Pre-2012 Test II, Deck 04

Question 1

integrate (v.)

Answer 1

combine, merge, unite.

Question 2

coalesce (v.)

Answer 2

merge, untie, combine, fuze.

Question 3

assimilate (v.)

Answer 3

take in and understand fully.

Question 4

aggregate (v.)

Answer 4

form or group into a cluster.

Question 5

dissipate (v.)

Answer 5

disappear, vanish, dissolve.

Question 6

speculate (v.)

Answer 6

hypothesize, theorize.

Question 7

sporadic (adj.)

Answer 7

occasional, infrequent, irregular.

Question 8

episodic (adj.)

Answer 8

consisting of several loosely connected parts.

Question 9

capricious (adj.)

Answer 9

having sudden changes in mood or behavior.

Question 10

fluctuate (v.)

Answer 10

vary, change, differ, shift.

Question 11

vacillate (v.)

Answer 11

waver, hesitate.

Question 12

Contrivance (n.)

Answer 12

Scheme, maneuver

Question 13

Singular (adj.)

Answer 13

Unique, exceptional, one of a kind.

Question 14

Founder (v.)

Answer 14

To sink, to fail.

Question 15

Pedestrian (adj.)

Answer 15

Boring, hackneyed, banal.

Question 16

Splice (v.)

Answer 16

To join by interweaving, to intertwine, interlace, plait.

Question 17

Fission (n.)

Answer 17

Dividing, splitting, severing.

Question 18

Fissure (n.)

Answer 18

A long deep narrow hole or crack, to split

Question 19

Foster (v.)

Answer 19

Encourage, nurture.