Test 3

Question 1

Abashed

Answer 1

Ashamed or sorry

Question 2

Annihilated

Answer 2

Wiped out

Question 3

Anomalies

Answer 3

Oddities; things that don’t fit the pattern

Question 4

Antipodes

Answer 4

Places on opposite sides of the globe

Question 5

Apprehension

Answer 5

Worry; nervousness

Question 6

Arduous

Answer 6

Hard and difficult

Question 7

Articulate

Answer 7

Able to express something well in words

Question 8

Assuage

Answer 8

To make less

Question 9

Auspicious

Answer 9

Fortunate,

Question 10

Avuncular

Answer 10

Acting like an uncle; kindly

Question 11

Axiom

Answer 11

Something that is taken to be true; basic idea that can’t be questioned

Question 12

Bellicose

Answer 12

Aggressive

Question 13

Benign

Answer 13

Kindly

Question 14

Bereft of

Answer 14

Without; deprived of

Question 15

Bifurcation

Answer 15

Division into two

Question 16

Blatantly

Answer 16

Obviously

Question 17

Chided

Answer 17

Scolded

Question 18

Clairvoyant

Answer 18

Able to see into future/ another dimension

Question 19

Coddled

Answer 19

Overprotected; kept warm

Question 20

Comely

Answer 20

Attractive

Question 21

Complacent

Answer 21

Smug; over-confident

Question 22

Convivial

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Sociable and friendly

Question 23

Cornucopia

Answer 23

literally a horn filled with fruits, symbol of plenty

Question 24

Cosmopolitan

Answer 24

Composed of various nationalities

Question 25

Deferential

Answer 25

Showing respect

Question 26

Deterrent

Answer 26

Something that puts one off; preventive

Question 27

Dichotomies

Answer 27

Divisions into two parts

Question 28

Diffident

Answer 28

Shy;hesitant

Question 29

Docile

Answer 29

Placid; easily lead

Question 30

Fathom

Answer 30

1. (v.) work out, understand

2. (n.) measure of depth

Question 31

Funerary

Answer 31

Concerned with funerals

Question 32

Galvanized

Answer 32

1. stirred into action, stimulated

2. coated with zinc

Question 33

Grandiose

Answer 33

Exaggerated; too great; on a grand scale

Question 34

Haughty

Answer 34

Arrogant

Question 35

Levity

Answer 35

Lack of seriousness; humor

Question 36

Mellifluous

Answer 36

Pleasant-sounding

Question 37

Miscreants

Answer 37

Wrong-doers

Question 38

Ousted

Answer 38

Pushed out of a position

Question 39

Panacea

Answer 39

Remedy of all ills

Question 40

Perusal

Answer 40

Careful reading

Question 41

Presumptuous

Answer 41

Assuming too much; arrogant

Question 42

Profiteer

Answer 42

Someone who seeks to make unjustified profits

Question 43

Qualification

Answer 43

Something added to modify an opinion

Question 44

Reticent

Answer 44

Shy; Unwilling to reveal information

Question 45

Reverential

Answer 45

Showing respect

Question 46

Sanctimonious

Answer 46

Hypercritically holy; making a pretense of religious feelings

Question 47

Stoic

Answer 47

Brave; Able to tolerate whatever life throws at you

Question 48

Symbiotic

Answer 48

Mutually advantageous; close relationship

Question 49

Syncopated

Answer 49

With strongly accented rhythm

Question 50

Tacit

Answer 50

Unspoken; Understood even though not spoken in words

Question 51

Taunted

Answer 51

Teased; mocked

Question 52

Temperate

Answer 52

Mild; moderate

Question 53

Unqualified

Answer 53

Without hesitation; complete and total

Question 54

Unrelenting

Answer 54

Never giving up; non-stop

Question 55

Unwarranted

Answer 55

Unjustified

Question 56

Watershed

Answer 56

1. area between two river basins

2. turning point