Supplemental Book

Question 1

per·va·sive

/pərˈvāsiv

Answer 1

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

Question 2

im·prob·a·ble

/imˈpräbəb(ə)l/

Answer 2

not likely to be true or to happen.

Question 3

ex·i·gent

/ˈekzəjənt/

Answer 3

pressing; demanding.

Question 4

ex·tra·ne·ous

/ikˈstrānēəs/

Answer 4

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

“one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material”

Question 5

so·lic·i·tous

/səˈlisədəs/

Answer 5

characterized by or showing interest or concern.

“she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students”

Question 6

mu·nif·i·cent

/myo͞oˈnifəsənt/

Answer 6

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
“a munificent gesture”

Question 7

ir·res·o·lute

/i(r)ˈrezəˌlo͞ot/

Answer 7

showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.

Question 8

la·con·ic

/ləˈkänik/

Answer 8

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
“his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic”

Question 9

i·ras·ci·ble

/iˈrasəb(ə)l/

Answer 9

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

Question 10

pug·na·cious

/pəɡˈnāSHəs/

Answer 10

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

“his public statements became increasingly pugnacious”

Question 11

fit·ful·ly

/ˈfitfəlē/

Answer 11

not regularly or continuously; intermittently.

Question 12

men·dac·i·ty

/menˈdasədē/

Answer 12

noun

untruthfulness.

Question 13

prevaricate

pre·​var·​i·​cate

Answer 13

to deviate from the truth

Question 14

base·ness

/ˈbāsnis/

Answer 14

lack of moral principles; bad character.

“the baseness of human nature”

Question 15

av·a·rice

/ˈavərəs/

Answer 15

extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Question 16

fer·vid

/ˈfərvəd/

Answer 16

intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
“a letter of fervid thanks”

Question 17

cur·so·ry

/ˈkərs(ə)rē/

Answer 17

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

“a cursory glance at the figures”

Question 18

rec·on·dite

/ˈrekənˌdīt,rəˈkänˌdīt/

Answer 18

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

“the book is full of recondite information”

Question 19

dy·na·mism

/ˈdīnəˌmizəm/

Answer 19

the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
“the dynamism and strength of the economy”

Question 20

feck·less

/ˈfekləs/

Answer 20

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.

“a feckless mama’s boy”

Question 21

ve·ra·cious

/vəˈrāSHəs/

Answer 21

speaking or representing the truth.

“a veracious account”

Question 22

in·cen·di·ar·y

/inˈsendēˌerē/

Answer 22

(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.

“incendiary grenades”

Question 23

scin·til·lat·ing

/ˈsin(t)lˌādiNG/

Answer 23

sparkling or shining brightly.

“the scintillating sun”

Question 24

tep·id

/ˈtepəd/

Answer 24

(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.

“she soaked a flannel in the tepid water”

Question 25

o·mis·sion

/əˈmiSH(ə)n,ōˈmiSH(ə)n/

Answer 25

a person or thing that has been left out or excluded.

“there are glaring omissions in the report”

Question 26

in·dict·ment

/inˈdītmənt/

Answer 26

a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

“an indictment for conspiracy”

Question 27

pre·co·cious

/prəˈkōSHəs/

Answer 27

(of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
“he was a precocious, solitary boy”

Question 28

im·pe·cu·ni·ous

/ˌimpəˈkyo͞onēəs/

Answer 28

having little or no money.

“a titled but impecunious family”

Question 29

as·sid·u·ous

/əˈsijo͞oəs/

Answer 29

showing great care and perseverance.

“she was assiduous in pointing out every feature”

Question 30

feign

/fān/

Answer 30

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

“she feigned nervousness”

Question 31

dis·sem·ble

/dəˈsembəl/

Answer 31

conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

“an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble”

Question 32

trans·gres·sion

/transˈɡreSHən,tranzˈɡreSHən/

Answer 32

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense.
“I’ll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions”

Question 33

pro·cliv·i·ty

/prōˈklivədē,prəˈklivədē/

Answer 33

a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.