3-4Q Semester Exam (05/24)

Question 1

Meticulous

Answer 1

• to be precise
• scrupulous, painstaking, thorough
  > The student was meticulous in preparing his cheat sheet for the upcoming test.

Question 2

Apathy

Answer 2

• a lack of feeling
• indifference, unconcern, passivity
  > Her friend’s apathy towards her frustrated her more than anything.

Question 3

Sophomoric

Answer 3

• to be immature; childish
• juvenile, jejune, naive
  > The young adults had become more sophomoric as they attended college.

Question 4

Irrelevant

Answer 4

• not to the point
• unrelated, extraneous, immaterial
  > Bob’s essay writing was irrelevant to the given prompt.

Question 5

Sonorous

Answer 5

• rich in sound
• reverberating, resounding, orotund
  > The sonorous melody filled the auditorium.

Question 6

Alienate

Answer 6

• to turn away; to make hostile
• estrange, detach, isolate
  > Pam was used to alienating herself from her colleagues.

Question 7

Nocturnal

Answer 7

• occurring in the night
• nightly, night-dwelling, night-loving
  > Owls are considered to be one of the few nocturnal birds.

Question 8

Deviate

Answer 8

• to turn/depart from the main path
• stray, swerve, veer
  > The family had often deviated from the main roads during their road trip.

Question 9

Integrity

Answer 9

• the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
• honesty, rectitude, morality
  > Xavier students are expected to have great integrity.

Question 10

Ruminate

Answer 10

• think about at length
• mediate, ponder, brood
  > The artist spends weeks ruminating, in order to come up with a new art piece.

Question 11

Omnipotent

Answer 11

• having unlimited power
• all-powerful, almighty, supreme
  > God is omnipotent in many ways that we are not aware of.

Question 12

Askew

Answer 12

• not in a straight level/position
• slanted, crooked, angled
  > The painting on the wall was left askew.

Question 13

Corrosive

Answer 13

• eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic
• acidic, abrasive, corroding
  > The instructor had accidentally spilled the corrosive liquid on the table.

Question 14

Somber

Answer 14

• having a deep feeling of sorrow
• melancholic, depressed, grim
  > The young boy had become somber as he left his home.

Question 15

Ardent

Answer 15

• very passionate
• zealous, avid, assiduous
  > The ardent student was determined to ace her English exam.

Question 16

Clairvoyant

Answer 16

• one who possesses extrasensory power
• seer, visionary, psychic
  > My auntie is a well-known clairvoyant of the village.

Question 17

Impervious

Answer 17

• not affected or hurt by
• immune, invulnerable, indestructible
  > The impervious castle gates withstood the bombings.

Question 18

Parsimonious

Answer 18

• stingy; greedy
• penurious, miserly, sparing
  > His brother was parsimonious as he couldn’t spare him some money.

Question 19

Limpid

Answer 19

• completely clear
• lucid, translucent, crystalline
  > The limpid lake was a sight to behold, especially during the summer days.

Question 20

Consecrate

Answer 20

• to make sacred
• anoint, bless, hallow
  > The water had been consecrated to holy water.