Test #6 Section 9

Question 1

imminent

Answer 1

about to happen

Question 2

calamity

Answer 2

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

Question 3

endemic

Answer 3

(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

Question 4

render

Answer 4

provide or give; cause to become

Question 5

obsolete

Answer 5

no longer produced or used; out of date

Question 6

aspersion

Answer 6

an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

Question 7

ameliorate

Answer 7

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

Question 8

gluttonous

Answer 8

excessively greedy

Question 9

supple

Answer 9

bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible

Question 10

disseminate

Answer 10

spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely

Question 11

confound

Answer 11

spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely; mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish

Question 12

mar

Answer 12

impair the appearance of; disfigure; impair the quality of; spoil

Question 13

preclude

Answer 13

prevent from happening; make impossible

Question 14

repertory

Answer 14

the performance of various plays, operas, or ballets by a company at regular short intervals

Question 15

barrage

Answer 15

bombard (someone) with something`

Question 16

rehash

Answer 16

put (old ideas or material) into a new form without significant change or improvement

Question 17

cordial

Answer 17

warm and friendly

Question 18

coincide

Answer 18

occur at or during the same time; be in agreement; correspond