June 2019

Question 1

Subsequent

Answer 1

coming after something in time; following.

Question 2

Surmise

Answer 2

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. ( he surmised that something must be wrong)

Question 3

adage

Answer 3

a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

“the old adage “out of sight out of mind.””

Question 4

Unenviable

Answer 4

difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant.

Question 5

Oblivion

Answer 5

the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening.

Question 6

Cursory

Answer 6

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

“a cursory glance at the figures”

Question 7

Prominent

Answer 7

important; famous.

“she was a prominent member of the city council”

Question 8

Genial

Answer 8

friendly and cheerful.

“waved to them in genial greeting”

Question 9

Diligently

Answer 9

in a way that shows care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
“he spends his nights diligently working on his dissertation”

Question 10

Endeavor

Answer 10

try hard to do or achieve something.
“he is endeavoring to help the Third World”
synonyms: try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim, seek, set ou

Question 11

Malleable

Answer 11

easily influenced; pliable.
“Anna was shaken enough to be malleable”
synonyms: easily influenced, suggestible, susceptible, impressionable,

Question 12

Staunch

Answer 12

loyal and committed in attitude.

“a staunch supporter of the antinuclear lobby”

Question 13

Futile

Answer 13

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
“a futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage”
synonyms: fruitless, vain, pointless; More
useless, worthless, ineffectual,

Question 14

Gaffe

Answer 14

an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
“an unforgivable social gaffe”
synonyms: blunder, mistake, error, slip;

Question 15

Beget

Answer 15

2.
give rise to; bring about.
“success begets further success”
synonyms: cause, give rise to, lead to, result in, bring about, create, produce, generate, engender, spawn, occasion, effect, bring to pass, bring on, precipitate, pro

Question 16

Brusque

Answer 16

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
“she could be brusque and impatient”
synonyms: curt, abrupt, blunt, short, sharp

Question 17

Momentous

Answer 17

of a decision, event, or change) of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future.
“a period of momentous changes in East-West relations”
synonyms: important, significant, epoch-making, historic, apocalyptic, headline

Question 18

Volatile ˈvälədl

Answer 18

liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
“the political situation was becoming more volatile”
synonyms: tense, strained, fraught, uneasy,

Question 19

Rapport (rappor)

Answer 19

a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well.

Question 20

Pique

Answer 20

stimulate (interest or curiosity).
“you have piqued my curiosity about the man”
synonyms: stimulate, arouse, rouse, provoke, whet, awaken, excite, kindle, stir, spur, intrigue, galvanize
“his scientific curiosity was piqued”
2.
feel irritated or resentful.
“she was piqued by his curtness”
synonyms: irritate, annoy, bother, vex, provoke, displease, up

Question 21

Constituent ( con stit u ent)

Answer 21

being a part of a whole.
“the constituent minerals of the rock”
synonyms: component, integral; elemental, basic, essential, inherent; rareintegrant
“they are independent

Question 22

Deceptive

Answer 22

giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.
“he put the question with deceptive casualness”
synonyms: misleading, illusory, illusive, illusionary, ambiguous, deceiving,

Question 23

Endeavor

Answer 23

try hard to do or achieve something.
“he is endeavoring to help the Third World”
synonyms: try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim, seek

Question 24

Inquisitive

Answer 24

curious or inquiring.
“he was very chatty and inquisitive about everything”
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying.
“I didn’t want to seem inquisitive”
synonyms: curious, intrigued, interested,

Question 25

Evasive

Answer 25

tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
“she was evasive about her phone number”

Question 26

Prevailing

Answer 26

existing at a particular time; current.
“the unfavorable prevailing economic conditions”
having most appeal or influence; prevalent.
“the prevailing mood is one of hope rather than expectation”

Question 27

Impetus

Answer 27

the force or energy with which a body moves.
“hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus”
synonyms: momentum, propulsion, impulsion,

Question 28

Devoid

Answer 28

entirely lacking or free from.
“Lisa kept her voice devoid of emotion”
synonyms: lacking, without, free from/of, empty of, vacant of, void of, bare

Question 29

Magnanimity

Answer 29

the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
“both sides will have to show magnanimity”
synonyms: generosity, charitableness, charity, benevolence, beneficence,

Question 30

Reciprocity (res o pra city)

Answer 30

the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.

Question 31

Indignant

Answer 31

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Question 32

Inundate

Answer 32

overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
“we’ve been inundated with complaints from listeners”
synonyms: overwhelm, overpower, overburden, overrun, overload

Question 33

Trudge

Answer 33

walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
“I trudged up the stairs”
synonyms: plod, tramp, drag oneself, walk heavily, walk slowly, plow, slog, footslog, toil, trek, clump, clom

Question 34

Drudgery

Answer 34

hard menial or dull work.
“domestic drudgery”
synonyms: hard work, menial work, donkey work, toil, toiling, labor, hard/s

Question 35

Pernicious

Answer 35

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
“the pernicious influences of the mass media”
synonyms: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental,

Question 36

Connotation

Answer 36

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
“the word “discipline” has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression”
synonyms: overtone, undertone, undercurrent, implication, hidden meaning, secondary meaning, nuance, flavor, feeling, aura, atmosphere, coloring

Question 37

Pragmatic

Answer 37

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
“a pragmatic approach to politics”
synonyms: practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, sensible, down-to-earth,

Question 38

Sully

Answer 38

damage the purity or integrity of; defile.
“they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name”
synonyms: taint, defile, soil, tarnish, stain, blemish, besmirch, befoul, contaminate, pollute, spoil, mar, s