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Question 0

Appropriate

Answer 0

Verb
To set aside for a particular purpose; to set aside for private use; to take without permission.
Syn: earmark, consecrate, dedicate, allocate

Question 1

Approbation

Answer 1

Noun
Approval; commendation
Syn: praise, acclaim, accolade, applause
Ant: disapproval, dislike, criticism

Question 2

Ardent

Answer 2

Adjective
Impassioned; fiery
Syn: passionate, emotive, intense, enthusiastic.
Ant: Apathetic, unfeeling, dispassionate, unemotional

Question 3

Artful

Answer 3

Adjective
Skillful and cunning
Syn: adept, adroit, clever, crafty, shrewd
Ant: artless, ingenuous, naive, unskillful, inept.

Question 4

Ascetic

Answer 4

Adjective
Austere, self-denying
Syn: Abstemious, puritanical, Spartan, Frugal
Ant: gluttonous, overindulgent, unrestrained, hedonistic, hedonic

Question 5

Askew

Answer 5

Adjective
Crooked; skewed, awry
Syn: asymmetrical, disproportionate, lopsided, uneven
Ant: proportional, symmetrical, straight, true.

Question 6

Assuage

Answer 6

Verb
To relieve, soothe, pacify
Syn: calm, sedate, quell, mollify, alleviate.
Ant: exacerbate, agitate, disturb, stir

Question 7

Audacity

Answer 7

Noun
Boldness; daring
Syn: effrontery, gall, nerve, temerity.
Ant: timidity, propriety, reserve, humility.

Question 8

Austere

Answer 8

Adjective
Strict; severely simple
Syn: harsh, stern, strict, serious, formal, sober
Ant: permissive, joyous, luxurious, elaborate, extravagant.

Question 9

Autonomous

Answer 9

Adj.
Independent; self-governing
Syn: self-reliant, self- sufficient, sovereign.
Ant: dependent, subject, submissive, yielding, complaint

Question 10

Avarice

Answer 10

Noun
Greed; inordinate desire for wealth.
Syn: gluttony, selfishness, avidity, voracity.
Ant: munificence, generosity, satisfaction

Question 11

Axion

Answer 11

Noun
A universally recognized truth; something self-evident.
Syn: adage, aphorism, apothegm, fundamental, law, postulate, precept, proposition, truth.
Ant: absurdity, ambiguity, foolishness

Question 12

Banal

Answer 12

Adjective
Ordinary; commonplace; trite
Syn: fatuous, insipid, vapid, mediocre, tired
Ant: novel, avant-garde, fresh, original new.

Question 13

Bastion

Answer 13

Noun
Fortress; stronghold
Syn: wall, castle, citadel, hold, defense, safeguard

Question 14

Belabor

Answer 14

Verb
To harp on; to attack verbally; to beat with blows.
Syn: exhaust, hammer, overemphasize, repeat.
Ant: ignore, drop, cast off, compliment, praise

Question 15

Bellicose

Answer 15

Adjective
Quarrelsome; warlike
Syn: aggressive, hostile, warring, truculent
Ant: amiable, calm, easygoing, passive

Question 16

Bereaved

Answer 16

Adjective
Deprived (usually by loss of a loved one)
Syn: dispossessed, divested, robbed, stripped, wanting, without
Ant: full, happy, complete

Question 17

Bibliophile

Answer 17

Noun

One who loves books; a book collector

Question 18

Bilk

Answer 18

Verb
To cheat, swindle; to avoid payment
Syn: rob, betray, deceive
Ant: donate, repay

Question 19

Blight

Answer 19

Noun
Something that injures or destroys.
Syn: affliction, bane, canker, contamination, corruption, curse, evil.
Ant: blessing, boon, health, prosperity.