Kaplan 11

Question 1

mephitic

Answer 1

foul-smelling; noxious

Question 2

foul-smelling; noxious

Answer 2

mephitic

Question 3

noisome

Answer 3

extremely unpleasant smell

Question 4

extremely unpleasant smell

Answer 4

noisome

Question 5

specious

Answer 5

superficially plausible, but actually wrong

Question 6

superficially plausible, but actually wrong

Answer 6

specious

Question 7

prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

Answer 7

foil

Question 8

foil

Answer 8

prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

Question 9

scotch

Answer 9

decisively put an end to;

wedge (someone or something) somewhere

Question 10

decisively put an end to;

wedge (someone or something) somewhere

Answer 10

scotch

Question 11

inscrutable

Answer 11

impossible to understand or interpret

Question 12

impossible to understand or interpret

Answer 12

inscrutable

Question 13

transient

Answer 13

lasting only for a short time; impermanent

Question 14

lasting only for a short time; impermanent

Answer 14

transient

Question 15

sully

Answer 15

damage the purity or integrity of; defile

Question 16

damage the purity or integrity of; defile

Answer 16

sully

Question 17

extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

Answer 17

squalid

Question 18

squalid

Answer 18

extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

Question 19

making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources

Answer 19

exacting

Question 20

exacting

Answer 20

making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources