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Group 1 GregMat Vocab

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  • Didactic
    (adj.) Meant to teaching or education, often condescending. Positive/Negative. Moralizing, homiletical, sermonic, preachy, instructive
  • Disseminate
    (v.) To distribute or circulate. Neutral. Circulate, disperse, propagate
  • Conspicuous
    (adj.) Easily noticeable. Negative. Blatant, prominent, flamboyant, discernable
  • Congenial
    (adj.) A likeable or friendly person, often due to shared interests. Positive. Compatible, unanimous, amicable, kindred
  • Belie
    (v.) To give the false impression. Negative. Contradict, negate
  • Quixotic
    (adj.) Idealistic and unrealistic about pragmatic matters. Negative. Wild-eyed, romantic, idealist, zealous, utopian
  • Cursory
    (adj.) Lacking effort. Negative. Impulsive, rash, hasty
  • Homogeneous
    (adj.) Of similar or the same kind. Neutral. Uniform, comparable, similar, parallel
  • Cerebral
    (adj.) Intellectual, focused on learning and not emotion. Positive. Intellectual, scholarly, literate
  • Proclivity
    (n.) A natural inclination. Positive. Tendency, aptitude, affinity, propensity
  • Negligent
    (adj.) Neglect or a lack of concern. Negative. Neglect, lazy, careless, derelict
  • Taciturn
    (adj.) An individual's tendency to be reserved. Negative. Reticent, laconic, reserved, aloof
  • Misnomer
    (n.) An incorrect name. Negative. Diminutive, nomenclature, moniker
  • Placate
    (v.) To lessen the anger of. Negative. Appease, lenify, mollify, pacify, assuage
  • Feasible
    (adj.) Likely to be achieved. Positive. Viable, practicable, executable
  • Puerile
    (adj.) Child-like or immature. Negative. Adolescent, jejune, juvenile
  • Obsequious
    (adj.) Attempting to win favor with flattery. Negative. Fawning, sycophantic, ingratiating, toadying, subserviant, submissive
  • Daunting
    (adj.) Scary or frightening, seeming impossible. Negative. Intimidating, demoralizing, perturbing
  • Insipid
    (adj.) Lacking in taste or flavor. Negative. Bland, flavorless, savorless, vapid, jejune
  • Abound
    (v.) To be present in large quantities. Positive. Numerous, copious, munificent, galore, adundant
  • Spendthrift
    (n.) Someone who spends extravagently. Negative. Prodigal, profligate, lavish, reckless
  • Austere
    (adj.) To have stern character or be simple. Negative. Strict, severe, ascetic, spartan, authoritarian
  • Amorphous
    (adj.) Lack structure. Negative. Vague, obscure, chaotic, murky
  • Deify
    (v.) To look up to someone or thing as a god. Positive/Negative. Idolize, adulate, revere
  • Flout
    (v.) To break a rule without guilt. Negative. Scoff, jeer, barrack, neglect, defy
  • Wary
    (adj.) To be cautious and watchful. Negative. Leery, suspicious, mistrustful, untrusting, alert, guarded
  • Misanthropic
    (adj.) Believing in the worst of human nature or motives. Negative. Cynical, pessimistic, fatalistic
  • Humdrum
    (n.) Having wearisome constancy, routine or variety. (adj.) Boring. Negative. Dull, commonplace, monotony, prosaic
  • Loquacious
    (adj.) Fond of conversation. Positive/Negative. Garrulous, talkative, communicative
  • Capricious
    (adj.) Changeable or varying in mood. Negative. Freakish, impulsive, whimsical, volatile