TPR Practice Test 6

Question 1

apex

Answer 1

the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point; to reach a high point or climax

Question 2

indemnify

Answer 2

to compensate someone for harm or loss, to secure someone against legal responsibility for their actions

Question 3

underwrite

Answer 3

to sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs

Question 4

protracted

Answer 4

lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual

Question 5

covert

Answer 5

not openly acknowledged or dispalyed

Question 6

entrench

Answer 6

to establish an attitude, habit, or belief so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

Question 7

pillory

Answer 7

to attack or ridicule publicly; a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisons and exposed to public abuse

His affair having been exposed, the politician found himself pilloried by members of his own conservative party.

Question 8

cognizant

Answer 8

having knowledge or being aware of

Question 9

hermetic

Answer 9

(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight; of or relating to an ancient occult tradition encompassing alchemy, astrology, and theosophy

Question 10

sardonic

Answer 10

grimly mocking or cynical

Question 11

preen

Answer 11

to devote effort to make oneself look attractive and then admire one’s appearance; to congratulate or pride oneself

He is busy preening himself on acquiring such a pretty girlfriend.

Question 12

oblique

Answer 12

slanting; neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line

Question 13

collude

Answer 13

to conspire; to come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose

The greedy university leaders colluded in price-rigging.

Question 14

ruminate

Answer 14

to think deeply about something

We sat in the forest, ruminating on the nature of existence.

Question 15

arrant

Answer 15

complete, utter

What arrant nonsense!

Question 16

ancillary

Answer 16

providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, institution, industry, or system; a person whose work provides necessary support to the primary activities of an organization, institution, or industry

Question 17

deplorable

Answer 17

shockingly bad in quality; deserving strong condemnation

Question 18

usury

Answer 18

the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest

Question 19

coda

Answer 19

a concluding event, remark, or section; the concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure

His new novel, the last in the series, is a kind of coda to his previous books.

Question 20

unfeigned

Answer 20

genuine, sincere

Question 21

revelry

Answer 21

lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol

Question 22

purport

Answer 22

to appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; the meaning or substance of something, typically a document or speech

Question 23

debauchery

Answer 23

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

Question 24

tantalize

Answer 24

to torment or tease someone with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable; to excite the senses or desires of someone

Such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world’s best thinkers.

Question 25

vitiate

Answer 25

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; to destroy or impair the legal validity of

Development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population; they can no longer be implemented, as there is not enough space for such activities.

Question 26

appraise

Answer 26

to assess the value or quality of

Question 27

prosaic

Answer 27

commonplace; unromantic

Question 28

enfranchisement

Answer 28

to admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting; to set free