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Question 1

Advocate

Answer 1

To speak in favor of
The drunk man ADVOCATED the use of alcohol to solve his problems.
Rel. Words:
ADVOCACY: active support for
Sim. Meanings:
BACK.   CHAMPION.  SUPPORT.

Question 2

Antipathy

Answer 2

Extreme dislike
I feel ANTIPATHY towards Zaha Hadid’s architecture, I hate her repulsive ultramodern and unusable spaces.
Sim. Meanings:
ANIMOSITY. ANIMUS. ANTAGONISM. AVERSION. ENMITY. HOSTILITY. REPELLENCE.

Question 3

Bolster

Answer 3

To support, to prop up
I am retaking the GRE to improve my scores and BOLSTER my application when I apply again this year.
Sim. Meanings:
BRACE. BUTTRESS. PROP. SUPPORT. SUSTAIN. UNDERPIN. UPHOLD.

Question 4

Cacophony

Answer 4

Harsh, jarring noise
When the subway train turns underground, the friction causes a CACOPHONY, leaving most passengers disturbed from the repulsive loud noise produced.
Sim. Meanings:
CHAOS. CLAMOR. DIN. DISCORD. DISHARMONY. NOISE.

Question 5

Deride

Answer 5

To speak of or treat with contempt
The bully at school would DERIDE the nerds at school, ridiculing and taunting them for looking unfashionable.
Rel. Words:
DERISION: mockery and taunts
DERISIVE: in a mocking manner
Sim. Meanings:
GIBE. JEER. MOCK. RIDICULE. SCOFF. SNEER. TAUNT.

Question 6

Dissonance

Answer 6

A harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
When my little niece tries to play the piano, she often creates a DISSONANCE, playing notes that don’t go well together creating a clash of sounds.
Sim. Meanings:
CLASH. CONTENTION. DISCORD. DISSENSION. DISSENT. DISSIDENCE. FRICTION. STRIFE. VARIANCE.

Question 7

Enervate

Answer 7

To reduce in strength
The boxer tried to ENERVATE his opponent by letting him punch the air a lot, thus weakening him and reducing his strength.
Rel. Words:
UNNERVE: to deprive of strength or courage
Sim. Meanings:
DEBILITATE. ENFEEBLE. SAP. WEAKEN.

Question 8

Eulogy

Answer 8

Speech in praise of someone
The school principal gave a EULOGY of the vice president before he got on stage to speak to the students, he spoke of his achievements and good traits.
Sim. Meanings:
COMMEND. EXTOL. LAUD.

Question 9

Garrulous

Answer 9

Tending to talk a lot
My friend had a GARRULOUS macaw, he tended to talk a lot when we gave him treats.
Sim. Meanings:
EFFUSIVE. LOQUACIOUS. TALKATIVE.

Question 10

Ingenuous

Answer 10

Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
My sister is quite INGENUOUS, she always looks innocent and shows childlike simplicity.
Rel. Words:
INGÉNUE: a naive girl or young woman
DISINGENUOUS: giving a false impression of innocence
Sim. Meanings:
ARTLESS. GUILELESS. INNOCENT. NAIVE. SIMPLE. UNAFFECTED.

Question 11

Lethargic

Answer 11

Acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
When I lived in Iowa for a couple of semesters, it was so depressing there that I felt LETHARGIC, I rarely had any energy to do anything and was usually sluggish all the time.
Sim. Meanings:
APATHETIC. LACKADAISICAL. LANGUID. LISTLESS. TORPID.

Question 12

Malleable

Answer 12

Capable of being shaped
When clay is heated slightly it softens and becomes MALLEABLE, therefore it can be shaped into practically anything you want.
Sim. Meanings:
ADAPTABLE. DUCTILE. PLASTIC. PLIABLE. PLIANT.

Question 13

Misanthrope

Answer 13

A person who dislikes others

Grumpy, the dwarf in snow white, seemed like a MISANTHROPE, he was always grumpy and disliked everyone he knew.

Question 14

Obdurate

Answer 14

Hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
A Turkish man or Saeedi, is usually known to be OBDURATE, because he is very hard to persuade and once he is determined to do something, no one can change his mind.
Sim. Meanings:
INFLEXIBLE. INTRANSIGENT. RECALCITRANT. TENACIOUS. UNYIELDING.

Question 15

Ostentation

Answer 15

Excessive showiness
Rich men usually live a life of OSTENTATION, driving expensive cars and wearing expensive clothes, they like to show off what they possess.
Rel. Words:
OSTENSIBLE: apparent
Rel. Words:
CONSPICUOUSNESS. FLASHINESS. PRETENTIOUSNESS. SHOWINESS.

Question 16

Paradox

Answer 16

A contradiction or dilemma
For students to live in Cambridge close to their schools is a PARADOX, everything is so expensive that most students cannot live nearby.
Sim. Meanings:
ANOMALY. IRONY.

Question 17

Philanthropic

Answer 17

Charitable; desire or effort to promote goodness
My friend is very PHILANTHROPIC, he started a business just in order to make more money and donate all the profit to people who are in need. It is a very charitable thing to do.
Sim. Meanings:
ALTRUISM. HUMANITARIANISM.

Question 18

Prevaricate

Answer 18

To lie or deviate from the truth
The dishonest thief tried to PREVARICATE to the judge, claiming he wasn’t really stealing anything when in fact he was.
Sim. Meanings:
EQUIVOCATE. LIE. PERJURE.

Question 19

Venerate

Answer 19

To respect deeply
I always VENERATE my father, because he is worthy of respect.
Rel. Words: 
VENERABLE: old, worthy of respect
Sim. Meanings:
ADORE.  HONOR.  IDOLIZE.  REVERE.

Question 20

Waver

Answer 20

To fluctuate between choices
I always WAVER when I shop for a laptop, often going back and forth between several models and not being able to decide easily.
Sim. Meanings:
DITHER. FALTER. FLUCTUATE. OSCILLATE. VACILLATE.