English Vocabulary 4.1

Question 1

the quality or state of being ambiguous (uncertain; liable to more than one interpretation; indefinite)
Syn.: doubt, enigma, obscurity, indefiniteness, vagueness, uncertainty
Ant.: clarity, definiteness, lucidity, explicitness, certainty

Answer 1

Ambiguity

Question 2

the process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations
Syn.: breakdown, investigation, scrutiny, study, reasoning, resolution
Ant.: juncture connection, unification, unity, whole

Answer 2

Analysis

Question 3

clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity
Syn.: certainty, transparency, purity, precision, conspicuousness, accuracy
Ant.: inaccuracy, obscurity, dirtiness, unintelligibility

Answer 3

Clarity

Question 4

expressing much in few words; brief and to the point; the quality of being concise
Syn.: concision, curtness, pithiness, ephemerality, succinctness, terseness
Ant.: lengthiness, longevity, permanence

Answer 4

Conciseness

Question 5

an explanation; interpretation; a comprehensive exposition or description; the act of explicating
Syn.: exposition, clarification, account, summary, brief, elucidation, report, meaning
Ant.: misunderstanding

Answer 5

Explication

Question 6

to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence; to indicate or involve as a conclusion; to guess; speculate
Syn.: ascertain, assume, construe, presuppose, surmise, presume
Ant.: abstain, misconceive, misunderstand, disbelieve

Answer 6

Infer

Question 7

to show to be just or right; to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded
Syn.: advocate, condone, confirm, validate, rationalize, support, vindicate
Ant.: attack, condemn, deny, contradict, oppose, reject

Answer 7

Justify

Question 8

a concise summary
Syn.: abstract, digest, outline, synopsis
Ant.: expansion

Answer 8

Précis

Question 9

closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent
Syn.: applicable, apropos, apt, connected
Ant.: inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable, unfitting, improper

Answer 9

Germane

Question 10

to speak harmful untruths about, speak evil of; slander; defame/ evil in effect; baleful; pernicious; injurious/ having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious
Syn.: antagonistic, deleterious, baneful, detrimental, despiteful, maleficent
Ant.: aiding, benign, helpful, nice

Answer 10

Malign