Oct 17 voacb

Question 1

Corpulent

Answer 1

(of a person) fat. Fleshy

Question 2

Alacrity

Answer 2

brisk and cheerful readiness.
“speed”

Question 3

undulate

Answer 3

move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion.
“had wave-like motions.”

Question 4

laudable

Answer 4

deserving praise and commendation. “commendable”

Question 5

Insolent

Answer 5

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
“Rude”

Question 6

Meager

Answer 6

lacking in quantity or quality.

Question 7

Acrimonious

Answer 7

(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter.

Question 8

cogitate

Answer 8

think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.

Question 9

emanate

Answer 9

(of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source).

Question 10

Prevaricate

Answer 10

speak or act in an evasive way.

Question 11

Capitulate

Answer 11

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.

Question 12

Assailable

Answer 12

not defended or capable of being defended.

Question 13

Hostile

Answer 13

unfriendly; antagonistic.

Question 14

antagonistic

Answer 14

showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something.

Question 15

Homonyms

Answer 15

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

Question 16

synonyms

Answer 16

a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same

Question 17

Acronyms

Answer 17

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

Question 18

antonyms

Answer 18

a word opposite in meaning to another

Question 19

luster

Answer 19

1. a gentle sheen or soft glow, especially that of a partly reflective surface.
2. a thin coating containing unoxidized metal which gives an iridescent glaze to ceramics.

Question 20

The auditors reviewed the records and reported their findings. An auditor is someone who is authorized to

Answer 20

conduct periodic examinations of accounts is the correct answer