Set-08 (ATN) Flashcards
meager
a. kind
b. generous
c. thoughtful
d. copious
d. copious
meager means lacking in quality or quantity; copious means present in large quantity, or abundant
philistine
a. novice
b. intellectual
c. pious
d. debutante
b. intellectual
philistine is used disparagingly to describe a person guided by material rather than intellectual values; an intellectual is a person who engages in creative use of his or her intellect
zenith
a. worst
b. apex
c. nadir
d. past
c. nadir
zenith means the highest point or the apex; nadir means the lowest point
germane
a. irrelevant
b. indifferent
c. impartial
d. improvident
a. irrelevant
germane means to be appropriate or relevant, therefore irrelevant is the opposite
irascible
a. determined
b. placid
c. reasonable
d. pliant
b. placid
irascible means easily angered; placid means calm or serene
approbate
a. ingratitude
b. condemn
c. dissatisfaction
d. master
b.
to approbate means to approve or sanction; to condemn means to declare wrong or to convict
supercilious
a. unimportant
b. relevant
c. serious
d. meek
d. meek
supercilious means coolly or patronizingly haughty; meek means enduring injury with patience and without resentment
improvident
a. cautious
b. fortunate
c. proven
d. intelligent
a. cautious
improvident means lacking prudent foresight, or careless; cautious means to be wary or to exercise forethought
demur
a. embrace
b. crude
c. boisterous
d. falter
a. embrace
to demur means to delay or hesitate; to embrace means to accept readily or gladly; demure means coy
fatuous
a. crafty
b. frugal
c. sensible
d. inane
c. sensible
fatuous means inanely foolish; sensible is its nearest opposite
quiescent
a. lackadaisical
b. active
c. dull
d. prescient
b. active
quiescent means marked by inactivity or repose, therefore active is the opposite
sartorial
a. cheerful
b. sincere
c. inelegant
d. homespun
a. cheerful
sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; homespun means homemade
sapient
a. hunched
b. strong
c. simple
d. simian
c. simple
sapient means possessing great wisdom, or sage; one meaning of simple is deficient in intelligence
matutinal
a. paternal
b. crepuscular
c. maritime
d. marsupial
b. crepuscular
matutinal means of or relating to the morning; crepuscular means relating to or resembling twilight
impecunious
a. wealthy
b. cautious
c. hungry
d. tardy
a. wealthy
impecunious means having little or no money, therefore
wealthy is the opposite
