Vocab Test

Question 0

Abridge

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Condense or Shorten

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Benevolent

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Generous, Charitable

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Censure

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Blame, Criticise

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Emulate

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Imitate, Rival

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Verbose

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Wordy

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Despondent

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Depressed, Gloomy

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Opaque

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Dark, Not Transparent

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Levity

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Lack of Seriousness, Lightness

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Inherent

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Firmly Established by Nature or Habit

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Servile

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Slavish, Cringing

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Flagrant

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Conspicuously Wicked, Blatant, Outrageous

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Credulity

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Belief in Slight Evidence, Gullibility, Naïveté

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Presumptuous

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Overconfident, Impertinently Bold, Taking Liberties

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Miserly

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Stingy, Mean

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Adulation

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Flattery, Admiration

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Astute

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Wise, Shrewd, Keen

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Reprimand

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Reprove Severely, Rebuke

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Opulence

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Extreme Wealth, Luxuriousness, Abundance

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Homogeneous

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Of the Same Kind

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous, Intentionally Misleading

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Zealot

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Fanatic, Person who shows Excessive Zeal

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Surreptitious

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Secret, Furtive, Sneaky, Hidden

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Piety

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Religious Devotion, Godliness

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Impede

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Hinder, Block, Delay

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Meticulous

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Excessively Careful, Painstaking

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Refute

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Disprove

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Haughtiness

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Pride, Arrogance

Question 30

Predecessor

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Former Occupant of a Post

Question 31

Ambiguous

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Unclear or Doubtful in Meaning

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Eloquence

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Expressive, Persuasive Speech

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Aesthetic

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Artistic, Dealing with or Capable of Appreciation of the Beautiful

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Diminution

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Lessening, Reduction in Size

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Quandary

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Dilemma

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Fastidious

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Difficult to Please, Squeamish

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Lethargic

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Drowsy, Dull

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Undermine

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Weaken, Sap

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Eulogy

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Expression of Praise often on the Occasion of Someone’s Death

Question 41

Hypothetical

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Based on Assumptions or Hypotheses, Supposed

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Rebuttal

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Refutation, Response with Contrary Evidence

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Notoriety

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Disrepute, Ill Fame

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Fallacious

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False, Misleading

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Denounce

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Condemn, Criticise

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Rancor

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Bitterness, Hatred

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Anarchist

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Person who Seeks to Overturn the Established Government, Advocate of Abolishing Authority

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Usurp

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Seize Another’s Power or Rank

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Exacerbate

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Worsen, Embitter

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Impair

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Injure, Hurt

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Depravity

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Extreme Corruption, Wickedness

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Malicious

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Hateful, Spiteful

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Satirical

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Mocking

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Censorious

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Critical

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Vilify

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Slander

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Pretentious

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Ostentatious, Pompous, Making Unjustified Claims, Overly Ambitious