Top-test words Part Three (hard)

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

skillful; adept; dextrous

Question 2

anachronism

Answer 2

appearing in the wrong time

Question 3

arcane

Answer 3

mysterious; understood by few

Question 4

ascertain

Answer 4

to make sure of

Question 5

belie

Answer 5

to seem to contradict or disprove, e.g. “his bad performance on the test belied his high IQ”

Question 6

cacophony

Answer 6

a horrible combination of discordant sounds

Question 7

cantankerous

Answer 7

ill-tempered; quarellsome

Question 8

capricious

Answer 8

fickle

Question 9

censure

Answer 9

to formally express disapproval

Question 10

conscientious

Answer 10

thoughtful and hardworking; thorough

Question 11

curative

Answer 11

healing; medicinal

Question 12

debilitated

Answer 12

weakened; disabled

Question 13

demonstrative

Answer 13

expressive; communicative; effusive

Question 14

derivative

Answer 14

unoriginal

Question 15

dilettante

Answer 15

amateur; dabbler

Question 16

disingenuous

Answer 16

insincere; dishonest

Question 17

disparage

Answer 17

say bad things about; denigrate

Question 18

disputatious

Answer 18

argumentative

Question 19

docile

Answer 19

obedient; submissive

Question 20

dubious

Answer 20

questionable

Question 21

elusive

Answer 21

hard to grasp or hold onto

Question 22

erudite

Answer 22

wise and learned; intellectual

Question 23

esoteric

Answer 23

obscure; understood by a small number of people

Question 24

impetuous

Answer 24

impulsive; rash

Question 25

insolent

Answer 25

rude; cheeky

Question 26

loquacious

Answer 26

very talkative

Question 27

magnanimity

Answer 27

generosity

Question 28

mellifluous

Answer 28

pleasant to hear; musical

Question 29

partisan

Answer 29

(adj) biased; sectarian. (n) supporter; enthusiast

Question 30

pedant

Answer 30

someone intent on showing off their knowledge of trivial subjects

Question 31

phlegmatic

Answer 31

unemotional; composed; stolid

Question 32

placid

Answer 32

serene

Question 33

prosaic

Answer 33

commonplace; unromantic

Question 34

reticent

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withdrawn; not revealing feelings

Question 35

rousing

Answer 35

stirring; exciting

Question 36

sparse

Answer 36

scanty; meagre

Question 37

substantiate

Answer 37

confirm; to provide supporting evidence for

Question 38

tangential

Answer 38

off-topic; peripheral

Question 39

vindicate

Answer 39

show to be right all along or innocent; “I had been accused of cheating, but when the camera showed George looking at my paper, I was VINDICATED”

Question 40

zealous

Answer 40

fanatical; fiercely passionate