Diagnostic Test

Question 1

exiguous (adj)

Answer 1

scanty; meager; small; slender:

Question 2

propitious (adj)

Answer 2

presenting favorable conditions; favorable:

Question 3

salubrious (adj)

Answer 3

favorable to or promoting health; healthful:

Question 4

congruous (adj)

Answer 4

appropriate or fitting; exhibiting harmony of parts

Question 5

conspicuous (adj)

Answer 5

easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

Question 6

transcendent (adj)

Answer 6

going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.

Question 7

ubiquitous (adj)

Answer 7

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent:

Question 8

virtuous (adj)

Answer 8

conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright:

Question 9

plebeian (adj)

Answer 9

belonging or pertaining to the common people.

Question 10

arcane (adj)

Answer 10

mysterious, obscure, secret

Question 11

pensive (adj)

Answer 11

dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

Question 12

resplendent (adj)

Answer 12

shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid:

Question 13

jocund (adj)

Answer 13

cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad:

Question 14

pundit (noun)

Answer 14

a learned person, expert, or authority.

2. a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator.

Question 15

pugilist (noun)

Answer 15

a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.

Question 16

raconteur (noun)

Answer 16

a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

Question 17

sybarite (noun)

Answer 17

a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.

Question 18

prodigious (adj)

Answer 18

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.:

Question 19

farce (noun)

Answer 19

a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.

Question 20

effervescent (adj)

Answer 20

someone with a lively personality.

Question 21

ominous (adj)

Answer 21

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:

Question 22

precipitous

Answer 22

something very steep

Question 23

felicitous (adj)

Answer 23

well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate:

Question 24

peripatetic (adj)

Answer 24

walking or traveling about

Question 25

decorum (adj)

Answer 25

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress,

Question 26

fortify (verb)

Answer 26

to protect or strengthen against attack; to make something stronger

Question 27

arbitrary (adj)

Answer 27

subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion:

Question 28

ostentatious (adj)

Answer 28

characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:

Question 29

curtail (verb)

Answer 29

to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.

Question 30

repose (noun)

Answer 30

the state of being at rest

Question 31

countenance (noun)

Answer 31

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

Question 32

comportment (noun)

Answer 32

personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.

Question 33

gait (noun)

Answer 33

a manner of walking, stepping, or running.

Question 34

pallor (noun)

Answer 34

unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.

Question 35

desiccate (verb)

Answer 35

to dry thoroughly; to dry up

Question 36

tumescent (adj)

Answer 36

somewhat tumid (swollen); swelling

Question 37

bilious (adj)

Answer 37

peevish; irritable; cranky; extremely unpleasant or distasteful

Question 38

trenchant (adj)

Answer 38

incisive (accurate) or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting:

Question 39

sully (verb)

Answer 39

to soil, stain, or tarnish.

Question 40

flagrant (adj)

Answer 40

shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: conspicuous

Question 41

garish (adj)

Answer 41

crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.

Question 42

petulant (adj)

Answer 42

moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance:

Question 43

formidable (adj)

Answer 43

causing fear, apprehension, or dread:

Question 44

facile (adj)

Answer 44

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:

Question 45

stupefy (verb)

Answer 45

to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor

Question 46

strident (adj)

Answer 46

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:

Question 47

servile (adj)

Answer 47

slavishly submissive or obsequious (compliant or obeying); fawning:

Question 48

ravenous (adj)

Answer 48

extremely hungry; famished; voracious:

Question 49

insatiable (adj)

Answer 49

not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased:

Question 50

conspicuous (adj)

Answer 50

easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable:

Question 51

caustic (adj)

Answer 51

1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. 2. severely critical or sarcastic:

Question 52

incisive (adj)

Answer 52

remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute:

Question 53

voracious (adj)

Answer 53

1. raving or consuming large quantities of food: "a voracious appetite." 2.exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector.

Question 54

Acrimony | Noun

Answer 54

Bitterness or ill-feeling | Ex: The Act would promote mediation, which is designed to reduce acrimony between the parties

Question 55

Petulant | Adj

Answer 55

Childishly sulky or bad-tempered