group 5

Question 1

Impair

Answer 1

To make imperfect, damage, harm.

Syn-injure, disable, cripple

Question 2

mire

Answer 2

(n) mud; wet, swampy ground, a tough situation;(v) to get stuck.
Syn- swamp, bog, slough

Question 3

obtrusive

Answer 3

forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Syn- brash, conspicuous, protruding

Question 4

preamble

Answer 4

An introduction to a speech or piece of writing

Syn- opening, prologue, preliminary

Question 5

skeptical

Answer 5

inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

Syn- suspicious, incredulous

Question 6

brevity

Answer 6

shortness

Syn- terseness, pithiness

Question 7

concise

Answer 7

expressing much in few words

Syn- brief, terse, pithy, short and to the point

Question 8

depreciation

Answer 8

a lessening in value; a belittling

Syn- cheapening, lowering

Question 9

deteriorate

Answer 9

to lower in quality or value; to wear away

Syn- worsen, decline, degenerate, debase

Question 10

proponent

Answer 10

one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
Syn- supporter, advocate, exponent

Question 11

quaver

Answer 11

to shake, tremble; to trill

Syn- vibrate, shiver, quake, palpitate

Question 12

recoup

Answer 12

to make up for, regain

Syn- recover, retrieve

Question 13

relentless

Answer 13

unyielding, harsh, without pity

Syn- persistent

Question 14

statute

Answer 14

a law

Syn- rule, enactment