Princeton 2021 verbal practice section

Question 1

diverting

Answer 1

entertaining

Question 2

conviction

Answer 2

a firmly held belief or opinion.

Question 3

virtuoso

Answer 3

a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

Question 4

unfounded

Answer 4

having no foundation or basis in fact.

Question 5

compunction

Answer 5

a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.

Question 6

inalienable

Answer 6

unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor.

Question 7

indulgent

Answer 7

having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone.

self-indulgent.

Question 8

insolent

Answer 8

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

Question 9

doting

Answer 9

extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring.

Question 10

countenance

Answer 10

a person’s face or facial expression.
“his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away”

support.

Question 11

commandeer

Answer 11

officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes.

Question 12

surreptitious

Answer 12

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Question 13

perturbation

Answer 13

anxiety; mental uneasiness.

Question 14

reproach

Answer 14

address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

the expression of disapproval or disappointment.

Question 15

limber

Answer 15

(of a person or body part) lithe or supple.

Question 16

caprice

Answer 16

a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

Question 17

heckle

Answer 17

interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.

dress (flax or hemp) to split and straighten the fibers for spinning.

a heckling comment.

Question 18

extricate

Answer 18

free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.