Comparisons

Question 1

ALTITUDE v. AMPLITUDE

Answer 1

ALTITUDE:
Absolute height from sea level.

AMPLITUDE:
Measure of size: width, breadth, magnitude

Question 2

AUXILIARY v. ANCILLARY v. ADJUNCT

Answer 2

AUXILIARY: Offering addition support. (In addition too)

ANCILLARY: Secondary and subordinate or ACCESSORY to the main operation. (Part of)

ADJUNCT: A thing added as supplementary rather than as an essential part. (May be added in an AUXILIARY way)

Question 3

COLLATE v. CURATE v. COALESCE

Answer 3

COLLATE: Sort into logical sequences or related groupings.

CURATE: Select, organize, and oversee.

COALESCE: To bring together.

Question 4

EXTOL v. EXTORT v. EXCORIATE

Answer 4

EXTOL: Praise enthusiastically (“… EXTOL his virtues”.)

EXTORT: Obtain by force, threat, or unfair means.

EXCORIATE: Criticize severely (or peal)

Question 5

HYPER v. HYPO

Answer 5

HYPER: Means “OVER”; HYPERbolic: exaggerated; HYPERactive: overstimulated; HYPERthermic: overheated.

HYPO: Means “IN” or “UNDER”; HYPOdermic: under the skin; HYPOchondria: excessive preoccupation with one’s internal health; HYPOthermic: cold (below sustainable temperature)

Question 6

ISOMETRIC v. PLYOMETRIC

Answer 6

ISOMETRIC: Muscular contraction without a change in length.

PLYOMETRIC: Muscular contraction during explosive KINETIC movement.

Question 7

RECONNAISSANCE v. RECOGNIZANCE

Answer 7

RECONNAISSANCE (recon): Surveying a terrain to ascertain its strategic features.

RECOGNIZANCE: Bond undertaken before a court to observe a condition.

Question 8

UBER v. ULTRA

Answer 8

UBER : “Super”, high ranking

ULTRA: Extreme, uncompromising

(ULTRA >UBER in magnitude)

Question 9

ADVERSE v. AVERSE

Answer 9

ADVERSE: A harmful force working against you.

AVERSE: Strong feeling of dislike or opposition to (“I am averse to…”)

Question 10

DISCRETE v. DISCREET

Answer 10

DISCRETE: Individually separated, distinct

DISCREET: Cautious to avoid offense or to gain an advantage.

Question 11

IMPUGN v IMPUTE

Answer 11

IMPUGN: Call into question (impugn one’s integrity)

IMPUTE: Attribute to

Question 12

BECKON v BEACON

Answer 12

BECKON: To gesture or encourage to follow or approach.

BEACON: A prominent light positioned as a warning, signal, or celebration.

Question 13

DEFT v DAFT

Answer 13

DEFT: Quick and neat.

DAFT: Silly and stupid; like INANE

Question 14

BENEVOLENT v MALEVOLENT

Answer 14

BENEVOLENT: Well-meaning and kindhearted

MALEVOLENT: Having an intent to do evil.

Question 15

MALLEABLE v PLIABLE v DUCTILE

Answer 15

MALLEABLE: Easily influenced or shaped (literally or figuratively); suggestible, impressionable, credulous, susceptible

PLIABLE: Able to be manipulated without breaking.

DUCTILE: Shapeable without being brittle

BRITTLE: Hard but breakable or easily shattered; OR a person appearing hard but unstable or nervous within.

Question 16

MANIFOLD v MULTIFARIOUS v MULTITUDINOUS

Answer 16

MANIFOLD: Many and various.

MULTIFARIOUS: Many aspects.

MULTITUDINOUS: Many elements.

Question 17

MALAPROP v NEOLOGISM

Answer 17

MALAPROP: Misuse of a word that sounds like a similar word; if recurring and pervasive, may result in a NEOLOGISM.

NEOLOGISM: A new word, meaning or phrase.

Question 18

RECURRING v REOCCURRING

Answer 18

RECURRING: Happens repeatedly, possibly at regular intervals.

REOCCURRING: Somethings that happens again (results in a REOCCURRENCE), but not repeatedly.

Question 19

RECURSION vs ITERATION

Answer 19

RECURSION: A method call in which the method called is the same one as is making the call (self-calling).

ITERATION: Event of a loop repeatedly executed until the loop condition is met.

Question 20

ACUTE v OBTUSE

Answer 20

ACUTE: A severe or intense degree; perceptive understanding; or an angle of less than 90 degrees.

OBTUSE: Slow to understand; blunt; or an angle over 90 degrees.

Question 21

PARSIMONIOUS (PARSIMONY) v SPENDTHRIFT

Answer 21

PARSIMONIOUS: Extreme unwillingness to spend money or expend resources.

SPENDTHRIFT: One who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.

Question 22

PROPOUND v EXPOUND

Answer 22

PROPOUND: Advance a theory or position for consideration (tender, broach, postulate, hypothesize, proffer, or posit).

EXPOUND: Explain a theory or idea in systematic detail.

Question 23

GAMUT v GAUNTLET

Answer 23

GAMUT: the entire scale or range (music: range of notes)
*** Popular: “run the gamut” - compete the full range.

GAUNTLET: medieval glove.
*** Popular:
“Throw down the gauntlet”
“Take up the gauntlet”
- to challenge or assume the challenge