aall2 sept 17

Question 1

Disparate

Answer 1

adj:essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.: “they inhabit disparate worlds of thought”

Question 2

Atone

Answer 2

make amends or reparation.: “he was being helpful, to atone for his past mistakes”

Question 3

Transpose

Answer 3

cause (two or more things) to change places with each other.: “the captions describing the two state flowers were accidentally transposed”.

Question 4

Scant

Answer 4

barely sufficient or adequate.: “companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations”

Question 5

Indifferent

Answer 5

neither good nor bad; mediocre.: “attempts to distinguish between good, bad, and indifferent work”

Question 6

Unobtrusive

Answer 6

not conspicuous or attracting attention.: “corrections should be neat and unobtrusive”.

Question 7

Deliberate

Answer 7

Done consciously and intentionally “that was a deliberate act of evil”

Question 8

Declaim

Answer 8

utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience.: “she declaimed her views” “a preacher declaiming from the pulpit” “an opportunity to declaim against the evils of society”

Question 9

Fray

Answer 9

A situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition. “She wanted to avoid the fray, so she stayed home”

Question 10

Painstaking

Answer 10

done with or employing great care and thoroughness.: “painstaking attention to detail” “he is a gentle, painstaking man