1
Q
adept (adj)
A
skillful
2
Q
banal (adj)
A
common
3
Q
caustic (adj)
A
bitter
4
Q
corroborate (v)
A
to confirm with evidence
5
Q
destitute (adj)
A
poor conditions
6
Q
elucidate (v)
A
to clarify
7
Q
exacting (adj)
A
demanding
8
Q
flummox (v)
A
to confuse
9
Q
hackneyed (adj)
A
common
10
Q
impudence (n)
A
disrespect
11
Q
ingenuous (adj)
A
innocent and unsuspecting
12
Q
laconic (adj)
A
concise
13
Q
melancholy (adj)
A
bleak; sad
14
Q
obdurate (adj)
A
stubborn; firm
15
Q
polemic (n)
A
an aggressive attack on another’s ideas
16
Q
quell (v)
A
to suppress; to calm
17
Q
repudiate (v)
A
to reject
18
Q
resolute (adj)
A
determined; firm; strong
19
Q
somber (adj)
A
bleak
20
Q
tangential (adj)
A
digressive; irrelevant
