mat 4

Question 1

Abstain

Answer 1

restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
“the terms stipulate that he must abstain from consumption of alcohol and controlled substances”

2.
formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
“forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstained”
Similar:
not vote
decline/refuse to vote
sit on the fence

Question 2

Approbation

Answer 2

approval or praise.
“a term of approbation”

approval
acceptance
assent
endorsement

Question 3

Cherish

Answer 3

protect and care for (someone) lovingly.
“he needed a woman he could cherish”

adore
hold dear
love
care very much for

2. keep (a hope or ambition) in one’s mind.

Question 4

Corroborate

Answer 4

confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
“the witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack”

confirm
verify
endorse
ratify

Question 5

Disparate

Answer 5

essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.
“they inhabit disparate worlds of thought”

contrasting
different
differing
dissimilar

Question 6

Emulate

Answer 6

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
“most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great”

imitate
copy
reproduce
mimic

Question 7

Enervate

Answer 7

make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
“the heat enervated us all”

exhaust
tire
fatigue
weary
wear out
devitalize
drain

Question 8

Ephemeral

Answer 8

lasting for a very short time.
“fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old”

transitory
transient
fleeting

Question 9

Fleeting

Answer 9

lasting for a very short time.
“for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy”
Similar:
brief
transient
short-lived

Question 10

Fervid

Answer 10

intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
“his fervid protestations of love”

fervent
ardent
passionate
impassioned

Question 11

Impassioned

Answer 11

filled with or showing great emotion.
“she made an impassioned plea for help”

emotional
heartfelt
wholehearted
full-hearted

Question 12

Impassion

Answer 12

make passionate.
“her body had once pleased and impassioned him”

Question 13

Garrulous

Answer 13

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
“a garrulous cab driver”

talkative
loquacious
voluble
verbose

Question 14

Incendiary

Answer 14

1.
(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
“incendiary bombs”

combustible
flammable
inflammable
fire-producing
fire-raising

2.
tending to stir up conflict.
“incendiary rhetoric”

inflammatory
rabble-rousing
provocative
agitational

Question 15

Inimical

Answer 15

tending to obstruct or harm.
“the policy was inimical to Britain’s real interests”

harmful
injurious
detrimental
deleterious
pernicious

unfriendly; hostile.
“an inimical alien power”

Question 16

Pernicious

Answer 16

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
“the pernicious effects of air pollution”

harmful
damaging
destructive
injurious

Question 17

Invigorate

Answer 17

give strength or energy to.
“the shower had invigorated her”

revitalize
energize
refresh
revive
vivify

Question 18

Opaque

Answer 18

not able to be seen through; not transparent.
“bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid”

non-transparent
cloudy
filmy
blurred

(especially of language) hard or impossible to understand.

Question 19

Paradigmatic

Answer 19

1.
serving as a typical example of something.
“his biography is paradigmatic of the experiences of this generation”
2.
of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.

Question 20

Pedantic

Answer 20

excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
“his analyses are careful and even painstaking, but never pedantic”
Similar:
overscrupulous
scrupulous
precise
exact
over-exacting

Question 21

Scrupulous

Answer 21

(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”

careful
meticulous
painstaking

Question 22

Painstaking

Answer 22

done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
“painstaking attention to detail”

careful
meticulous
thorough

Question 23

Virulent

Answer 23

(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
“a virulent strain of influenza”

(of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective.
“Staphylococcus aureus is a common organism whose virulent strains are causing problems”

bitterly hostile.
“his involvement with the temperance movement led to his virulent attack on the drink trade”

vitriolic
malicious
malevolent

Question 24

Precipitate

Answer 24

cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
“the incident precipitated a political crisis”

bring about
bring on
cause

Question 25

Profundity

Answer 25

great depth of insight or knowledge.
“the simplicity and profundity of the message”

wisdom
(deep) insight
intelligence
sagacity

Question 26

Sagacious

Answer 26

having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.
“they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation”

wise
clever
intelligent

Question 27

Punctilious

Answer 27

showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
“he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests”

meticulous
conscientious
careful
diligent

Question 28

Recondite

Answer 28

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
“the book is full of recondite information”

obscure
abstruse
arcane
esoteric

Question 29

Scrupulous

Answer 29

(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”

careful
meticulous
painstaking
thorough

Question 30

Dither

Answer 30

be indecisive.
“I can’t bear people who dither”

hesitate
falter
waver
teeter
vacillate

Question 31

Falter

Answer 31

lose strength or momentum.
“the music faltered, stopped, and started up again”

hesitate
delay
drag one’s feet
stall
think twice