PR Group 4

Question 0

Amenable

Answer 0

Answerable/liable , responsible, willing or obedient
Citizens amenable to the law
The data is amenable to analysis
M amenable to spend ing more time at home
Even our nations highest leaders must remain amenable to the law

Question 1

Acerbic

Answer 1

Acidic, acid in temper, mood, tone
Witty but intended to hurt feelings
A stream of acerbic comments
Acerbic reviewer - Prof Beck

Question 2

Balky

Answer 2

Disobedient

Our balky dog becomes amenable when confronted by Papi

Question 3

Astringent

Answer 3

Causing contraction of soft tissues
Pungent, caustic
Dry, astringent comments

Question 4

Contiguous

Answer 4

Touching or connecting

Contiguous row of houses

Question 5

Credulous

Answer 5

Very gullible, easily fooled or cheated

Question 6

Desiccate

Answer 6

Dry up
Drain of vitality
His prose desiccates what was actually a vibrant period of European history

Question 7

Dilettante

Answer 7

Amateur in art

Many dilettante efforts seen at the sidewalk art show

Question 8

Divulge

Answer 8

Disclose

He didn’t divulge the name of the winner

Question 9

Flout

Answer 9

Scorn or ignore rule without trying to hide it
Flouting the rules
Flouting the law by parking in a disabled parking space

Question 10

Glib

Answer 10

Showing little forethought or preparation 
Smooth but often deceitful 
Glib politicians 
Glib generalizations 
Glib portrayal of a drug addict

Question 11

Immutable

Answer 11

Unable to be changed

An immutable law

Question 12

Impetuous

Answer 12

Marked by impulse
N impetuous temperament
Impetuous air strikes

Question 13

Inimical

Answer 13

Hostile, unfriendly
Forced inimical to democracy
Inimical factions
Inimical glare

Question 14

Intractable

Answer 14

Not easily managed or solved

Intractable child who does the opposite of whatever he is told

Question 15

Intrepid

Answer 15

Very bold and brave

Question 16

Maverick

Answer 16

Doesn’t follow the customs, like an iconclast

Question 17

Mercurial

Answer 17

Inconsistent

Mercurial temper

Question 18

Neophyte

Answer 18

Novice

Question 19

Phlegmatic

Answer 19

Having a slow temper,ant , apathetic, affectless

Strangely phlegmatic response to news that should have been happy

Question 20

Probity

Answer 20

Character,integrity

Question 21

Proclivity

Answer 21

An affinity
Tendency to do something that is usually bad
Why do many think that bblack people have a proclivity for crime?
He showed artistic proclivities at an early age

Question 22

Profligate

Answer 22

Wildly extravagant
Profligate spending
many qataris lead a profligate life

Question 23

Quixotic

Answer 23

Impractical, capricious

I began to see my dedication to learning Arabic as quixotic, given the fact that english is widespread

Question 24

Rarefy

Answer 24

To make thin, porous

Question 25

Abstruse

Answer 25

Difficult to understand | Theory of relativity abstruse

Question 26

Recondite

Answer 26

Obscure Recondite fact about the origin of St Patrick's day Recondite subject

Question 27

Refulgence

Answer 27

Brightness, brilliance | The refulgence of a full moon on a clear autumn night

Question 28

Renege

Answer 28

Refuse to do something that you promised to do Gabriel promised to text me everyday, only to renege when work became too busy I refuse to renege the principles by which I have lived my entire life, no matter what

Question 29

Soporific

Answer 29

Causing sleep

Question 30

Tout

Answer 30

Praise lavishly and excessively Touted her new Michael kors purse Statements from several patients touting the doctors alleged cure for cancer georgetowns much touted arab studies program

Question 31

Trenchant

Answer 31

Strong, clear, effective Sharp Clear cut, distinct A trenchant analysis Trenchant divisions between right and wrong Even the most trenchant (sharp) sword cannot sever our bonds of loyalty Even the most trenchant comments cannot affect her confidence She offers a trenchant view of current conditions in the Middle East

Question 32

Unfeigned

Answer 32

Not false | Sincere

Question 33

Untenable

Answer 33

Not able to be defended Not able to be occupied Untenable city of Ain fell before ISIS forces Untenable homes with a rare deadly mold

Question 34

Vacillate

Answer 34

Fluctuate, oscillate, hesitate | He vacillated for so long someone else stepped in and made the decision

Question 35

Oscillate

Answer 35

Vary, swing back and forth like a pendulum

Question 36

Vexation

Answer 36

Irritation, affliction | He suppressed his rising vexation and answered as politely as he could

Question 37

Vituperate

Answer 37

Scold, berate

Question 38

Litany

Answer 38

Long list Every week the priest would vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices She has a litany of problems whenever I chat with her

Question 39

Variegated

Answer 39

Full of variety, distinct colors Variegated fall leaves Variegated outfits of the Qataris, western expats, and migrant workers who frequent Landmark Mall