Set 4

Question 1

Notoriety

Answer 1

ill fame; disrepute; infamy

Question 2

Disseminate

Answer 2

distribute; spread; disperse; scatter (as in sowing seeds)

Question 3

Recount

Answer 3

narrarate or tell; count over again

Question 4

Allusion

Answer 4

indirect reference, passing or casual mention

Question 5

Induce

Answer 5

Persuade; convince; brig about; stimulate; infer through inductive reasoning

Question 6

Intrepid

Answer 6

fearless; courageous; bold; undaunted

Question 7

Apathy

Answer 7

lack of concern; especially about things that others find important; indifference

Question 8

Succint

Answer 8

Brief; terse; compact; without wasted words

Question 9

Fastidious

Answer 9

difficult to please; excessively particular; painstaking; squeamish

Question 10

Resigned

Answer 10

accepting one’s fate; unresisting; patiently submissive

Question 11

Impede

Answer 11

Hinder; block; delay; obstruct; thwart

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

trivial; shallow; on the surface; insignificant; external; not thorough

Question 13

Reprove

Answer 13

censure; scold; rebuke; upbraid

Question 14

Mitigate

Answer 14

moderate; make less tense or severe; alleviate; appease

Question 15

Buttress

Answer 15

support; reinforce; prop up; encourage; hearten

Question 16

Presumptious

Answer 16

overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties; excessively forward

Question 17

Decorum

Answer 17

propriety; appropriateness in behavior; orderliness and good taste in manners

Question 18

Astute

Answer 18

wise; shrewd; keen

Question 19

Laconic

Answer 19

brief and to the point; using few words

Question 20

Fallacious

Answer 20

logically unsound; false; mistaken; misleading

Question 21

Substaniate

Answer 21

establish by evidence or proof; verify; support; affirm; make real

Question 22

Proliferation

Answer 22

rapid growth; spread; multiplication