College Board Online Test #4 Section 7

Question 1

convoluted

Answer 1

complicated; intricately involved

Question 2

susceptible (to/of)

Answer 2

admitting or capable of some specified treatment

Question 3

condemn

Answer 3

to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.

Question 4

preachy

Answer 4

tediously or pretentiously didactic.

Question 5

vagary

Answer 5

an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance

Question 6

abhorrence

Answer 6

a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.

Question 7

bereavement

Answer 7

a period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one

Question 8

spareness

Answer 8

to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy

Question 9

stark

Answer 9

sheer, utter, downright, or complete

Question 10

embellishment

Answer 10

1. an ornament or decoration.

2. a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.

Question 11

garnish

Answer 11

to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.

Question 12

ornamentation

Answer 12

embellishment

Question 13

flamboyant

Answer 13

strikingly bold or brilliant; showy

Question 14

exacerbate

Answer 14

to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.

Question 15

contingency

Answer 15

dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness

Question 16

avocation

Answer 16

something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby

Question 17

encumbrance

Answer 17

something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance