Kaplan Prep 8

Question 1

Metonym

Answer 1

Noun: a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something with which it is closely related. E. g. “John Hancock” for “signature”

Question 2

Obsolescence

Answer 2

Noun: the quality of being obsolete

Question 3

Vicissitude

Answer 3

Noun: a change in circumstances or fortune, usually unpleasant.
Noun: the alternation between contrasting or opposite things.

Question 4

Travails

Answer 4

Noun: painful or laborious effort

Question 5

Paroxysm

Answer 5

Noun: a sudden attack or expression of emotion

Question 6

Multanimous

Answer 6

Adj: many-sided. Compare with “unanimous”

Question 7

Galvanized

Answer 7

Adj: shocked or excited to action
Adj: coated with a protective layering

Question 8

Succor

Answer 8

Noun: assistance or aid
Verb: to assist or to aid

Question 9

Feckless

Answer 9

Adj: lacking efficiency or vitality

Question 10

Sanguinary

Answer 10

Adj: involving or causing much bloodshed

Question 11

Preponderate

Answer 11

Verb: to be greater in number, importance, or influence

Question 12

Giddy

Answer 12

Adj: dizzy, feeling a whirling sensation

Question 13

Ruddy

Answer 13

Adj: having a healthy red color, as in a person’s complexion

Question 14

Coruscate

Answer 14

Verb: causing to sparkle

Question 15

Itinerant

Answer 15

Adj: traveling from place to place