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Question 1

Cognizant
* A good leader should be cognizant of the numerous issues that affect his constituents.

Answer 1

aware

Question 2

Disparaging
* Always be careful not to issue any disparaging remarks against other people.

Answer 2

damaging

Question 3

Ephemeral
* Flowers are ephemeral; they bloom yet wither in a week or so later.

Answer 3

short-lived

Question 4

Fastidious
* A fastidious person will never find true happiness.

Answer 4

choosy, concerned about detail

Question 5

Haughty
* Nobody liked haughty Monty who kept bragging about his riches.

Answer 5

arrogant

Question 6

Ignominious
* The corrupt policeman was discharged from service due to his ignominious act of accepting bribes.

Answer 6

disrespectable

Question 7

Impudent
* The impudent child was scolded for answering back to older people.

Answer 7

rude

Question 8

Infinitesimal
* Spores are infinitesimal reproductive units of fungi and lower plants.

Answer 8

microscopic

Question 9

Irascable
* Jessica is an irascible girl who frequently has tantrums.

Answer 9

hot-tempered

Question 10

Myopic
• Rochelle has difficulty seeing things from afar because she is myopic.

Answer 10

nearsighted

Question 11

Piquant
* The piquant mouse was able to find its way out of the maze in a short while.

Answer 11

clever

Question 12

Aphorism
* “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a common aphorism.

Answer 12

proverb

Question 13

Enmity
• For enmity and hate are contrary to friendship and concord.

Answer 13

mutual hatred

Question 14

Upbraided
* The students were upbraided for misbehaving during the assembly.

Answer 14

Scolded

Question 15

Vapid
* Clowns are never vapid but the sick usually are.

Answer 15

lacking spirit and liveliness

Question 16

Veracity
* The client was asked to verify the veracity of the statement of accounts issued.

Answer 16

accuracy

Question 17

Unkempt
* She looks unkempt with her wavy coarse hair falling freely behind her back.

Answer 17

untidy

Question 18

Sleuth
* She looks unkempt with her wavy coarse hair falling freely behind her back.

Answer 18

detective

Question 19

Ruffian
* Only a ruffian could do such a heinous act of killing a help-less child.

Answer 19

brutal person

Question 20

Calumniate
* A person’s reputation is very important so be very careful not to calumniate anybody.

Answer 20

slander

Question 21

Brusque
* He often got into trouble because he was a brusque.

Answer 21

offhand in speech or manner

Question 22

Derided
• The mean boys derided the sickly boy.

Answer 22

ridiculed

Question 23

Facile
* The quiz proved to be facile so the students got high scores.

Answer 23

easily achieved/effortless

Question 24

Garrulous
* The garrulous girls were distanced from each other.

Answer 24

excessively talkative

Question 25

Inebriated * Never operate a machine once you are inebriated.

Answer 25

intoxicated

Question 26

Inveighed * The people inveighed against the sharp increase in oil prices.

Answer 26

speak/write about with great hostility

Question 27

Mellifluous * We listed attentively to the mellifluous sound produced by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

Answer 27

sweet or musical; pleasant to the ear

Question 28

Munifence * The free medical and dental checkup conducted by the AFP Group is just a proof of their munificence.

Answer 28

great generosity

Question 29

Nefarious * Justice calls for penalizing nefarious acts.

Answer 29

wicked, criminal

Question 30

Obdurate * You will never get sufficient nourishment if you are obdurate in refusing to eat vegetables.

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stubborn

Question 31

Opulence * I admire people who are modest despite their opulence.

Answer 31

great wealth

Question 32

Pathos * Tragic stories had so much pathos that it left me feeling down.

Answer 32

evokes pity or sadness

Question 33

Precocious * Chin is such a precocious girl who can already read at age three.

Answer 33

developed abilities at an earlier age than usual

Question 34

Quixotic * She had the quixotic idea that she was a reincarnation of a British princess.

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idealistic

Question 35

Vacillate * The strong current of the floodwaters caused the wooden bridge to vacillate.

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easily swayed

Question 36

Vitriolic * If words were swords, then her vitriolic remarks could really kill.

Answer 36

filled with bitter criticism or malice

Question 37

Quay/wharf

Answer 37

For ships to dock

Question 38

Numismatist

Answer 38

someone who studies or collects coins, paper money, or medals.

Question 39

Morose

Answer 39

sullen and ill-tempered

Question 40

Guffaw

Answer 40

loud and boisterous laugh

Question 41

Adroit

Answer 41

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind