Module 1

Question 1

admonish

Answer 1

to warn or advise (before) or scold (after)

Question 2

augment

Answer 2

to increase, make larger by adding something

Question 3

buttress

Answer 3

provide support, reinforce (in architecture)

Question 4

castigate

Answer 4

reprimand severely

Question 5

disparage

Answer 5

belittle, treat as having little worth

Question 6

elucidate

Answer 6

make clear, explain

Question 7

eschew

Answer 7

deliberately avoid, reject

Question 8

extrapolate

Answer 8

extend one piece of info in a broader sense

Question 9

juxtapose

Answer 9

to place two things together for obvious contrast

Question 10

mitigate

Answer 10

make less severe, reduce the effects of

Question 11

mollify

Answer 11

soothe, lesson the anger of

Question 12

negate

Answer 12

invalidate, cancel the impact pf

Question 13

obfuscate

Answer 13

confuse, to cloud, present with a lack of clarity

Question 14

obviate

Answer 14

eliminate the need for something, make unnecessary

Question 15

placate

Answer 15

pacify, calm, reduce the anger of

Question 16

pontificate

Answer 16

express one’s opinion in a way that seems arrogant

Question 17

prevaricate

Answer 17

to lie

Question 18

remonstrate

Answer 18

strongly protest, complain

Question 19

spurn

Answer 19

reject with contempt

Question 20

vacillate

Answer 20

go back and forth on an issue, be indecisive