kaplan 3

Question 1

solitary

Answer 1

A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place:

Question 2

commiserate

Answer 2

to feel or express sympathy for someone’s suffering or unhappiness

Question 3

scuffle

Answer 3

to have a sudden short fight:

Question 4

Grimace

Answer 4

to make an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way:

Question 5

weep

Answer 5

to cry tears

Question 6

vassals

Answer 6

servant or slave

Question 7

Patsy

Answer 7

a person who is easily cheated or made to suffer:

Question 8

accomplice

Answer 8

Abet; abettor

a person who helps someone else to commit a crime or to do something morally wrong

Question 9

cohorts

Answer 9

a group of people who support a particular person, usually a leader:
group of people who share a characteristic, usually age:

Question 10

impassioned

Answer 10

expressed with strong feeling:

Question 11

annotate

Answer 11

to add notes or remarks on a piece of writing

Question 12

catechize

Answer 12

put questions to or interrogate (someone).

to instruct systematically especially by questions, answers, and explanations and corrections

Question 13

vermin

Answer 13

people who are unpleasant and harmful to society:

Question 14

ineptitude

Answer 14

the fact of not being skilled or effective

Question 15

inane / asinine

Answer 15

extremely silly; vacuous

Question 16

attorneys

Answer 16

a lawyer

Question 17

redaction

Answer 17

edit ; editing; removal of words

Question 18

curt

Answer 18

(of a person’s manner or speech) rude as a result of being very quick or brief

Question 19

captivating

Answer 19

capable of attracting and holding interest; charming. ; spellbind, mesmerize

Question 20

self-possessed

Answer 20

calm and in control of your emotions at all times:

Question 21

hone

Answer 21

to make an object sharp:

Question 22

stifle

Answer 22

to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing:

Question 23

formulaic

Answer 23

containing or consisting of fixed and repeated groups of words or ideas:

Question 24

disdain

Answer 24

the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect:

Question 25

insinuate

Answer 25

to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true:

Question 26

heed

Answer 26

to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning:

Question 27

antediluvian

Answer 27

extremely old-fashioned:

Question 28

punitive

Answer 28

intended as a punishment:

used to describe costs that are so high they are difficult to pay:

Question 29

reiterate

Answer 29

to say something again, once or several times:

Question 30

sophism

Answer 30

an argument that seems true but is really false and is used to deceive people

Question 31

annal

Answer 31

a record of the events of one year.

Question 32

inveigle

Answer 32

to persuade someone to do something the person may not want to do

Question 33

Elated

Answer 33

extremely happy

Question 34

oppressed

Answer 34

governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom:

Question 35

acquisition

Answer 35

the process of getting something:

something that someone buys, often to add to a collection of things:

Question 36

declaimed

Answer 36

to express something with strong feeling, especially in a loud voice or with forceful language

Question 37

acceded

Answer 37

to agree to do what people have asked you to do:

to become king or queen, or to take a position of power:

Question 38

septuagenarian

Answer 38

an old person

Question 39

dexterous

Answer 39

having the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands:

Question 40

laggard

Answer 40

someone or something that is very slow

Question 41

unfounded

Answer 41

(of a claim or piece of news) not based on fact; untrue:

Question 42

Japery / jape / japed

Answer 42

to mock or make fun of.

Question 43

invariably

Answer 43

always

Question 44

prudent

Answer 44

careful and avoiding risks

Question 45

proprietary

Answer 45

relating to an owner or ownership.

(of a product) marketed under and protected by a registered trade name.

Question 46

scalable

Answer 46

able to be made larger in size:

Question 47

quagmire

Answer 47

an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.

Question 48

sequestration

Answer 48

the act of taking temporary possession of someone’s property until they have paid money that is owed or obeyed a court order:

Question 49

remuneration

Answer 49

payment for work or services:

Question 50

oblivious

Answer 50

not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you: