CB SAT 6

Question 1

Jaded

Answer 1

Worn out, wearied, overworked or overused

Question 2

Penurious

Answer 2

Extremely poor; destitute; indignent

Question 3

Vigilant

Answer 3

Ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful

Question 4

Conciliatory

Answer 4

To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over

Question 5

Phlegmatic

Answer 5

Not easily excited to action or hostility of; placate; win over

Question 6

Modicum

Answer 6

A moderate or small amount

Question 7

Surfeit

Answer 7

Excess; an excessive amount

Question 8

Juxtaposition

Answer 8

An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

Question 9

Encroach

Answer 9

To advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits

Question 10

Negation

Answer 10

The act of denying

Question 11

Arbitrate

Answer 11

To decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine

Question 12

Formidable

Answer 12

Causing fear, apprehension or dread

Question 13

Delineate

Answer 13

To portray in word; describe or outline with precision

Question 14

Exacerbate

Answer 14

To increase the severity, bitterness, or violence (disease, ill feeling) ; aggravate

Question 15

Alacrity

Answer 15

Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

Question 16

Recrimination

Answer 16

The act of recriminations, or countercharging; to accuse in return

Question 17

Mitigate

Answer 17

To make less severe

Question 18

Eradicate

Answer 18

To remove or destroy utterly, extirpate

Question 19

Tangential

Answer 19

Divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration

Question 20

Exorbitant

Answer 20

Exceeding bounds of custom, propriety or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive

Question 21

Indiscernible

Answer 21

That cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible

Question 22

Aesthete

Answer 22

A person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature

Question 23

Pragmatic

Answer 23

Or of pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations

Question 24

Unprecedented

Answer 24

Without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled

Question 25

Imperative

Answer 25

Absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable

Question 26

Undermine

Answer 26

To weaken

Question 27

Decimate

Answer 27

T destroy a great number or proportion of

Question 28

Capricious

Answer 28

Fickle; subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; Erratic

Question 29

Incongruous

Answer 29

Not harmonious in character, in consonant, lacking harmony of parts

Question 30

Flout

Answer 30

To treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at, mock

Question 31

Impermanent

Answer 31

Not permanent or enduring; transitory

Question 32

Acumen

Answer 32

Keen insight, shrewdness

Question 33

Deferment

Answer 33

The act of deferring or putting off; postponement

Question 34

Inducement

Answer 34

Something that induces, persuades, or motivates

Question 35

Reprieve

Answer 35

A respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death

Question 36

Lithe

Answer 36

Bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible

Question 37

Tremulous

Answer 37

Of persons, the body

Characterized by trembling from fear, nervousness or weakness

Question 38

Fickle

Answer 38

Likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution

Question 39

Emphatic

Answer 39

Uttered or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive

Question 40

Nondescript

Answer 40

Of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind

Question 41

Scouring

Answer 41

To clear or rid of what is undesirable

Question 42

Venerable

Answer 42

Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence
As because of high office or noble character

Question 43

Raze

Answer 43

To tear down, demolish; level to the ground

Question 44

Placid

Answer 44

Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled, tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed