Deck 9

Question 0

Illisit

Answer 0

Not legal; clandestine; criminal

He dealt in the supply of illicit drugs.

Question 1

Corroborate

Answer 1

Confirm; endorse or establish

Physical evidence is corroborated by a witness’ testimony.

Question 2

Valor

Answer 2

Bravery

A true soldier fights with valor.

Question 3

Acquiesce

Answer 3

Comply without protest

He acquiesced to the proposal.

Question 4

Engender

Answer 4

Cause; bring about; beget

Respect can engender love.

Question 5

Conciliatory

Answer 5

Pacifying; reconciling; friendly; reassuring

One conciliatory remark would make them friends again.

Question 6

Incite

Answer 6

Encourage

Question 7

Strait

Answer 7

Exigency; dilemma; predicament; plight

He is a strait of difficulty.

Question 8

Abdicate

Answer 8

Renounce; cede; forgo

John decided to abdicate his responsibilities

Question 9

Delirium

Answer 9

Madness; insanity; lunacy; mania

Question 10

Accost

Answer 10

Approach for conversation

The man accosted me in the alley.

Question 11

Laconic

Answer 11

Short; concise; brief; compact

Although his speeches were laconic, they were informative.

Question 12

Invective

Answer 12

Harsh words; bitter language; verbal abuse; venom; vilification
Invective poured from the speaker’s mouth.

Question 13

Evince

Answer 13

To show; reveal

The management evinced the proposal.

Question 14

Voracious

Answer 14

Very hungry

I know my mother as a voracious reader.

Question 15

Zenith

Answer 15

Top; peak; pinnacle; summit; vertex

Reaching the zenith in a career is easier than staying there.

Question 16

Cursory

Answer 16

Brief; casual; careless

I made a cursory glance at her today.

Question 17

Raconteur

Answer 17

Narrator

He is a good racontuer

Question 18

Cognizance

Answer 18

Understanding

The law takes no cognizance of careless driving.

Question 19

Querulous

Answer 19

Always complaining

John’s querulous nature has made him very unpopular.

Question 20

Platitude

Answer 20

Expression; banality

The speech was dull and full of platitudes.

Question 21

Idolatry

Answer 21

Worship of idols; excessive admiration

Such idolatry of singers is typical of the excessive enthusiasm of the youth.

Question 22

Immutable

Answer 22

Unchangeable

Scientists are seeking to discover the immutable laws of nature.

Question 23

Imperturbable

Answer 23

Calm; placid

John remained imperturbable during the stressful situation.

Question 24

Implacable

Answer 24

Incapable of being pacified

Question 25

Insensible

Answer 25

Unconscious; unresponsive | Shannon is insensible to shame.

Question 26

Lassitude

Answer 26

Languor; weariness; lethargy | The hot weather creates a feeling of lassitude.

Question 27

Levity

Answer 27

Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity | Stop laughing and joking, such levity is improper in chruch.

Question 28

Lucid

Answer 28

Easily understood; clear; intelligible | The explanation was lucid enough for a child to understand.

Question 29

Maverick

Answer 29

Rebel; nonconformist

Question 30

Meticulous

Answer 30

Excessively careful

Question 31

Obsequious

Answer 31

Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic | The waiter was particularly obsequious when we ate ate the restaurant.

Question 32

Occlude

Answer 32

Shut; close | The blood clot occluded an artery to the heart.

Question 33

Officious

Answer 33

Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services | The officious bellboy insisted to carry the bags himself.

Question 34

Ostentatious

Answer 34

Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

Question 35

Pathological

Answer 35

Pertaining to disease

Question 36

Permeable

Answer 36

Porous; allowing passage through | Glass is permeable to light.

Question 37

Problematic

Answer 37

Perplexing; unsettled; questionable

Question 38

Proliferate

Answer 38

Grow rapidly; spread; mutliply | Everyone wants to proliferate their wealth.

Question 39

Qualified

Answer 39

Limited; restricted | Because he was unable to provide the documents, he was granted qualified residence.

Question 40

Quibble

Answer 40

Equivocate; play on words | Do not quibble; I want a straightforward answer.

Question 41

Repudiate

Answer 41

Disown; disavow | He announced he would repudiate all debts incurred by his wife.

Question 42

Salubrious

Answer 42

Healthful | People who get sinus problems from pollution, move to more salubrious areas.

Question 43

Saturate

Answer 43

Soak | Their clothes were saturated by the rain.

Question 44

Stipulate

Answer 44

Make express conditions; specify

Question 45

Strut

Answer 45

Pompous walk

Question 46

Supersede

Answer 46

Cause to be set aside; replace | This regulation will supersede all antecedent rules.

Question 47

Tenuous

Answer 47

Thin; rare; slim | Our alliance to them is held by rather tenuous ties.

Question 48

Tirade

Answer 48

Extended scolding; denunciation

Question 49

Tortuous

Answer 49

Winding; full of curves | Because the road is tortuous it is unwise to go very fast.

Question 50

Zealot

Answer 50

Fanatic; person who shows extensive zeal