Word Knowledge Flashcards
- Solidarity
A. Courage
B. Antipathy
C. Firmness
D. Strength
E. Unity
E. Unity
To show or have a sense of
solidarity is to show affiliation
or unity.
- Tenacity
A. Temerity
B. Speed
C. Clarity
D. Persistence
E. Audacity
D. Persistence
To have tenacity is to be
persistent and resolute.
- Incorporate
A. Classify
B. Abandon
C. Business
D. Buy
E. Include
E. Include
To incorporate something
or someone is to include
or integrate them.
- Tepid
A. Solid
B. Careless
C. Shy
D. Mild
E. Quiet
D. Mild
Tepid is lukewarm, mild,
unenthusiastic, or subdued.
- Perspective
A. Panorama
B. Position
C. Guess
D. Fact
E. Rule
B. Position
A perspective is a point of view
or particular position.
- Allocute
A. Recant
B. Address
C. Reserve
D. Create
E. Terminate
B. Address
To allocate is to make a formal
statement or address; usually an
admission of guilt to a court.
- Bastardize
A. Fix
B. Corrupt
C. Mimic
D. Falsify
E. Lose
B. Corrupt
To bastardize is to contaminate,
debase, weaken, or corrupt.
- Appropriate
A. Hijack
B. Correct
C. Valuable
D. Unseemly
E. Allowed
A. Hijack
As a verb, to appropriate is to
take-over, claim, or hijack a
thing as one’s own; ideas can
be appropriated, for example.
- Incumbent
A. Candid
B. Forwarned
C. Developed
D. Necessary
E. Old
D. Necessary
Incumbent means necessary,
essential as a matter of duty or
decency; or, currently in power.
- Indifferent
A. Disinterested
B. Absentminded
C. Undecided
D. Preoccupied
E. Upset
A. Disinterested
To be indifferent is to be
disinterested in something, to
not care.
- Enriched
A. Seasoned
B. Enhanced
C. Lucky
D. Wealthy
E. Impoverished
B. Enhanced
Something that is enriched, is
augmented or enhanced.
- Adequate
A. Intolerable
B. Equal
C. Sum
D. Insufficient
E. Sufficient
E. Sufficient
An adequate amount is a
sufficient or acceptable amount;
it is enough.
- Revoke
A. Remember
B. Call
C. Assert
D. Retract
E. Confirm
D. Retract
To revoke is to take back,
retract, overrule or rescind.
- Indelible
A. Candid
B. Vague
C. Permanent
D. Essential
E. Ephemeral
C. Permanent
Something that is indelible
cannot be removed or forgotten;
it is permanent.
- Passive
A. Aggressive
B. Unassertive
C. Spoiled
D. Dormant
E. Vibrant
B. Unassertive
A passive demeanor is compliant,
unassertive, or without effort.
- Palatable
A. Tolerable
B. Horrible
C. Flexible
D. Hungry
E. Rotten
A. Tolerable
Palatable means acceptable,
agreeable, or at least tolerable.
- Arid
A. Hot
B. Breezy
C. Windy
D. Dry
E. Sandy
D. Dry
An arid environment is dry and
desert-like; without rain.
- Absolute
A. Uncertain
B. Conditional
C. Definitive
D. Weak
E. Partial
C. Definitive
Absolute means without
qualification, complete,
and unconditional; definitive.
- Peer
A. Equal
B. Enemy
C. Relative
D. Subordinate
E. Neglect
A. Equal
One’s peer is one’s equal, or a
member of the same group
with similar status.
- Belligerent
A. Capricious
B. Happy
C. Antagonistic
D. Meager
E. Loud
C. Antagonistic
To be belligerent is to be
unyielding, confrontational,
or antagonistic; combative.
- Receptive
A. Opposed
B. Smart
C. Container
D. Against
E. Open
E. Open
To be receptive is to be
welcoming and open to
someone or something, such as
idea.
- Terse
A. Corrupt
B. Brief
C. Difficult
D. Deadly
E. Mad
B. Brief
Terse means short, brief, or
succinct; abrupt.
- Transparent
A. Cloudy
B. Opaque
C. Flimsy
D. Clear
E. Plastic
D. Clear
Transparent material is clear,
or see-through; ideas, thoughts,
and organizations can also be
transparent or obvious, easy to
perceive.
- Verbose
A. Wordy
B. Mute
C. Flappable
D. Forbidden
E. Lyrical
A. Wordy
Someone who is verbose
is talkative and loquacious;
unnecessarily wordy.
- Candid
A. Hidden
B. Sweet
C. Honest
D. Tactful
E. Biased
C. Honest
Candid is open, honest and
without reserve.
