mat 7

Question 1

Appease

Answer 1

pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
“amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups”

conciliate
placate
pacify
make peace with
propitiate

assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).
“we give to charity because it appeases our guilt”

satisfy
fulfil
gratify
meet
fill
serve
indulge

Question 2

Clamorous

Answer 2

making a loud and confused noise.
“a jostling, clamorous mob”

noisy
loud
vocal
vociferous
raucous

expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands.
“the clamorous radical wing of the party”

noisy
loud
vocal
vociferous
raucous

Question 3

Raucous

Answer 3

making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
“raucous youths”

harsh
strident
screeching
squawky
squawking

Question 4

Dearth

Answer 4

a scarcity or lack of something.
“there is a dearth of evidence”

lack
scarcity
scarceness
shortage
shortfall

Question 5

Explicable

Answer 5

able to be accounted for or understood.
“differences in schools were not explicable in terms of differences in intake”

explainable
interpretable
definable
understandable

Question 6

Indefatigable

Answer 6

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.
“an indefatigable defender of human rights”

tireless
untiring
never-tiring
unwearied

Question 7

Indolent

Answer 7

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
“they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure”

lazy
idle
slothful
loafing

MEDICINE
(of a disease or condition) causing little or no pain.

Question 8

Intransigent

Answer 8

unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
“her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent”

uncompromising
inflexible
unbending
unyielding

Question 9

Intrepid

Answer 9

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).
“our intrepid reporter”

fearless
unafraid
undaunted
dauntless

Question 10

Daunt

Answer 10

make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
“some people are daunted by technology”

intimidate
abash
take aback
shake
ruffle

Question 11

Irreverent

Answer 11

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.
“he had an irreverent sense of humour but could always be counted on for sage advice”

disrespectful
disdainful
scornful
contemptuous
derisive

Question 12

Loathe

Answer 12

feel intense dislike or disgust for.
“she loathed him on sight”

hate
detest
abhor
despise
abominate

Question 13

Malign

Answer 13

evil in nature or effect.
“she had a strong and malign influence”

harmful
evil
bad
baleful

speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.
“don’t you dare malign her in my presence”

defame
slander
libel

Question 14

Defame

Answer 14

damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.
“he claimed that the article defamed his family”

libel
slander
malign
cast aspersions on
smear

Question 15

Neophyte

Answer 15

a person who is new to a subject or activity.
“four-day cooking classes are offered to neophytes and experts”

beginner
learner
novice
newcomer

a new convert to a religion.

Question 16

Plastic

Answer 16

1. not genuine; artificial or unnatural.
2. (of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded.

Question 17

Platitude

Answer 17

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
“he masks his disdain for her with platitudes about how she should believe in herself more”

cliché
truism
commonplace
banality

Question 18

Truism

Answer 18

a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
“the truism that you get what you pay for”

platitude
commonplace
cliché
stock phrase
banality

Question 19

Prescient

Answer 19

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
“a prescient warning”

prophetic
predictive
visionary
psychic
clairvoyant

Question 20

Pristine

Answer 20

in its original condition; unspoilt.
“pristine copies of an early magazine”

clean and fresh as if new; spotless.
“a pristine white shirt”

immaculate
in perfect condition
perfect
in mint condition

Question 21

Reproach

Answer 21

express to (someone) one’s disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.
“critics reproached him for his failure to tackle the deficiency”

the expression of disapproval or disappointment.
“he gave her a look of reproach”

rebuke
reproof
reproval
admonishment
admonition
scolding

Question 22

Robust

Answer 22

strong and healthy; vigorous.
“the Caplan family are a robust lot”

strong
vigorous
sturdy

(of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell.
“a robust mixture of fish, onions, capers and tomatoes”

strong
full-bodied
flavourful
full-flavoured
flavoursome

Question 23

Salubrious

Answer 23

health-giving; healthy.
“odours of far less salubrious origin”

healthy
health-giving
healthful
beneficial

(of a place) pleasant; not run-down.
“an over-priced flat in a none too salubrious area”

pleasant
agreeable
nice
select
upmarket
high-class
leafy

Question 24

Sanction

Answer 24

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
“a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse”

penalty
punishment
deterrent

official permission or approval for an action.
“he appealed to the bishop for his sanction”

authorization
consent
leave
permission
authority

Question 25

Sedulous

Answer 25

(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
“he watched himself with the most sedulous care”

diligent
careful
meticulous
thorough
assiduous
attentive

Question 26

Soporific

Answer 26

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
“the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect”

Question 27

Stern

Answer 27

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.
“a smile transformed his stern face”

serious
unsmiling
frowning
poker-faced
severe
forbidding

(of competition or opposition) putting someone or something under extreme pressure.
“the past year has been a stern test of the ability of British industry”

Question 28

Tendentious

Answer 28

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.
“a tendentious reading of history”

Question 29

Pervasive

Answer 29

(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
“ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society”

prevalent
penetrating
pervading
permeating
extensive
ubiquitous

Question 30

Abridged

Answer 30

adjective
(of a piece of writing) having been shortened.
“an abridged text of the speech”

shortened
cut
cut short
cut down
concise
condensed

Question 31

Acquisitiveness

Answer 31

excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.
“this aggressive merchandising encourages acquisitiveness among children”

greed
greediness
covetousness
cupidity

Question 32

Feckless

Answer 32

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
“her feckless younger brother”

useless
worthless
incompetent
inefficient
inept

Question 33

Promulgate

Answer 33

promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
“these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization”

make known
make public
publicize
spread

put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation.
“in January 1852 the new Constitution was promulgated”