Voca High Mark

Question 0

misgivings

Answer 0

anxiety, nervous feelings

Question 1

sweltering

Answer 1

(weather) hot

Question 2

ingenuous

Answer 2

innocent, naive

Question 3

acquiescent

Answer 3

agreeing in silence

Question 4

rowdy

Answer 4

violent, turbulent

Question 5

delectable

Answer 5

delicious, attrative

Question 6

subdued

Answer 6

feeling down

Question 7

demure

Answer 7

reserved, modest, shy

women’s attitude

Question 8

perk

Answer 8

privilege, gratuity

enjoy perks of being a teacher.

Question 9

redeem

Answer 9

compensate for, make amends for
redeem a promise (keep a promise)
without a single redeeming trait (without any traits to compensate one’s dismerits)

Question 10

secretive

Answer 10

cagey, covert, furtive

he was secretive about his private life.

Question 11

rudimentary

Answer 11

abecedarian, basic, elementary
rudimentary form
rudimentary knowledge

Question 12

tenuous

Answer 12

unconvincing, unsubstantiated, flimsy, shaky
thin > tenuous
tenuous link/connection between what they say and what they actually do.
tenuous to say that my koshary is better than the chef’s
substantiate one’s allegation - support one’s position with evidence

Question 13

repulsive

Answer 13

hideous, vile, disgusting

repulsed by your argument

Question 14

vacillate

Answer 14

dither, shilly-shally, waver, change from one to another randomly
vacillate between hope and fear
vacillate in making a final decision to bomb the city.

Question 15

solicitous

Answer 15

attentive, caring
solicitous for her health
(care for, worry of her health)
solicitous to make dream come true. 
(aspire)

Question 16

sneer

Answer 16

smirk, deride, scoff, snicker at, sneer at

Question 17

vindicate

Answer 17

clear of suspicion or blame

justify, absolve, acquit, exonerate, exculpate

Question 18

strenuous

Answer 18

arduous, labourious, demanding, gruelling, exacting, back-breaking

Question 19

haggle

Answer 19

bargain or dispute persistently
barter, dicker, and quibble, wrangle
(=\ nibble: eat with small bites)

Question 20

rapport

Answer 20

affinity, camaraderie

build up/establish/develop a rapport with

Question 21

streak

Answer 21

I’m on a winning streak (consecutive wins)
have a streak = winning or outstanding performance

tears streaking her face
a shooting star streaked across the sky.

Question 22

pompous

Answer 22

affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, and self-important
speak very seriously and formally (being solemn) in a belief of self-highness with pomp/splendor
haughty, ostentatious, portentous, conceited, supercilious, overbearing, sententious, grandiose

Question 23

versatile

Answer 23

adaptable, multipurpose
cupcake recipes are versatile.
versatile performer (talented in many different skills)

Question 24

succint

Answer 24

pithy (where pith=the white sponge part of the orange skin, the most important part)
laconic, terse, concise

Question 25

stranglehold

Answer 25

dominion, sway

supress freedom of movement or speach

Question 26

stronghold

Answer 26

sanctuary
place of security or survival
fortified place

Question 27

sordid

Answer 27

sleazy, despicable, vile, squalid, wretched, filthy, bad and dishonest, dirty from neglect or poverty

Question 28

appeasement

Answer 28

pacification, conciliation, buying off an agressor by concessions
appease: calm, subside, allay
that appeased my hunger.

Question 29

reproach

Answer 29

chide, reprimand

scood mildly and gently

Question 30

salvage

Answer 30

v. rescue
salvage a situation
salvaged from the fire
salvage a reputation

Question 31

fluke

Answer 31

luck
an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool
stroke of luck
serendipity

Question 32

kismet

Answer 32

fate, destiny, providence

Question 33

suffuse

Answer 33

spread over, fill
I’m suffused with happiness and gratitude.
saturate, permeate
the book is saturated with Hollywood.