mat 3

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.
“the storm suddenly abated”

subside
die down/away/out
drop off/away
lessen

Question 2

Abjure

Answer 2

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

renounce
relinquish
reject

Question 3

Arduous

Answer 3

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

“an arduous journey”
Similar:
onerous
taxing
difficult

Question 4

Artless

Answer 4

without guile or deception.
“an artless, naive girl”
without effort or pretentiousness; natural and simple.
“an artless literary masterpiece”

natural
naive
simple

Question 5

Sly

Answer 5

having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.
“a sly, manipulative woman”

cunning
crafty
clever
wily
artful

Question 6

Cunning

Answer 6

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.
“a cunning look came into his eyes”

crafty
wily
artful
guileful
devious

Question 7

Deceit

Answer 7

the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
“a web of deceit”

deception
deceitfulness
duplicity
double-dealing
fraud

Question 8

Guile

Answer 8

sly or cunning intelligence.
“he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in”

cunning
craftiness
craft
artfulness
art

Question 9

Betray

Answer 9

1. unintentionally reveal; be evidence of.
2. expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.

Question 10

Burgeon

Answer 10

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
“the city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre”

Question 11

Cacophonous

Answer 11

involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
“the cacophonous sound of slot machines”

loud
noisy
ear-splitting
blaring

Question 12

Canonize

Answer 12

1. place in or regard as belonging to a canon of literary or artistic works.
2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint.

Question 13

Censure

Answer 13

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
“the company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade”

condemn
criticize
castigate
chastise
lambast

Question 14

Chicanery

Answer 14

the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose.
“storylines packed with political chicanery”

trickery
deception
deceit
deceitfulness
duplicity

Question 15

Coalesce

Answer 15

come together to form one mass or whole.
“the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams”

unite
join together
combine
merge
fuse
mingle
meld

Question 16

Cogent

Answer 16

(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
“they put forward cogent arguments for British membership”

convincing
compelling
strong
forceful

Question 17

Compelling

Answer 17

evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
“his eyes were strangely compelling”

enthralling
captivating
gripping
engrossing

Question 18

Contend

Answer 18

1. compete with others in a struggle to achieve (something).
   “she had to contend with his uncertain temper”
2. assert something as a position in an argument.
   “he contends that the judge was wrong”

Question 19

Assert

Answer 19

state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
“the company asserts that the cuts will not affect development”

declare
maintain
contend
argue

Question 20

Deference

Answer 20

polite submission and respect.
“he addressed her with the deference due to age”

respect
respectfulness
regard
esteem
consideration

Question 21

Desultory

Answer 21

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
“a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion”

casual
half-hearted
lukewarm
cursory

Question 22

Diffident

Answer 22

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Question 23

Dilatory

Answer 23

1. slow to act.

slow
unhurried
tardy
unpunctual

2. intended to cause delay.

delaying
stalling
temporizing
procrastinatin

Question 24

Equivocate

Answer 24

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
“the government have equivocated too often in the past”

prevaricate
be evasive
be non-committal
be vague

Question 25

Prodigal

Answer 25

spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant. "prodigal habits die hard" wasteful extravagant spendthrift having or giving something on a lavish scale. "the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream" generous lavish liberal unstinting unsparing

Question 26

Lavish

Answer 26

sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious. "a lavish banquet" sumptuous luxurious luxuriant lush gorgeous bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on. "the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film" give freely spend expend heap shower

Question 27

Verbose

Answer 27

using or expressed in more words than are needed. "much academic language is obscure and verbose" wordy loquacious garrulous talkative voluble orotund

Question 28

Stingy

Answer 28

mean; ungenerous. "his boss is stingy and idle" miserly parsimonious ungenerous close-fisted

Question 29

Coarseness

Answer 29

the quality of being rough or harsh. "the coarseness of her hair" rudeness; vulgarity. "he disliked the coarseness of the men around him"

Question 30

Unseemly

Answer 30

adjective (of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate. "an unseemly squabble" indecorous improper inappropriate unbecoming

Question 31

Artful

Answer 31

clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way. "her artful wiles" Similar: sly crafty cunning

Question 32

Blare

Answer 32

make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound. "the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring" Similar: blast sound loudly trumpet noun same significato

Question 33

Enthral

Answer 33

capture the fascinated attention of. "she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold" captivate charm enchant bewitch fascinate beguile

Question 34

Prevaricate

Answer 34

speak or act in an evasive way. "he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions" Similar: be evasive beat about the bush hedge fence shilly-shally

Question 35

Parsimonious

Answer 35

very unwilling to spend money or use resources. "even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round" Similar: miserly ungenerous close-fisted