16w13

Question 1

enthusiastic praise or approval

n.

Answer 1

acclaim

n.

Some of his movies are critically acclaimed; plenty have bombed, but his performances are never less than wholly committed.

Question 2

feeling or exibiting uncertainty or indecisiveness

adj.

Answer 2

ambivanlent

adj.

Every gaze crackles with presence — some smile, while others have a more ambivalent expression.

Question 3

large or important enough to be noticed

adj.

Answer 3

appreciable

adj.

From the 1970s onward, Americans began to think of homes as appreciable investments.

Question 4

approval or praise, with respect

n

Answer 4

approbation

n

The slow embrace of the comic-book medium by elite audiences is a history with its own particular milestones, each marking a moment of sudden approbation by previously disapproving constituencies.

Question 5

an event in which a party listens to different arguments to arrive at a fair decision

n

Answer 5

arbitration

n

Trevino is projected to make $3.6 million in arbitration, while both Cruz and Jackson are making less than $1 million each.

Question 6

an orderly and often appealing arrangement

n

Answer 6

array

n

Miracle Cove is the county’s most elaborate Christmas street, with house after house arrayed with lights, blow molds, inflatables, sleighs, nativities and candy canes.

Question 7

stern and cold in appearance or manner
markedly simple or unadorned

adj

Answer 7

austere

adj

For many of us with no firsthand familiarity with Greece, it’s easy to forget that its celebrated ruins are a distortion and that we behold its ancient culture in its bare-bones lineaments. The austere white buildings of the Acropolis were once painted and parti-colored structures.

Question 8

a settlement of differences by mutual concessions

n

Answer 8

compromise

n

But for the past decade—and especially today—compromise feels impossible between our warring political parties.

Question 9

obvious to the eye or mind
easy to notice

adj

Answer 9

conspicuous

adj

At a hair over five feet, five inches tall, Hendrickson was conspicuous in his shortness.

Question 10

independent developments from different points, cultures, species, or features into similarity and union

n

Answer 10

convergence

n

This convergence is enabling next-generation capabilities, such as digital twins—virtual replicas of physical systems.

Question 11

to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil

v

Answer 11

denounce

v

The film was denounced for the way it portrayed its female characters.

Question 12

a state of being laughed at or ridiculed

n

Answer 12

derision

n

The team’s awful record has made it an object of derision in the league.

Question 13

to move from a higher to a lower place

v

Answer 13

descend

v

Descending the mountain was even more dangerous than climbing it.

Question 14

lineage

n

Answer 14

descent

n

For centuries, Junkanoo has been an important form of celebration and protest for people of African descent.

Question 15

steady and earnest effort devoted to accomplish an undertaking

n

Answer 15

diligence

n

Consistency is key: five times a week for at least five minutes — our most committed testers found the diligence was well worth it.

Question 16

to make known or public

v

Answer 16

disclose

v

No further details of her diagnosis have been publicly disclosed.

Question 17

to approve or support openly

v

Answer 17

endorse

v

The seat is currently held by Ali Noland, who did not file to run for a second term and endorsed Strong to be her successor.

Question 18

intensity of feeling or expression

n

Answer 18

fervor

n

Certainly being the son of a pastor had contributed to Vincent’s religiosity, but in time even his father was disturbed by the growing intensity of his son’s fervor.

Question 19

to look or search for food or provisions

v

Answer 19

forage

v

So many whales foraged in the bay that the mariners didn’t need to venture to the open ocean.

Question 20

the quality or condition of being silly or unimportant

n

Answer 20

frivolity

n

He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities.

Question 21

not enough or good enough

adj

Answer 21

inadequate

adj

While the prisoner avoided MDC Brooklyn, Devens was cited in 2024 by the Office of Inspector General for having inadequate medical staff to care for prisoners at the institution.

Question 22

having no interest

adj

Answer 22

indifferent

adj

One artist faked her death to bump her sales, but the market was indifferent.

Question 22

refusing to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude

adj

Answer 22

intransigent

adj

But truck drivers are also the most intransigent lovers of oil and gas.

Question 23

too many to be numbered

adj

Answer 23

innumerable

adj

So much so that many banks’ core systems today are similar to Rome and other ancient cities that consist of innumerable layers of construction, built one upon the other over a very long time.

Question 24

to prove to be just, rigth, or valid

v

Answer 24

justify

v

The fact that we are at war does not justify treating innocent people as criminals.