Unit 1

Question 1

Besmirch

Answer 1

to defame; to tarnish

Question 2

Adroit

Answer 2

skillful, accomplished, highly competent

Question 3

Annul

Answer 3

to cancel, nullify legally

Question 4

Supersede

Answer 4

replace; remove

Question 5

Paradigm

Answer 5

model, example

Question 6

Proximity

Answer 6

nearness, adjacency

Question 7

Evanescent

Answer 7

fleeting; disappearing

Question 8

Eschew

Answer 8

to avoid or shun

Question 9

Pariah

Answer 9

social outcast, bum

Question 10

Absolve

Answer 10

acquit; pardon

Question 11

Affable

Answer 11

friendly, easy to approach

Question 12

Aspersion

Answer 12

false rumor, damaging report, slander

Question 13

Fetter

Answer 13

to shackle

Question 14

Wane

Answer 14

grow or cause to grow less

Question 15

Laconic

Answer 15

using few words

Question 16

Recapitulate

Answer 16

to repeat; summarize

Question 17

Attenuate

Answer 17

to make thin or slender; weaken

Question 18

Commodious

Answer 18

ample

Question 19

Amalgam

Answer 19

mixture, combination, alloy

Question 20

Asunder

Answer 20

into different parts

Question 21

Jejune

Answer 21

dull; lacking maturity

Question 22

Acerbic

Answer 22

bitter, sharp in taste or temper

Question 23

Sardonic

Answer 23

scornfully mocking

Question 24

Schism

Answer 24

a division or rupture

Question 25

Discord

Answer 25

conflict

Question 26

Boor

Answer 26

crude person, one lacking manners or taste

Question 27

Malcontent

Answer 27

one who is dissatisfied

Question 28

Magnate

Answer 28

a powerful or influential person, especially in an industry or business

Question 29

Grandiose

Answer 29

pompous; haughty

Question 30

Philistine

Answer 30

one who is indifferent to cultural values

Question 31

Decorous

Answer 31

civil

Question 32

Despondent

Answer 32

deeply depressed

Question 33

Contrite

Answer 33

repentant

Question 34

Ameliorate

Answer 34

to improve

Question 35

Germane

Answer 35

relevant; appropriate