Day 1

Question 0

Something that becomes fewer or less intense.

Answer 0

ABATE

Synonyms: slack, slake, diminish, reduce, decrease, lessen, lower, subside

Question 1

ABATE

Synonyms: slack, slake, diminish, reduce, decrease, lessen, lower, subside

Answer 1

Something that **abates **becomes fewer or less intense.

Example:Your enthusiasm for skiing might **abate **after falling off a ski lift and getting a mouthful of snow.

Question 2

** ABERRANT**

Synonyms: abnormal, unnatural

Answer 2

Departing from an accepted standard

Example: The networks stay away from showng aberrant fan behavior to discourage others from doing it.

Question 3

ABEYANCE

Synonyms: suspension

Answer 3

A state of temporary disuse or suspension

Example:The affair was for the moment in abeyance.

Question 4

ABSCOND

Synonyms: run away, elope, get away, bolt, decamp

Answer 4

depart secretly and hide

Example:The police are now looking for the man, who they say has absconded.

Question 5

ABSTEMIOUS

Synonyms: abstinent, temperate, moderate, sober, sparing

Answer 5

sparing in consumption of especially food and drink

Example: A rock musician may sing about enjoying wine and women, but in his private life he may be abstemious.

Question 6

ADMONISH

Synonyms: warn, caution, exhort, reprimand, scold

Answer 6

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Example: He admonished the child for his bad behavior

Question 7

ADULTERATE

Synonyms: falsify, counterfeit, forge, fake, debase, doctor

Answer 7

make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance;

Example: adulterate liquor

Question 8

AESTHETIC

Synonyms: esthetic

Answer 8

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Example: The illustrations made the book an aesthetic success

Question 9

AGGREGATE

Synonyms: collect, accumulate, amass

Answer 9

the whole amount; consisting of more than one part or entity

Example: Raspberries are aggregate fruits

Question 10

ALACRITY

Synonyms: readiness, willingness, eagerness

Answer 10

liveliness and eagerness

Example: He accepted with alacrity

Question 11

ALLEVIATE

Synonyms: relieve, mitigate, ease, soothe, palliate, allay, assuage

Answer 11

Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

Example: Do all these words make your head ache? If so, take an aspirin to alleviate, or relieve, your pain.

Question 12

AMALGAMATE

Synonyms: unite, merge, combine, consolidate, mix, mingle

Answer 12

Combine or unite to form one organization or structure:

Example: Institutions — such as banks, schools, or hospitals — often join forces and amalgamate with one other

Question 13

AMBIGUOUS

Synonyms: equivocal, vague, uncertain, doubtful, obscure

Answer 13

Having more than one possible meaning;

Equivocal: Intended to mislead

Example: Frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy

Question 14

AMBIVALENCE

Answer 14

Conflicting feelings

Example: If you love your mom but find her totally embarrassing you might feel ambivalent about having her give a presentation at your school.

Question 15

AMELIORATE

Synonyms: amend, better, improve, meliorate

Answer 15

To make better

Example: In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.

Question 16

ANACHRONISM

Answer 16

A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

Example: But in corporate America, the top rating long ago became an anachronism

Question 17

ANALOGOUS

Synonyms: similar, like, parallel, alike, ,nalogical

Answer 17

comparable

Example: Brains and computers are often considered analogous.

Question 18

ANOMALOUS

Synonyms: Irregular, abnormal, anomalistic, aberrant

Answer 18

Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

Example: Banks should have automated systems to detect anomalous activity in accounts.

Question 19

ANTIPATHY

Synonyms: aversion, dislike, repugnance, distaste, repulsion

Answer 19

a feeling of intense dislike

Example: This antipathy toward regulations is shared by many residents here.

Question 20

APATHY

Synonyms: indifference, unconcern, torpor, listlessness

Answer 20

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm or concern

Example: You might feel apathy for the political process after watching candidates bicker tediously with one another

Question 21

APPEASE

Synonyms: pacify, calm, soothe, mollify, placate, quieten

Answer 21

Pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands

Example: The government is trying to appease some of that anger by stepping up efforts to crack down on high-level tax evasion and fraud.

Question 22

APPRISE

Synonyms: inform, notify, advise, acquaint

Answer 22

Inform or tell (someone)

Example: Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?

Question 23

APPROBATION

Synonyms: approve, sanction, assent

Answer 23

Approval or praise or all good

Example: Filled with approbation, the audience gave a standing ovation

Question 24

ARDUOUS

Synonyms: aphard, difficult, laborious, tough, toilsome, severe

Answer 24

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Example: The arduous work of preparing a dictionary