Randomized 7 - Aug 31

Question 1

portend

Answer 1

foretell, to indicate in advance

the street incident may portend a general uprising

Question 2

uprising

Answer 2

rebellion

Question 3

insinuate

Answer 3

to suggest or hint shyly

he insinuated that he was lying

Question 4

indolence

Answer 4

laziness

Question 5

harangue

Answer 5

a tirade

Question 6

ebullient

Answer 6

showing great enthusiasm or exhilaration

Question 7

fervor

Answer 7

great warmth, earnestness of feeling

to speak with great fervor

Question 8

desultory

Answer 8

aimless, haphazard

Question 9

admonition

Answer 9

a gentle reproof
teguran halus
peringatan

Question 10

acrid

Answer 10

bitter, harsh, pungent smell

acrid smoke

Question 11

doldrums

Answer 11

a state of inactivity or low spirits
August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises

DRUMNYA DOLLLLL

Question 12

effrontery

Answer 12

shameless boldness, impudence, zuzushii

Question 13

egress

Answer 13

exit

Question 14

churl

Answer 14

a rude, boorish, surly person

Question 15

bungle

Answer 15

to perform clumsily or inadequately, botch
he bungled the job
he is a fool who always bungles

Question 16

cognizant

Answer 16

aware, taking notice

he is cognizant of the difficulty

Question 17

contentious

Answer 17

quarrelsome

Question 18

salubrious

Answer 18

healthy, favorable to or promoting healthy

salubrious air

Question 19

reverent

Answer 19

deeply respectful

a reverent greeting

Question 20

reticent

Answer 20

reserved, inclined to silence

antonym: talkative, voluble

Question 21

spate

Answer 21

a sudden, almost overwhelming outpouring

a spate of angry words

Question 22

soporific

Answer 22

causing sleep

Question 23

shoddy

Answer 23

not genuine, inferior
poor quality
a shoddy bookcase

Question 24

repose

Answer 24

the state of being at rest

Question 25

prudence

Answer 25

caution

Question 26

quibble

Answer 26

minor objection or complaint

petty or carping criticism

Question 27

prodigal

Answer 27

wasteful, lavish

prodigal expenditure

Question 28

shard

Answer 28

fragment

Question 29

sinuous

Answer 29

curving in and out, having many curves, bends, winding

a sinuous path

Question 30

volition

Answer 30

a choice or decision made by the will

Question 31

wary

Answer 31

very cautious

Question 32

zeitgeist

Answer 32

intellectual and moral tendencies of any age

Question 33

whet

Answer 33

to sharpen or stimulate
to whet appetite, to whet curiosity
to whet knife

Question 34

whimsical

Answer 34

fanciful

Question 35

tawdry

Answer 35

cheap, gaudy

antonym: elegant

Question 36

tempestuous

Answer 36

stormy, impassioned

Question 37

thwart

Answer 37

to frustrate

to oppose successfully

Question 38

verbose

Answer 38

wordy

Question 39

vestigial

Answer 39

occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure
a vestigial tail

Question 40

puerile

Answer 40

childish, immature, trial

a puerile piece of writing