kaplan 7

Question 1

playfulness

Answer 1

the quality of being funny and not serious:

Question 2

transcendent

Answer 2

greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others:

Question 3

intrigue

Answer 3

to interest someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality:
the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental.

Question 4

grim

Answer 4

worried and serious or sad:

very unpleasant or ugly:

Question 5

forerunner

Answer 5

an early, often less advanced model of something:

Question 6

retroactively

Answer 6

with effect from a date in the past.

Question 7

unvarnished

Answer 7

(of a statement or manner) plain and straightforward.

Question 8

disenchantment

Answer 8

a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired;

Question 9

heinous

Answer 9

very bad and shocking:

Question 10

ingratiating

Answer 10

Ingratiating behaviour is intended to make people like you:

Question 11

galling

Answer 11

annoying

Question 12

bracing

Answer 12

giving strength, vigor, or freshness

Question 13

unwittingly

Answer 13

in a way that is done without knowing or planning:

Question 14

knack

Answer 14

a skill or an ability to do something easily and well

Question 15

stigmatization

Answer 15

the act of treating someone or something unfairly by publicly disapproving of them:

Question 16

unobtrusive

Answer 16

not conspicuous or attracting attention.

Question 17

stouter / stout

Answer 17

strong and determined:

Question 18

vestigial

Answer 18

(Rudimentary organ)

Question 19

plaudit

Answer 19

praise

Question 20

peccadilloes / peccadillo

Answer 20

a small fault or mistake, or something that someone does wrong that is not very serious:

Question 21

verdant

Answer 21

inexperienced; unsophisticated:

Question 22

amicable

Answer 22

characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.

Question 23

dulcet

Answer 23

Dulcet sounds are soft and pleasant to listen to.

Question 24

motley

Answer 24

disparate

Question 25

Presages

Answer 25

be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one).

Question 26

adept

Answer 26

having a natural ability to do something that needs skill:

Question 27

Equipoise

Answer 27

a situation in which things are perfectly balanced:

Question 28

impious

Answer 28

showing no respect, especially for God or religion

Question 29

priggish

Answer 29

being overly proper or expressing exaggerated morality and propriety that causes great annoyance.

Question 30

equable

Answer 30

always being pleasant:

not changing suddenly:

Question 31

lax

Answer 31

without much care, attention, or control:
not severe or strong enough:
(of a speech sound) made without much force

Question 32

somber

Answer 32

serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment:

Somber colors or clothes are dark and plain

Question 33

puckish

Answer 33

liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them:

Question 34

prurient

Answer 34

having or showing too much interest in sexual things

Question 35

wry

Answer 35

showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny:
(of a person’s face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.

Question 36

puritanical

Answer 36

having standards of moral behavior that forbid many pleasures:

Question 37

aggravate

Answer 37

Exacerbate / to make a bad situation worse:

Question 38

flabbergasted

Answer 38

shocked by the unexpected:

Question 39

bedazzled

Answer 39

to impress someone very much, because of being very intelligent, beautiful, etc.:
to make someone slightly confused, and not able to think clearly:

Question 40

disposed

Answer 40

to be willing or likely to do something:

Question 41

indoctrinated

Answer 41

to persuade someone to accept an idea by repeating it and showing it to be true:

Question 42

rejuvenation

Answer 42

the process of making someone look or feel young and energetic again:

Question 43

Triage

Answer 43

the process of examining problems in order to decide which ones are the most serious and must be dealt with first:

Question 44

requite

Answer 44

to give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you:

Question 45

accommodating

Answer 45

eager to help or willing to give what is needed to someone:

Question 46

doggedly

Answer 46

in a very determined way, even if something is very difficult:

Question 47

dismaying

Answer 47

making you feel unhappy and disappointed:

Question 48

incomprehensible

Answer 48

impossible or extremely difficult to understand:

Question 49

compatriots

Answer 49

a person who comes from your own country:

A compatriot is also a friend or someone you work with:

Question 50

allied

Answer 50

similar or related in some way: