mat 9

Question 1

Boorish

Answer 1

rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
“boorish behaviour”

coarse
uncouth
rude
discourteous
impolite

Question 2

Brook

Answer 2

a small stream.
“the Lake District boasts lovely lakes and babbling brooks”

stream
small river
streamlet

tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).
“Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew”

tolerate
allow
stand
bear
abide

Question 3

Abide

Answer 3

accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
“I said I would abide by their decision”

comply with
obey
observe
follow

Question 4

Circumspect

Answer 4

wary and unwilling to take risks.
“the officials were very circumspect in their statements”

cautious
wary
careful
chary
guarded

Question 5

Chary

Answer 5

cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something.
“she had been chary of telling the whole truth”

wary
cautious
circumspect
heedful

Question 6

Comity

Answer 6

an association of nations for their mutual benefit.

courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others.
“a show of public comity in the White House”

Question 7

Commensurate

Answer 7

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
“salary will be commensurate with age and experience”

equivalent
equal
corresponding
correspondent
comparable

Question 8

Cordial

Answer 8

warm and friendly.
“the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed”

friendly
warm
genial
affable
amiable

strongly felt.
“I earned his cordial loathing”

intense
strong
acute
violent
fierce

Question 9

Deleterious

Answer 9

causing harm or damage.
“divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children”

harmful
damaging
detrimental
injurious

Question 10

Edify

Answer 10

instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
“Rachel had edified their childhood with frequent readings from Belloc”

educate
instruct
teach
school
tutor
coach

Question 11

Elicit

Answer 11

evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
“I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna”

obtain
bring out
draw out
extract
evoke
bring about

Question 12

Erudite

Answer 12

having or showing great knowledge or learning.
“Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion”

learned
scholarly
well educated
knowledgeable

Question 13

Fecund

Answer 13

producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; highly fertile.
“a lush and fecund garden”

fertile
fruitful
productive
high-yielding
prolific

Question 14

Felicitous

Answer 14

well chosen or suited to the circumstances.
“a felicitous phrase”

apt
well chosen
well expressed
well put
choice
fitting
suitable

pleasing and fortunate.
“the view was the room’s only felicitous feature”

fortunate
advantageous
good
favourable
lucky

Question 15

Forbear

Answer 15

politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
“he modestly forbears to include his own work”

refrain
abstain
desist
keep
restrain oneself

Question 16

Refrain

Answer 16

stop oneself from doing something.
“she refrained from comment”

abstain
desist
hold back
stop oneself
withhold
forbear

Question 17

Haphazard

Answer 17

lacking any obvious principle of organization.
“the music business works in a haphazard fashion”

random
unplanned
unsystematic
unmethodical

Question 18

Hodgepodge

Answer 18

a confused mixture; a hotchpotch.
“Rob’s living room was a hodgepodge of modern furniture and antiques”

mixture
mix
mixed bag
assortment
assemblage
collection

Question 19

Impede

Answer 19

delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
“the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing”

hinder
obstruct
hamper
handicap

Question 20

Impetuous

Answer 20

acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
“she might live to rue this impetuous decision”

impulsive
rash
hasty
overhasty
reckless

moving forcefully or rapidly.
“an impetuous but controlled flow of water”

torrential
powerful
forceful
vigorous
violent

Question 21

Irascible

Answer 21

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
“an irascible and difficult man”

irritable
quick-tempered
short-tempered
bad-tempered
ill-tempered

Question 22

Mercenary

Answer 22

primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
“the crime was committed out of mercenary motives”

money-oriented
grasping
greedy
acquisitive
avaricious

o mercenario

Question 23

Meticulous

Answer 23

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
“the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care”

scrupulous
punctilious
painstaking

Question 24

Mordant

Answer 24

(especially of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting.
“a mordant sense of humour”

caustic
trenchant
biting
cutting
acerbic
sardonic

Question 25

Trenchant

Answer 25

vigorous or incisive in expression or style.
“the White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities”

incisive
cutting
pointed
piercing
penetrating
sharp
keen

Question 26

Outstrip

Answer 26

move faster than and overtake (someone else).
“during the morning warm-up, he once again outstripped the field”

go faster than
outrun
outdistance
outpace
leave behind

Question 27

Precarious

Answer 27

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
“a precarious ladder”
dependent on chance; uncertain.
“he made a precarious living as a painter”

uncertain
insecure
unreliable
unsure
unpredictable

Question 28

Quirky

Answer 28

having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.
“her sense of humour was decidedly quirky”

eccentric
idiosyncratic
unconventional
unorthodox

Question 29

Repudiate

Answer 29

refuse to accept; reject.
“she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders”

reject
renounce
abandon
forswear

deny the truth or validity of.
“the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses”

deny
refute
contradict
rebut
dispute

Question 30

Forswear

Answer 30

agree to give up or do without.
“the country has not forsworn nuclear weapons”

renounce
swear off
forgo
abjure
reject

Question 31

Forgo

Answer 31

go without (something desirable).
“she wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could”

do without
go without
give up
waive
renounce

Question 32

Tact

Answer 32

skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.
“the inspector broke the news to me with tact and consideration”

sensitivity
understanding
thoughtfulness
consideration
delicacy

Question 33

Trifling

Answer 33

unimportant or trivial.
“a trifling sum”

trivial
unimportant
insignificant
inconsequential
petty
minor

Question 34

Turbulent

Answer 34

characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.
“the country’s turbulent history”

tempestuous
stormy
unstable
unsettled