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Question 1

inveigh

\in-ˈvā\

Answer 1

D. to talk or write strongly (against)

E. always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay

Question 2

inveigle

\in-ˈvā-gəl\

Answer 2

D. to trick or entice

E. inveigled her way into a promotion

Question 3

inverse

Answer 3

D. opposite

E. A person’s wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness (= the more money they have, the less happy they are).

Question 4

investiture

\in-ˈves-tə-ˌchu̇r

Answer 4

D. a ceremony at which somebody formally receives an official title or special powers

E. the investiture of the Prince of Wales

Question 5

inveterate

\in-ˈve-t(ə-)rət\

Answer 5

D. of long standing (in- + veter-, vetus old)

E. his inveterate tendency to overlook the obvious

Question 6

invidious

Answer 6

D. offensive

E. The boss made invidious distinctions between employees.

Question 7

inviolable

Answer 7

D. not to be violated; unable to be violated

E. a person with inviolable moral standards

Question 8

invulnerable

Answer 8

D, unable to be injured

Question 9

iota

\ī-ˈō-tä\

Answer 9

D. a tiny amount

E. did not show an iota of interest

Question 10

irascible

\i-ˈra-sə-bəl\

Answer 10

D. quick-tempered

E. an irascible old football coach

Question 11

irksome

Answer 11

D. tiresome; annoying

Question 12

irony

Answer 12

D. the amusing or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expect; a situation like this

Question 13

irremediable

\ˌir-i-ˈmē-dē-ə-bəl\

Answer 13

D. incurable or irreparable

E. There was an irremediable split between the two sides of the family.

Question 14

irrevocable

\i-ˈre-və-kə-bəl\

Answer 14

D. unable to be called back or undone

E. She has made an irrevocable decision.

Question 15

iterate

\ˈi-tə-ˌrāt\

Answer 15

D. to repeat

E. no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens

Question 16

itinerant

Answer 16

D. traveling

Question 17

jaded

Answer 17

D. tired; satiated

Question 18

jargon

Answer 18

D. incoherent speech; a mixed language; the particular language of one group

Question 19

jaundiced

-dəst\

Answer 19

D. yellow; prejudiced; exhibiting or influenced by envy, distaste, or hostility

E. She has a very jaundiced view of politics and politicians. / took a jaundiced view of his opponent’s triumphs on the tennis court

Question 20

jeopardy

\ˈje-pər-dē\

Answer 20

D. peril

E. the city’s firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues

Question 21

jettison

Answer 21

D. to throw overboard

Question 22

jetty

Answer 22

D. a wall built out into the water

E. didn’t see any passengers waiting for the ferry, so the captain sailed past the jetty

Question 23

jocose

\jō-ˈkōs\

Answer 23

D. humurous

E. the comedian’s jocose introductions kept the awards ceremony from becoming a stodgy affair

Question 24

jocular

Answer 24

D. joking!

Question 25

jocund

\ˈjä-kənd\

Answer 25

D. cheerful

E. old friends engaged in jocund teasing

Question 26

journeyman

'jər-nē-mən\

Answer 26

D. a worker who has learned a trade

Question 27

judicious

Answer 27

D. wise

Question 28

juggernaut

\ˈjä-gər-ˌnät\

Answer 28

D. any extremely strong and irresistible force

E. there was no escaping the juggernaut of hype for the studio’s biggest summer blockbuster

Question 29

juncture

Answer 29

D. a point of joining; a critical point in the developments of events

E. At this juncture it looks like they are going to get a divorce.

Question 30

junket

Answer 30

D. a feast or picnic; a pleasure excursion

E. The senator has been criticized for expensive junkets to foreign countries.

Question 31

junta

\ˈhu̇n-tä\

Answer 31

D. men engaged in political intrigue; a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power

Question 32

juxtapose

Answer 32

D. to place side by side

Question 33

ken

Answer 33

D. understanding

E. an idea beyond one’s ken.

Question 34

kinetic

\kə-ˈne-tik\

Answer 34

D. pertaining to motion

E. the novel’s plot is kinetic and fast-paced, and its effect on the reader is much like that of a surfeit of caffeine

Question 35

kith

\ˈkith\

Answer 35

D. friends

E. kith and kin

Question 36

knavery

\ˈnā-və-rē\

Answer 36

D. deceit; a roguish or mischievous act

E. suspects some knavery going on in the political campaign / the sort of frat-boy knaveries that become the stuff of campus legend

Question 37

knell

\ˈnel\

Answer 37

D. to ring solemnly

E. the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation’s beloved leader

Question 38

knoll

Answer 38

D. a small hill

Question 39

labyrinth

\ˈla-bə-ˌrin(t)th\

Answer 39

D. a maze

E. a labyrinth of social customs and rules

Question 40

lacerate

\ˈla-sə-ˌrāt\

Answer 40

D. to tear or mangle

E. The broken glass lacerated his feet. / The patient’s hand was severely lacerated.

Question 41

lachrymose

'lä-crə-ˌmōs\

Answer 41

D. tearful; tending to cause tears

E. the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues / a drama with a lachrymose hero

Question 42

lackadaisical

\ˌla-kə-ˈdā-zi-kəl\

Answer 42

D. spiritless; listless (lack-a-day + -ical)

E. feeling particularly lackadaisical in the summer heat, they lazily tossed a ball back and forth

Question 43

laconic

\lə-ˈkä-nik\

Answer 43

D. brief; using few words

E. We would rather have a smiling, shape-shifting Democrat we don’t trust than a frowning, laconic Republican we trust more.

Question 44

lacuna

\lə-ˈkü-nä\

Answer 44

D. a gap where sth is missing

E. She found a lacuna in the historical record. / attributes many of the nation’s problems to a lacuna of leadership at the top

Question 45

laggard

\ˈla-gərd\

Answer 45

D. one who is slow

E. I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway.

Question 46

laity

\ˈlā-ə-tē\

Answer 46

D. all the people who are not clergy

E. The laity has played an important role in the history of the church.