Group 14

Question 1

arable

Answer 1

can be cultivated(ability to learn)All children are arable.

Question 2

circumvent

Answer 2

avoidSh tried to circumvent the whole.

Question 3

discrepancy

Answer 3

something which does not match up; inconsistencyThe pattern had a discrepancy.

Question 4

flagrant

Answer 4

clearly wrongTwo times zero is not two; the answer was flagrant.

Question 5

inexpedient

Answer 5

not advisable(recommended) It was inexpedient to touch the shark.

Question 6

meager

Answer 6

in a short supplyThere is a meager of water.

Question 7

partisan

Answer 7

biasedSome historians are partisans.

Question 8

proscribe

Answer 8

forbidHer husband proscribes her from going to the party.

Question 9

solace

Answer 9

comfort for grief(sorrow)She needed solace after the funeral.

Question 10

vapid

Answer 10

dull; uninspiringThe conversation with her brother was vapid.

Question 11

arbitary

Answer 11

random; for no definite reasonShe made an arbitrary comment.

Question 12

clairvoyant

Answer 12

psychic; mysticEveryone one felt she was clairvoyant.

Question 13

discriminate

Answer 13

to make clear distinctionThey always discriminate the boys.

Question 14

flamboyant

Answer 14

showy; ornateEvery time she got a new jacket, she was flamboyant.

Question 15

infallible

Answer 15

perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakesEveryone who watched thought she was infallible.

Question 16

meander

Answer 16

wander from side to sideShe was unsure what to do so she proceeded to meander.

Question 17

pathos

Answer 17

evoking sadness or pityThe commercial had pathos in it.

Question 18

prosody

Answer 18

study of versification(metrical structure)She worked on her prosody equations.

Question 19

solicit

Answer 19

to ask forShe had to solicit money.

Question 20

variegated

Answer 20

multicolored; speckledThe variegated gecko looked beautiful.