Deck 8

Question 0

Amalgamate

Answer 0

Combine; unite in one body

Question 1

Abeyance

Answer 1

Suspended action

The deal was held abeyance until her arrival

Question 2

Approbation

Answer 2

Approval

She looked for any sign of approbation from her parents.

Question 3

Audacious

Answer 3

Daring; bold

Question 4

Aver

Answer 4

State confidently

I wish to aver that I am certain of success.

Question 5

Belie

Answer 5

Contradict; give a false impression

His hard exterior belied his innate sensitivity.

Question 6

Boorish

Answer 6

Rude; insensitive

Question 7

Burnish

Answer 7

Make shiny by rubbing; polish

The maid burnished the brass until it reflected the light.

Question 8

Contentious

Answer 8

Quarrelsome

We heard and contentious noises from the next room.

Question 9

Discerning

Answer 9

Mentally quick and observant; having insight

Question 10

Discordant

Answer 10

Inharmonious; conflicting

Question 11

Discrete

Answer 11

Seperate; unconnected

Question 12

Disjointed

Answer 12

Disconnected

Question 13

Dismiss

Answer 13

Eliminate from consideration; reject

Question 14

Disseminate

Answer 14

Scatter(like seeds)

The invention of the radio helped propagandists disseminate their messages.

Question 15

Dissonance

Answer 15

Discord

Some contemporary musicians deliberately use dissonance to achieve certain effects

Question 16

Doctinaire

Answer 16

Unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic

The doctrinaire government won’t compromise.

Question 17

Eclectic

Answer 17

Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

He has an eclectic decoration style.

Question 18

Effrontery

Answer 18

Shameless boldness

She had the effrontery to insult the guest.

Question 19

Embellish

Answer 19

Adorn; aggrandize

My mother embellishes her stories from her travels.

Question 20

Empirical

Answer 20

Based on experience

He relied too much on empirical.

Question 21

Endemic

Answer 21

Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
This disease is endemic to Botswana.

Question 22

Equivocate

Answer 22

Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

The audience saw through his attempts to equivocate on the subject under discussion and ridiculed his remarks.

Question 23

Erudite

Answer 23

Learned; scholarly

His erudite writing was difficult to read because of many allusions which were unfamiliar to readers.

Question 24

Extraneous

Answer 24

Not essential; external

Do not write down extraneous items now, worry only about the bare necessities.

Question 25

Fawning

Answer 25

Courting favor by cringing and flattering

She was surrounded by a crowd of fawning admirers.