High-Frequency 5

Question 1

augment

Answer 1

increase; add to

Question 2

austere

Answer 2

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

Question 3

authoritarian

Answer 3

subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will

Question 4

autonomous

Answer 4

self-governing

Question 5

aversion

Answer 5

firm dislike

Question 6

consensus

Answer 6

general agreement

Question 7

contraint

Answer 7

compulsion; repression of feelings

Question 8

contend

Answer 8

struggle; compete; assert earnestly

Question 9

contentious

Answer 9

quarrelsome

Question 10

contract (v)

Answer 10

compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease

Question 11

conviction

Answer 11

judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

Question 12

cordial

Answer 12

gracious; heartfelt

Question 13

corroborate

Answer 13

confirm; support

Question 14

discordant

Answer 14

not harmonious; conflicting

Question 15

discount (v)

Answer 15

disregard; dismiss

Question 16

discrepancy

Answer 16

lack of consistency; difference

Question 17

discriminating

Answer 17

able to see differences; prejudiced

Question 18

disdain

Answer 18

view with scorn or contempt

Question 19

disinclination

Answer 19

unwillingness

Question 20

dismiss

Answer 20

put away from consideration; reject

Question 21

disparage

Answer 21

belittle

Question 22

endorse

Answer 22

approve; support

Question 23

enhance

Answer 23

increase; improve

Question 24

enigma

Answer 24

puzzle; mystery

Question 25

enmity

Answer 25

ill will; hatred

Question 26

ephemeral

Answer 26

short-lived; fleeting

Question 27

equivocal

Answer 27

ambiguous; intentionally misleading

Question 28

erroneous

Answer 28

mistaken; wrong

Question 29

erudite

Answer 29

learned, scholarly

Question 30

esoteric

Answer 30

hard to understand