Practice Test 1

Question 1

Hauteur

Answer 1

Arrogant

Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

As soon as she won the lottery Alice began displaying hauteur toward her friends

Question 2

Vitriol

Answer 2

Abusive/venomous language used to express blame/ill will

Question 3

Palatable

Answer 3

Acceptable to the taste/mind

Question 4

Transcendent

Answer 4

superior/extreme

far beyond normal

Question 5

Incensed

Answer 5

angered/enraged

Question 6

Vituperative

Answer 6

harsh/scathing

Question 7

Vitiated

Answer 7

ruined in character/quality

Question 8

Inundated

Answer 8

flooded/overwhelmed

Question 9

grim

Answer 9

Anger/wrath

bleak outlook

Question 10

Fastidious

Answer 10

Overly concerned with details

Question 11

Petulant

Answer 11

easily irritated/annoyed

Question 12

Ascendancy

Answer 12

when one group has power over another

Question 13

demise

Answer 13

transfer as a gift/grant by will

Question 14

Primacy

Answer 14

State of being first in importance

Question 15

Delineate

Answer 15

describe in detail

Question 16

Lauded

Answer 16

praise/honorable mention

Question 17

Diffidence

Answer 17

distrust, especially toward yourself

Question 18

Garrulity

Answer 18

talkative

Question 19

Obsequiousness

Answer 19

ready to serve/listen to commands of others

Question 20

contrition

Answer 20

remorse/guilt

Question 21

hackneyed

Answer 21

overused/unoriginal

Question 22

thwarting

Answer 22

prevent someone from accomplishing something

Question 23

diminutive

Answer 23

indicate smallness

Question 24

Winsome

Answer 24

charming in a childlike way

Question 25

Inadvertent

Answer 25

happening by chance/unexpected

Question 26

irascible

Answer 26

quickly aroused to anger

Question 27

Pugnacious

Answer 27

eager to argue

Question 28

Pervasive

Answer 28

power to spread throughout