Test #6 Section 3

Question 1

congenial

Answer 1

pleasant because of a personality

Question 2

penchant

Answer 2

a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something

Question 3

pilfer

Answer 3

steal (typically things of relatively little value)

Question 4

predilection

Answer 4

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Question 5

profundity

Answer 5

deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought

Question 6

perquisite

Answer 6

a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one’s position

Question 7

tribulation

Answer 7

a cause of great trouble or suffering

Question 8

reproach

Answer 8

address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment

Question 9

affliction

Answer 9

something that causes pain or suffering

Question 10

commend

Answer 10

praise formally or officially

Question 11

estrangement

Answer 11

the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group

Question 12

agnostic

Answer 12

a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God

Question 13

quixotic

Answer 13

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

Question 14

empiric

Answer 14

a person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on observation and experiment

Question 15

unwitting

Answer 15

not aware of the full facts; unintentional

Question 16

extol

Answer 16

praise enthusiastically

Question 17

censure

Answer 17

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement

Question 18

venal

Answer 18

showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery