TPR Practice Test 8

Question 1

mellifluous

Answer 1

pleasant to hear; (of voice or words) sweet or musical

Question 2

espouse

Answer 2

to adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life

Question 3

vilify

Answer 3

to speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

Question 4

boon

Answer 4

a thing that is helpful or beneficial

The navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users

Question 5

immutable

Answer 5

unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Question 6

profundity

Answer 6

deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought

Question 7

quiddity

Answer 7

a distinctive feature; a peculiarity; the inherent nature or essence of something or someone

Question 8

maunder

Answer 8

to talk in a rambling manner; to move or act in a dreamy or idle manner

Question 9

meander

Answer 9

(of a river or road) to follow a winding course; a winding curve or bend of a river or road

Question 10

estivate

Answer 10

to spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy

Question 11

sycophantic

Answer 11

behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage

Question 12

jocular

Answer 12

humorous or playful; fond of or characterized by joking

Question 13

culmination

Answer 13

the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time

Question 14

rebut

Answer 14

to claim or prove that evidence or an accusation is false

Question 15

parity

Answer 15

the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay

Question 16

bedlam

Answer 16

a scene of uproar and confusion

Question 17

pertubation

Answer 17

anxiety; mental uneasiness

Question 18

epithet

Answer 18

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

Question 19

enrapture

Answer 19

to give intense pleasure or joy to

Question 20

quixotic

Answer 20

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

Question 21

effusive

Answer 21

expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

Question 22

terse

Answer 22

sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Question 23

recititude

Answer 23

righteousness; morally correct behavior or thinking

Question 24

impropriety

Answer 24

improper lanauge, behavior, or character; a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty

Question 25

assiduous

Answer 25

showing great care and perserverance

Question 26

indolent

Answer 26

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

Question 27

avuncular

Answer 27

of or relating to an uncle

Question 28

propitious

Answer 28

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

Question 29

jejune

Answer 29

naive, simplistic, and superficial; (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

Question 30

coeval

Answer 30

having the same age or date of origin; contemporary; a person of roughly the same age as oneself

Question 31

abstruse

Answer 31

difficult to understand; obscure

Question 32

nonplussed

Answer 32

surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react

Question 33

admonish

Answer 33

to warn or reprimand someone firmly; to advise or urge someone earnestly

Question 34

perspicacity

Answer 34

the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness

Question 35

appellation

Answer 35

a name or title; the action of giving a name to a person or thing

Question 36

abdiction

Answer 36

to disown or renounce

Question 37

ascertainment

Answer 37

to find out definitely; to determin

Question 38

refulgence

Answer 38

brilliance; a radiant or resplendent quality of state

Question 39

torpor

Answer 39

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

Question 40

resplendent

Answer 40

attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous

Question 41

sumptuous

Answer 41

splendid and expensive-looking