AML 2010 Quiz: Vocabulary Quiz 1
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Diligent, thorough, very concerned to avoid doing wrong: scrupulous. Marked by a lack of civility; difficult to work or deal with: whimsical. Free from concern: diffident modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence, malaise a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify, lugubrious. Looking or sounding sad and dismal: nefarious. Not revealing one"s thoughts or feelings easily: officious. Intrusively assertive of authority, especially in regards to petty or trivial matters: sanguine. Having or showing keen mental judgment; shrewd: dolorous. Marked by, causing, or expressing grief or misery: terse. Sparing in the use of words; abrupt: curmudgeon. Bad-tempered or surly person: effusive expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner, fastidious. Very attentive to and conscious of attention to detail; hard to please: forthright. Having or showing great knowledge or learning: refulgent shining brightly; radiant; gleaming, vitriolic.