501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners

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  1. a. Acridmeans having an unpleasantly bitter, sharp taste or smell;
    bitter or caustic in language or manner. Piquantmeans
    agreeably pungent, sharp or tart in taste; pleasantly stimulating
    or provocative.

  2. b.Paucitymeans scarcity, smallness of supply or quantity. Plethora
    means an overabundance, extreme excess.

  3. d.Meretriciousmeans gaudy, tawdry, showily attractive but false or
    insincere. Austeremeans severe or stern in attitude or
    appearance; simple, unadorned, plain.

  4. b.Frugalmeans careful and economical, sparing, thrifty. Prodigal
    means recklessly wasteful or extravagant, especially with money.

  5. c. Impecuniousmeans having little or no money; poor, penniless.
    Opulentmeans possessing great wealth; affluent.

  6. a. Antithesismeans the direct or exact opposite; contrast.
    Propinquitymeans proximity; affinity, similarity in nature.

  7. b.A debacleis a sudden disaster or total failure. Éclatis conspicuous
    success, great acclaim, or brilliant achievement.

  8. c. Euphoriais a feeling of well-being and high spirits. Malaiseis a
    feeling of illness or unease.

  9. a. Intractablemeans unmanageable, unruly, or stubborn. Tractable
    means easily managed or controlled; obedient, docile.

  10. d.Profligatemeans recklessly wasteful or extravagant; prodigal,
    lacking moral restraint. Providentmeans wisely providing for
    future needs; frugal.

  11. d.Intractablemeans unmanageable, unruly, or stubborn. Its
    antonym is tractable, which means easily managed or controlled;
    obedient, docile.

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