab Test

Appropriate in manner; fortunate

Starts with a theory and experiments or collects data to test the theory.

To fuss at, to scold; to express criticism

Boring, dull, without flavor or interest

The belief or idea of total governmental power or control

Excessively sad or mournful

Difficult to understand or comprehend; mysterious; cannot be understood

Perplexed by all of the statements/information coming at you; distracted; confused

Starts with observations/data and works to develop an understanding of what the data suggests.

Disliking all people and expecting the worst of them

Harsh or bitter in tone

Ambiguous; open to two or more ways of interpretation

Suitable to your needs (a person, place, or thing is congenial if it meets your needs)

To bring about abruptly

Hasty and without attention to detail; basic, very limited

Putting on a public image or appearance for gain

To overthrow or destroy; to hinder normal operations; to morally corrupt

Having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance

Displaying a lack of maturity

Complex and rich in detail

Not fitting social standards about what is polite or appropriate

To make weak

Being open, honest, and straightforward in speech or manner

Determined by chance or impulse rather than necessity or reason

An award or praise

Short, clear and to the point

Original meaning is to produce children; in today’s usage, it means “to bring about or produce”

(negative) Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; (positive) effortless

To explain clearly

Lacking worth or importance

At an inconvenient time; inappropriate or not fitting the situation

Feeling remorseful (sorry) for one's sins, crimes, or misdeeds.

Lacking definite boundaries or clarifications

Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct

Attentive, caring, concerned

A deceptive maneuver or trick

To cause or create a reaction by acting as the reason for it

A practical consequence of something else

Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge

Over the top, performing to be noticed

Combined or mixed

Given to lying; intentionally untrue

A relationship between two or more things

Angry about the injustice or harm done

Expressed clearly and effectively

feeling that something evil or bad is going to happen; creates the feeling that something evil or bad will happen

What comes prior; (in grammar) what previous idea/concept the word refers back to.

Fond of being around people and celebrating; an event that encourages being around people and celebrating

Characterized by being good humored, making jokes