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Question 1

Overrated
“The overrated genius of the late Glenn Gould scored for full orchestra”

Answer 1

Adj.
too highly rated or valued; considered better or more important than they really are
(Syn) overestimated

Question 2

Apparent
“The changes were readily apparent”

Answer 2

(Adj.)
Open to view; visible; clear; actual to the eye and mind
(Syn) bald, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, palpable, obvious, patent, unequivocal, unmistakeable
(Ant) ambigous, enigmatic, equivocal, indistinct, obscure, obfuscated

Question 3

Adaptation
“His stage adaptation of the novel was a success”

Answer 3

Noun
Adjustment to the environmental conditions
(Syn) acclimation, adjustment, conformation

Question 4

Promote
“EU Economic Community was established to promote the economic growth”

Answer 4

Verb
to advance in station, rank, or honor;to contribute to the growth; to bring up smth into being
(Syn) advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, incubate
(Ant) abase, demote, degrade, downgrade, lower, reduce

Question 5

Vigorously
“He vigorously denied the accusations”

Answer 5

Adv.
In a vigorous manner; with force an energy
(Syn) aggresively, forcefully

Question 6

resentment
“He expressed his resentment of the new policies”

Answer 6

Noun
Feeling of indignant displeasure; feeling of ill will at smth regarded as wrong ir insult/ injury
(Syn) dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, peeve, pique, umbrage

Question 7

aggrandize
“A generous grant aggrandizes significantly the book collections in the library”

Answer 7

Verb
To make great or greater; to enhance the power, wealth, or reputation
(Syn) accelerate, add (to), amplify, augment, enlarge, increase, escalate, multiply, stoke
(Ant) abate, decrease, dwindle, reduce, lessen, subtract (from)

Question 8

foster
1. “They are foster parents”
2. “Such conditions foster the spread of disease”

Answer 8

Adj.(1) affording or receiving nurture
Verb (2) give parental care; promote growth or development

(Syn) advance, cultivate, forward, incubate, nurture

Question 9

enervate
“A lifetime working in a dreary jobs had enervated his soul”

Answer 9

Verb (also can be Adj. )
To reduce mental or moral vigor; to lessen the vitality or strength of
(Syn) debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, waste, tire, weaken
(Ant) energize, brace, enliven, envigorate, vivify, vitalize

Question 10

gregarious
“She is outgoing and gregarious”

Answer 10

Adj.
Tending to associate with others of one’s kind–social; liking for campanionship–sociable; relating to a social group
(Syn) boon, clubbable, convivial, extroverted, sociable

Question 11

mitigate
“Emergency funds are provided to mitigate the effects of disaster”

Answer 11

Verb
To cause less harsh; to make less severe
(Syn) mollify, alleviate, extenuate, assuage, ease, allay, help, relieve, soothe, palliate
(Ant) aggravate, exacerbate

Question 12

multitude
“A multitude of choices”

Answer 12

Noun
A great nunber; the state of being many
(Syn) army, crowd, mob, flock, scrum, cram, legion, mass, swarm
(Ant) elite, aristrocacy, A-list, pride, upper crust

Question 13

paltry
“Sales have increased by a paltry two percent”

Answer 13

Adj.
Inferior, despicable, trivial, meager, trashy
(Syn) poor, bad, deficient, lame, lousy, subpar, substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory
(Ant) acceptable, adequate, decent, fine, passable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable

Question 14

conspicuous
“The bird has a conspicuous red head”

Answer 14

Adj.
Obvious to the eye and mind; attracting attention
(Syn) bold, catchy, dramatic, noticeable, grabby, pronounced, striking, showy

Question 15

sustainable
“Sustainable agriculture”

Answer 15

Adj.
Capable of being sustained; using the resource so that the resource is not dpleted or permanently damaged
(Syn) checkable, demonstrable, confirmable, empirical, provable, verifiable

Question 16

labyrinthine
“Labyrinthine politics that left us totally befuddled”

Answer 16

Adj.
Of relating to or resembling a labyrinth
(Syn) intricate, involved, baroque, byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, tangled, sophisticated
(Ant) noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

Question 17

circumspection
“The problem is approached with circumspection”

Answer 17

Noun
Careful consideration
(Syn) prudent, cogitation

Question 18

Appellation
“This area is generally known as Alphabet City, but Mr. Osborne dislikes this appellation”

Answer 18

Noun
An identifying name or title; a geographical name as of a region or village or vineyard under which a winegrower is authorized to identify; the act of calling by a name.
(Syn) designation, compellation, compellation, appellative, name, nomenclature, moniker.

Question 19

Panoramic
“A panoramic photograph of the Grand Canyon”

Answer 19

Adj.
relating to or resembling a panorama; showing a full or wide view; comprehensive in scope or range of coverage
(Syn) all-embracing, all-inclusive, broad-gauge, compendious, comprehensive, cyclopedic, embracive, omnibus

Question 20

Idiosyncrasy
“The current system has a few idiosyncrasies”

Answer 20

Noun
a peculiarity of constitution; an individualizing characteristic or quality; characteristic peculiarity
(Syn) eccentricity, individualism, quirk, oddity, peculiarity, singularity quiddity, crotchet

Question 21

Pell-mell
“Papers strewn pell-mell on the desk”

Answer 21

Adv.
in mingled confusion or disorder; in confused haste
(Syn) amok, berserk, frantically, frenziedly, hectically, helter-skelter, madly, wildly

Question 22

Séance
“Before starring in a biopic, be sure to shield yourself from criticism by first holding a séance”

Answer 22

Noun
Session, sitting; spiritualist meeting to receive spirit communications

Question 23

Brawl
“Soccer fans brawling in the streets”

Answer 23

Verb/noun
To quarrel or fight noisily; to make a loud confused noise
(Syn) V. wrangle, altercate, argue, brabble, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, quarrel, squabble
(Syn) N. affray, fray, broil, melee, row, ruckus, ruction

Question 24

Limpid
“Limpid prose”

Answer 24

Adj.
Marked by transparency; absolutely serene and untrouble
(Syn) transparent, crystalline, pellucid, clear, lucent
(Ant) cloudy, opaque

Question 25

Benign
“A benign lung tumor”

Answer 25

Adj.
of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life; have no significant effect; gentle disposition; showing kindness and gentleness
(Syn) harmless, anodyne, hurtless, innocuous, safe, gracious, favorable, wholesome
(Ant) adverse, bad, baleful, damaging, detrimental, harmful, nacuous, noxious, pernicious

Question 26

Eclectic
“The collection includes an eclectic mix of historical artifacts”

Answer 26

Adj./Noun
Composed of various sources; composed of various methods to approach a thing

(Syn) heterogenous, assorted, indiscriminate, varied, promiscuous, ragtag, varied
(Ant) homogenous

Question 27

robust
“ a robust faith”

Answer 27

Adj.
Having/exhibiting vigorous health or strength, firmness; strongly formed; capable of performing w/o failure

(Syn) big, full-bodied, lusty, strong, plush, potent, sturdy, rough, rude
(Ant) ailing, ill, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

Question 28

Salutary
“Salutary influences”

Answer 28

Adj.
Producing a beneficial effect; promoting health

(Syn) remedial, curative, beneficial, benignant, profitable, favorable

Question 29

Dour
“A dour expression on her face”

Answer 29

Adj.
Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; showing a brooding ill humor; stubbornly persisting

(Syn) stern, harsh, obstinate, unyielding, gloomy, sullen, austere, fierce, flinty, grim, forbidding, intimidating, grim, severe, stark, stern, stubborn

Question 30

Predict
“She predicts the outcome of an election”

Answer 30

Verb.
Make a prediction; be a sign of smth to come
(Syn) augur, auspice, fey, harbinger, portentous, precusor, presage, prescient, prognosticate