2014-07-10 Diagnostic Test Vocabulary

Question 1

pathetic (adj.)

Answer 1

arousing pity; wretched.

Question 2

wretched (adj.)

Answer 2

in a very unfortunate situation; miserable.

Question 3

compassionate (adj.)

Answer 3

sympathetic.

Question 4

burnish (v.)

Answer 4

to polish (by rubbing).

Question 5

belligerent (adj.)

Answer 5

hostile, agressive, warlike.

Question 6

steadfast (adj.)

Answer 6

reliable, unwavering.

Question 7

volatile (adj.)

Answer 7

unpredictable, likely to change suddenly (negative connotation).

Question 8

epoch (n.)

Answer 8

a time period (usually implies a long period of time).

Question 9

antiquity (n.)

Answer 9

the ancient past.

Question 10

egress (v., n.)

Answer 10

to exit; leaving (a place).

Question 11

androgynous (adj.)

Answer 11

appearing to be partly male and partly female.

Question 12

corpulent (adj.)

Answer 12

overweight, obese, fat.

Question 13

astute (adj.)

Answer 13

shrewd, perceptive.

Question 14

bough (n.)

Answer 14

a (big) branch (of a tree).

Question 15

extol (v.)

Answer 15

to praise.

Question 16

pedestrian (adj.)

Answer 16

ordinary, commonplace.

Question 17

incumbent (adj., n.)

Answer 17

current (office holder).

Question 18

shrewd

Answer 18

having or showing sharp powers of judgements; shrewd.

Question 19

scull

Answer 19

a boat propelled by an oar or oars; a light, narrow racing boat.

Question 20

trifle

Answer 20

an article of very little value; a small quantity or amount of something.

Question 21

sullied

Answer 21

to soil, stain, or tarnish; a stain.

Question 22

azure

Answer 22

a light, purplish color.

Question 23

alumnus

Answer 23

a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.

Question 24

flax

Answer 24

a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds; the fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn r thread or woven fabrics.

Question 25

splicing

Answer 25

to join together or unite two ropes or part of a rope by the interweaving of strands.

Question 26

grove

Answer 26

a small wood or forested area, usually without any undergrowth.

Question 27

coalesce

Answer 27

to grow together or into one body.

Question 28

sporadic

Answer 28

appearing in scattered or isolated incidences, such as a disease.

Question 29

dissipiate

Answer 29

to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.

Question 30

assimilate

Answer 30

to compare; to cause to resemble

Question 31

aggregate

Answer 31

combined; a total or an entire amount.

Question 32

fissure

Answer 32

become split; a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.

Question 33

fission

Answer 33

the act of cleaving or splitting into parts.

Question 34

omnipresent

Answer 34

found everywhere

Question 35

pervasive

Answer 35

widespread; ubiquitous