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Question 1

Accentuate

Answer 1

make more noticeable or prominent.
“his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch”

focus attention on
bring/call/draw attention to
point up

Question 2

Conjectural

Answer 2

based on or involving conjecture.
“the evidence was deemed too conjectural”

speculative
suppositional
theoretical
hypothetical

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
“conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied”

Question 3

Convivial

Answer 3

(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
“a convivial cocktail party”

(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial.
“she was relaxed and convivial”

friendly
genial
affable
amiable
congenial

Question 4

Decadent

Answer 4

characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
“a decaying, decadent Britain”

dissolute
dissipated
degenerate
corrupt
depraved

luxuriously self-indulgent.
“a decadent soak in a scented bath”

Question 5

Egregious

Answer 5

outstandingly bad; shocking.
“egregious abuses of copyright”

shocking
appalling
horrific
horrifying
horrible

Question 6

Appalling

Answer 6

causing shock or dismay; horrific.
“the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack”

shocking
horrific
horrifying
horrible
terrible

Question 7

Forestall

Answer 7

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action.
“they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence”

pre-empt
get in before
get ahead of
steal a march on

Question 8

Gainsay

Answer 8

deny or contradict (a fact or statement).
“the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid”

deny
dispute
disagree with
argue with
dissent from
contradict

Question 9

Galvanize

Answer 9

shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
“the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action”

jolt
shock
startle
impel
stir
spur
prod
urge

Question 10

Jolt

Answer 10

push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
“a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards”

push
thrust
jar
bump
knock

Question 11

Indiscriminate

Answer 11

done at random or without careful judgement.
“the indiscriminate use of antibiotics can cause problems”

non-selective
unselective
undiscriminating
uncritical
aimless

Question 12

Mundane

Answer 12

lacking interest or excitement; dull.
“his mundane, humdrum existence”

humdrum
dull
boring
tedious
monotonous

of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
“according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world”

earthly
worldly
terrestrial
material

Question 13

Nettlesome

Answer 13

causing annoyance or difficulty.
“nettlesome regional disputes”

Question 14

Obviate

Answer 14

remove (a need or difficulty).
“the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains”

preclude
prevent
remove
get rid of
do away with

avoid or prevent (something undesirable).
“a parachute can be used to obviate disaster”

Question 15

Oust

Answer 15

drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.
“the reformists were ousted from power”

drive out
expel
force out
throw out

Question 16

Palpable

Answer 16

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
“a palpable sense of loss”

perceptible
perceivable
visible
noticeable

able to be touched or felt.
“the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose”

tangible
touchable
noticeable

Question 17

Perfidy

Answer 17

the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy.
“it was an example of his perfidy”

treachery
duplicity
deceit
perfidiousness
deceitfulness
disloyalty

Question 18

Profuse

Answer 18

(especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.
“I offered my profuse apologies”

copious
prolific
abundant
ample
extravagant
lavish

Question 19

Pugnacious

Answer 19

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
“his public statements became increasingly pugnacious”

combative
aggressive
antagonistic
belligerent
bellicose

Question 20

Sagacious

Answer 20

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

wise
clever
intelligent
with/showing great knowledge
knowledgeable

Question 21

Shrewd

Answer 21

having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.
“she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture”

astute
sharp-witted
sharp
acute
intelligent

Question 22

Sanguine

Answer 22

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
“he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy”

optimistic
bullish
hopeful
buoyant
positive
confident

Question 23

Buoyant

Answer 23

able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas.

able to float
light
floating
floatable

cheerful and optimistic.
“the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood”

cheerful
cheery
happy
light-hearted

Question 24

Scant

Answer 24

barely sufficient or adequate.
“companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations”

little
little or no
minimal
hardly any

Question 25

Skulduggery

Answer 25

underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.
“a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery”

trickery
swindling
fraudulence
double-dealing

Question 26

Utilitarian

Answer 26

designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
“a utilitarian building”

practical
functional
serviceable
useful

relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
“a utilitarian theorist”

Question 27

Vapid

Answer 27

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.
“tuneful but vapid musical comedies”

insipid
uninspired
colourless
uninteresting
feeble
flat

Question 28

Feeble

Answer 28

acking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
“by now, he was too feeble to leave his room”

weak
weakly
weakened
puny
wasted
frail

lacking strength of character.
“I know it’s feeble but I’ve never been one to stand up for myself”

cowardly
craven
faint-hearted
spineless