ETS 08, Section 9

Question 1

Stratified

Answer 1

form or arrange into strata

Question 2

Fitful

Answer 2

active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady

Question 3

Vicarious

Answer 3

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

Question 4

Rudimentary

Answer 4

involving or limited to basic principles.

Question 5

Insipid

Answer 5

lacking flavor

Question 6

Soporific

Answer 6

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Question 7

Aural

Answer 7

of or relating to the ear or the sense of hearing

Question 8

Tenacity

Answer 8

the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

Question 9

Discernment

Answer 9

the ability to judge well

Question 10

Hilarity

Answer 10

extreme amusement, esp. when expressed by laughter.

Question 11

Adroitness

Answer 11

cleverness or skill

Question 12

Ignominy

Answer 12

public shame or disgrace

Question 13

Finesse

Answer 13

intricate and defined elegancy

Question 14

Prominence

Answer 14

the state of being important or famous

Question 15

Rectitude

Answer 15

morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness

Question 16

Invocation

Answer 16

the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority

Question 17

Prospectus

Answer 17

a printed document that advertises or describes a school, commercial enterprise, forthcoming book, etc., in order to attract or inform clients, members, buyers, or investors.

Question 18

manifesto

Answer 18

a public declaration of policy and aims, esp. one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.

Question 19

Mandate

Answer 19

an official order or commission to do something

Question 20

Arbitration

Answer 20

the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute