Academic Aptitude Flashcards
PICK THE ONE MOST DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS:
Redundant
Repetitious
Superfluous
Concise
Unnecessary
Redundant: No longer needed or useful.
Repetitious: repetitive.
Superfluous: No longer needed or useful.
Concise: giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
Unnecessary: No longer needed or useful.
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Surreptitiously
Privately
Furtively
Openly
Covertly
Surreptitiously: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.
Privately: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
Furtively: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
Openly: without concealment, deception, or prevarication, especially where these might be expected; frankly or honestly.
Covertly: not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed
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Agnostic
Believer
Uncommitted
Unsure
Doubter
Agnostic: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.
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Dogma
Uncertainty
Ambiguity
Indecision
Unbelief
Dogma: a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true (beliefs).
Ambiguity: the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness (uncertainty).
Indecision: the inability to make a decision quickly (indecisiveness).
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Ominous
Reassuring
Harmless
Promising
Hopeful
Ominous: giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
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Auspicious
Bright
Portentous
Encouraging
Optimistic
Auspicious: conducive to success; favorable or future success.
Portentous: ominous or foreshadowing. Portentous events, statements, or signs are important because they show that something unpleasant is very likely to happen.
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Benign
Salubrious
Malignant
Wholesome
Gentle
Benign: gentle, kindly; not harmful in effect (disease).
Salubrious: health-giving; healthy.
Malignant: hurtful; very virulent or infectious (disease).
Wholesome: conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical or moral well-being.
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Nettled:
Vexed:
Rankled:
Appeased:
Provoked:
Nettled: irritate or annoy (someone).
Vexed: annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
Rankled: cause annoyance or resentment that persists.
Appeased: pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
Provoked: stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
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Miffed
Offended
Honored
Affronted
Slighted
Miffed: annoyed at someone’s behavior towards you.
Offended: resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult.
Affronted: feeling or showing anger or indignation at some offense or insult (offended).
Slighted: insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.
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Pious
Unfaithful
Devout
Religious
Virtuous
Pious: devoutly religious.
Devout: having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.
Virtuous: having or showing high moral standards.
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Preposterous
Reasonable
Believable
Credible
Logical
Preposterous: contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
Logical: characterized by or capable of clear, sound reasoning.
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Bewildered
Confused
Clearheaded
Confounded
Distracted
Confounded: used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance.
Bewildered: cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.
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Pariah
Outcast
Shunned
Reject
Welcome
Pariah: an outcast.
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Animosity
Hostility
Rancor
Amicability
Vitriol
Animosity: strong hostility.
Hostility: hostile behavior; unfriendliness or opposition.
Rancor: bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.
Amicability: Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly.
Vitriol: cruel and bitter criticism.
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Treacherous
Loyal
Threatening
Dangerous
Unreliable
Treacherous: guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
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Fervent
Apathetic
Zealous
Passionate
Ardent
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Apathetic: showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Zealous: having or showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
Ardent: enthusiastic or passionate.
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Glower
Beam
Smile
Grin
Brighten
Glower: have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl.
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Pertinent
Relevant
Related
Immaterial
Applicable
Pertinent: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite (apt).
Immaterial: unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant.
Applicable: relevant or appropriate.
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Irrelevant
Pointless
Inappropriate
Unsuitable
Apt
Apt: appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.
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Gall
Nerve
Diffidence
Temerity
Presumption
Gall: brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence ex; he had the gall to think that he could replace her
Nerve: a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
Diffidence: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
Temerity:
Presumption:
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Irreconcilable
Disputable
Authentic
Certain
Positive
Irreconcilable: incapable of being made to acquiesce or compromise; implacably opposed: irreconcilable enemies.
Disputable: not established as fact, and so open to question or debate.
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Melange
Mixture
Hodgepodge
Singularity
Jumble
Melange: a mixture; a medley.
Hodgepodge: a confused mixture.
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Indignant
Pleased
Gleeful
Gratified
Content
Indignant: feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.
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Exultant
Overjoyed
Jubilant
Elated
Dispirited
Exultant: triumphantly happy.
Jubilant: feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
Elated: ecstatically happy.
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Scrutinize
Examine
Investigate
Study
Ignore
Scrutinize: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
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Vanity
Humility
Conceit
Arrogance
Ego
Vanity: excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.
Conceit: excessively proud of oneself; vain.
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Incredulous
Doubtful
Convinced
Suspicious
Uncertain
Incredulous: (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
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Miser
Hoarder
Stingy
Wastrel
Tightwad
Miser: a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.
Wastrel: a wasteful or good-for-nothing person.
