Final

Question 0

Abridged

Answer 0

transitive verb
1 a archaic : deprive
b : to reduce in scope : diminish
2 : to shorten in duration or extent
3 : to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
synonyms see shorten
Examples
abridge a dictionary by omitting rare/uncommon words
unlawful attempts to abridge freedom of speech
an abridged dictionary

Question 1

Abash

Answer 1

: to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of : disconcert
synonyms embarrass
Examples
felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room

Question 2

Adversaries

Answer 2

noun
: one that contends with, opposes, or resists : enemy
Synonyms: enemy, antagonist, foe, hostile, opponent
Antonyms: amigo, friend

Question 3

Acumen

Answer 3

noun
: keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
synonyms see discernment, astuteness, caginess (also cageyness), canniness, clear-sightedness, foxiness, hardheadedness, intelligence, keenness, knowingness, sharpness, shrewdness, wit
Examples
had the business acumen to know that the market for sportswear was becoming oversaturated

Question 4

Affluent

Answer 4

adjective
1 : flowing in abundance
2 : having a generously sufficient and typically increasing supply of material possessions
synonyms see rich, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, loaded, moneyed (also monied), opulent, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-endowed, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
Antonyms: destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken

Noun
1 : a tributary stream
2 : a wealthy or affluent person
Synonyms: tributary, bayou, branch, confluent, feeder, influent
Antonyms: distributary, effluent

Question 5

Acrimonious

Answer 5

adjective
: caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
Synonyms: acrid, bitter, embittered, hard, rancorous, resentful, sore
Antonyms: unbitter
Examples
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends

Question 6

Amendable

Answer 6

adjective
1 : liable to be brought to account : answerable
2 a : capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited
b : readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate <a>
c : willing 1
synonyms see responsible, obedient, willing, disposed, fain, game, glad, inclined, minded, ready
Antonyms: disinclined, unamenable, unwilling
Examples
whatever you decide to do, I’m amenable—just let me know
our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic
even our nation’s highest leaders must remain amenable to the law</a>

Question 7

Arid

Answer 7

adjective
1 : excessively dry; specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture
2 : lacking in interest and life : jejune
Examples
an arid speech about duty and responsibility
arid wastelands unfit for human habitation
Synonyms: boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying
Antonyms: absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting

Question 8

Apt

Answer 8

adjective
1 : unusually fitted or qualified : ready
2 a : having a tendency : likely
b : ordinarily disposed : inclined
3 : suited to a purpose; especially : being to the point
4 : keenly intelligent and responsive
synonyms see fit, quick
usage see liable
Synonyms: prone, given, inclined, tending
Antonyms: improper, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, indecent, infelicitous, malapropos, misbecoming, unapt, unbecoming, unbeseeming, unfit, unfitting, unhappy, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong

Question 9

Aversion

Answer 9

noun
1 obsolete : the act of turning away
2 a : a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
b : a settled dislike : antipathy
c : a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has been associated with a noxious stimulus
3 : an object of aversion
Examples
I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed
couldn’t overcome her aversion to her brother-in-law and pointedly avoided his company
clichés should be the pet aversion of every good writer
Synonyms: disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
Antonyms: appetite, favor, fondness, like, liking, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use

Question 10

Anecdote

Answer 10

noun
: a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
Examples
told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike
Synonyms: story, tale, yarn

Question 11

Admonish

Answer 11

1 a : to indicate duties or obligations to
b : to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner
2 : to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to
synonyms see reprove
Examples
admonished her for littering
my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods

Question 12

Apprised

Answer 12

Verb
\: to give notice to : tell 
synonyms see inform
Examples
let me apprise you of the current situation

Question 13

Asseverate

Answer 13

transitive verb

: to affirm or declare positively or earnestly

Question 14

Austere

Answer 14

Think like Amish lifestyle
adjective
1 a : stern and cold in appearance or manner
b : somber, grave
2 : morally strict : ascetic
3 : markedly simple or unadorned
4 : giving little or no scope for pleasure
5 of a wine : having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for aging
synonyms see severe
Examples
an austere conductor who is as tough on himself as he is on the orchestra
an austere fortress at the top of some formidable cliffs
for the private office of the CEO of the large corporation, the room is unexpectedly austere
Synonyms: severe, authoritarian, flinty, hard, harsh, heavy-handed, ramrod, rigid, rigorous, stern, strict, tough
Antonyms: clement, forbearing, gentle, indulgent, lax, lenient, tolerant

Question 15

Baneful

Answer 15

adjective
1 : productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful <a>
2 archaic : poisonous
synonyms see pernicious
Examples
the incredibly baneful effect that drug dealing has on so many inner-city neighborhoods
Synonyms: adverse, bad, baleful, harmful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, evil, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked
Antonyms: anodyne, benign, harmless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, safe</a>

Question 16

Bellicose

Answer 16

adjective
: favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
synonyms see belligerent
Examples
bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing
Synonyms: aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive, belligerent, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike
Antonyms: nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious

Question 17

Bereaved

Answer 17

transitive verb
1 : to deprive of something — usually used with of
2 : to take away (a valued or necessary possession) especially by force
Examples
news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding

Question 18

Bazaar

Answer 18

noun
1 : a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods
2 a : a place for the sale of goods
b : department store
3 : a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes
Examples
we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
Synonyms: shop, emporium, store

Question 19

Bland

Answer 19

adjective
1 a : smooth and soothing in manner or quality <a>
b : exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment : unperturbed <a>
2 a : not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating : soothing
b : dull, insipid
synonyms see suave
Examples
a bland film
bland architecture
The vegetable soup was rather bland.
Synonyms: balmy, benign, gentle, delicate, light, mellow, mild, nonabrasive, soft, soothing, tender
Antonyms: abrasive, caustic, coarse, hard, harsh, rough, scathing, stern, ungentle</a></a>

Question 20

Bombastic

Answer 20

Almost always describes words
adjective
: marked by or given to bombast : pompous, overblown
Examples
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
Synonyms: rhetorical, flatulent, fustian, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, oratorical, orotund, windy
Antonyms: unrhetorical

Question 21

Blithe

Answer 21

adjective
1 : of a happy lighthearted character or disposition
2 : lacking due thought or consideration : casual, heedless
synonyms see merry
Examples
He showed blithe disregard for the rights of others.
He was blithe about the risks to his health.
a blithe spirit
Synonyms: cheerful, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty [British dialect], cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome
Antonyms: dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

Question 22

Astute

Answer 22

adjective
: having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity ; also : crafty, wily
synonyms see shrewd
Examples
a police detective known to be an astute judge of character
Synonyms: shrewd, canny, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hard-boiled, hardheaded, heady, knowing, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, smart
Antonyms: unknowing

Question 23

Bucolic

Answer 23

adjective
1 : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
2 a : relating to or typical of rural life
Examples
a bucolic region where farms are still common
Synonyms: rural, country, pastoral, rustic (also rustical)
Antonyms: urban

Question 24

Captious

Answer 24

adjective 1 : marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections 2 : calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument synonyms see critical Examples a captious and cranky eater who's never met a vegetable he didn't hate Synonyms: critical, carping, caviling (or cavilling), faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical, rejective Antonyms: uncritical

Question 25

Clamorous

Answer 25

Almost always indicates a group adjective 1 : marked by confused din or outcry : tumultuous 2 : noisily insistent synonyms see vociferous Examples a clamorous objection to the play that the students have chosen to put on this year a clamorous kindergarten classroom that would try the patience of any sane adult a rock band whose clamorous concerts will rattle your bones Synonyms: blatant, caterwauling, clamant, vociferous, obstreperous, squawking, vociferant, vociferating, yawping (or yauping), yowling Antonyms: hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, stilled, stilly

Question 26

Clandestine

Answer 26

adjective : marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious synonyms see secret Examples I took a clandestine peek at the price tag on the diamond necklace Synonyms: backstairs, behind-the-scenes, secret, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded Antonyms: open, overt, public

Question 27

Cosmopolitan

Answer 27

adjective 1 : having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing 2 : having wide international sophistication : worldly 3 : composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world 4 : found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions Examples a young cosmopolitan as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates Synonyms: worldly–wise, smart, sophisticated, worldly Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), unsophisticated, untutored, unworldly, wide-eyed

Question 28

Circumvent

Answer 28

transitive verb 1 a : to hem in b : to make a circuit around 2 : to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem Examples employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain

Question 29

Circumspect

Answer 29

adjective : careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent synonyms see cautious Examples she has a reputation for being quiet and circumspect in investigating charges of child abuse Synonyms: alert, cautious, chary, careful, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary Antonyms: careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

Question 30

construe

Answer 30

To interpret transitive verb 1 : to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) 2 : to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances intransitive verb : to construe a sentence or sentence part especially in connection with translating Synonyms: clarify, clear (up), explain, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle Antonyms: obscure

Question 31

Consecrate

Answer 31

adjective : dedicated to a sacred purpose Synonyms: blessed (also blest), holy, consecrated, hallowed, sacral, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified Antonyms: deconsecrated, desacralized, unconsecrated, unhallowed 2 transitive verb 1 : to induct (a person) into a permanent office with a religious rite; especially : to ordain to the office of bishop 2 a : to make or declare sacred; especially : to devote irrevocably to the worship of God by a solemn ceremony b : to effect the liturgical transubstantiation of (eucharistic bread and wine) c : to devote to a purpose with or as if with deep solemnity or dedication 3 : to make inviolable or venerable synonyms see devote

Question 32

Conjecture

Answer 32

noun 1 obsolete a : interpretation of omens b : supposition 2 a : inference from defective or presumptive evidence b : a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork c : a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved Synonyms: guess, shot, supposition, surmise, shot in the dark Examples Some have conjectured that the distant planet could sustain life. We only conjecture about his motives. Synonyms: calculate, call, estimate, figure, gauge (also gage), guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon, suppose

Question 33

Compendium

Answer 33

noun 1 : a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract 2 a : a list of a number of items b : collection, compilation Examples a book entirely devoted to poodles—a compendium of writings by breeders, trainers, and others in love with the breed Synonyms: album, collectanea, anthology, compilation, florilegium, miscellany, reader

Question 34

Coterie

Answer 34

noun : an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose Examples a coterie of old friends who attend all of the home games of the high school basketball team Synonyms: body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, gang, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set

Question 35

Delineate

Answer 35

transitive verb 1 a : to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines b : to mark the outline of 2 : to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail Examples the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country

Question 36

Demagogue

Answer 36

noun 1 : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power 2 : a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times Synonyms: agitator (also demagog), exciter, firebrand, fomenter, incendiary, inciter, instigator, kindler, provocateur, rabble-rouser Example: Always placing blame and finding fault is called being a demagogue. If the charismatic leader is a demagogue, things go terribly wrong.

Question 37

Digression

Answer 37

noun 1 : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work 2 archaic : a going aside Examples the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend Synonyms: aside, tangent, divagation, excursion

Question 38

Collusion

Answer 38

noun : secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose Examples there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices Synonyms: complicity, connivance, conspiracy

Question 39

Conflagration

Answer 39

noun 1 : fire; especially : a large disastrous fire 2 : conflict, war Examples the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent Synonyms: fire, holocaust, inferno Antonyms: peace

Question 40

Deluge

Answer 40

Noun 1 a : an overflowing of the land by water b : a drenching rain 2 : an overwhelming amount or number Synonyms: alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent Antonyms: drought (also drouth) transitive verb 1 : to overflow with water : inundate 2 : overwhelm, swamp Examples The family was deluged with calls about the free puppies. The office is deluged with mail every day. Heavy rains deluged the region.

Question 41

Disparity

Answer 41

Noun 1 : containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements 2 : markedly distinct in quality or character synonyms see different Examples disparate notions among adults and adolescents about when middle age begins Synonyms: different, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike Antonyms: alike, identical, indistinguishable, kin, kindred, like, parallel, same, similar

Question 42

Ennui

Answer 42

noun : a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom Examples the kind of ennui that comes from having too much time on one's hands and too little will to find something productive to do Synonyms: blahs, doldrums, boredom, listlessness, restlessness, tedium, weariness

Question 43

Cumbrous

Answer 43

adjective : cumbersome synonyms see heavy Examples I was wrong when I thought that the most cumbrous struggle for now was with academic demands...there's more beyond. it took two people to haul the cumbrous machine into the garage Synonyms: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, clunky, cranky, cumbersome, ponderous, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy Antonyms: handy

Question 44

Craven

Answer 44

adjective 1 archaic : defeated, vanquished 2 : lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted synonyms see cowardly Examples a craven refusal to deliver the unwelcome news personally The bad guys are represented by a craven businessman and a scarred ex-Marine. Synonyms: chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, cowardly, dastardly, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], poltroon, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow Antonyms: brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, valiant, valorous

Question 45

Crass

Answer 45

adjective 1 a : gross 6a; especially : having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination b : being beneath one's dignity c —used as a pejorative intensifier 2 : guided by or indicative of base or materialistic values synonyms see stupid Examples A few people seemed shocked by her crass comments. They were joking crassly about her appearance. Synonyms: common, coarse, crude, gross, ill-bred, illiberal [archaic], incult, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar Antonyms: civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, ultrarefined, well-bred

Question 46

Curt

Answer 46

adjective 1 a : sparing of words : terse b : marked by rude or peremptory shortness : brusque 2 : shortened in linear dimension Examples He gave only a curt reply to the question. a curt refusal a curt nod Synonyms: abrupt, bluff, brusque (also brusk), crusty, blunt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, unceremonious Antonyms: circuitous, mealymouthed

Question 47

Disconsolate

Answer 47

adjective 1 : cheerless 2 : dejected, downcast Examples spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house she was utterly disconsolate when her best friend moved away Synonyms: black, bleak, cheerless, chill, Cimmerian, cloudy, cold, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, depressive, desolate, dire, gloomy, dismal, drear, dreary, dreich [chiefly Scottish], elegiac (also elegiacal), forlorn, funereal, glum, godforsaken, gray (also grey), lonely, lonesome, lugubrious, miserable, morbid, morose, murky, plutonian, saturnine, sepulchral, solemn, somber (or sombre), sullen, sunless, tenebrific, tenebrous, wretched Antonyms: bright, cheerful, cheering, cheery, comforting, cordial, festive, friendly, gay, heartwarming, sunshiny

Question 48

Congenial

Answer 48

adjective 1 : having the same nature, disposition, or tastes : kindred 2 a : existing or associated together harmoniously b : pleasant; especially : agreeably suited to one's nature, tastes, or outlook c : sociable, genial Examples a couple relaxing in the congenial atmosphere of a luxury health spa congenial traveling companions who made our tour of Italy even more enjoyable than we had anticipated Synonyms: agreeable, blessed (also blest), pleasant, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, tasty, welcome Antonyms: disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome

Question 49

Commodious

Answer 49

adjective 1 : comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy 2 archaic : handy, serviceable synonyms see spacious Examples a house with exceptionally commodious closets Synonyms: ample, capacious, spacious, roomy

Question 50

Cantankerous

Answer 50

adjective : difficult or irritating to deal with Examples a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change Synonyms: acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded [chiefly British], ill–tempered, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ornery, splenetic, surly Antonyms: amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered

Question 51

Culpable

Answer 51

adjective 1 archaic : guilty, criminal 2 : meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful synonyms see blameworthy Examples are you any less culpable for murder if you acted in the heat of passion? For example, if you choose to do drugs, you are culpable for decisions you make while under the influence of those drugs. Synonyms: blamable, censurable, blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable Antonyms: blameless, faultless, impeccable, irreproachable

Question 52

Incredulous

Answer 52

adjective 1 : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical 2 : incredible 1 3 : expressing incredulity Examples incredulous by nature, I'm of course very suspicious of anyone who claims to be able to communicate with the dead an incredulous account of alien abduction that the tabloids had a field day with Synonyms: disbelieving, distrustful, doubting, skeptical, mistrustful, negativistic, questioning, show-me, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving Antonyms: credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning Usage: Sense 2 was revived in the 20th century after a couple of centuries of disuse. Although it is a sense with good literary precedent—among others Shakespeare used it—many people think it is a result of confusion with incredible, which is still the usual word in this sense.

Question 53

Delinquent

Answer 53

adjective 1 : offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law 2 : being overdue in payment 3 : of, relating to, or characteristic of delinquents : marked by delinquency Examples a school for delinquent children His delinquent behavior could lead to more serious problems. Her credit card account was delinquent. Synonyms: behind, behindhand, belated, late, latish, overdue, tardy Antonyms: early, inopportune, precocious, premature, unseasonable, untimely

Question 54

Demure

Answer 54

adjective 1 : reserved, modest 2 : affectedly modest, reserved, or serious : coy Examples the previously demure maiden began making some surprisingly shocking remarks hesitant and demure, she hardly spoke a word at the banquet table wore a very demure outfit to the interview for the job at the church's headquarters Synonyms: coquettish, coy, kittenish Antonyms: uncoy

Question 55

Depraved

Answer 55

adjective : marked by corruption or evil; especially : perverted Examples the depraved actions of a gang of madmen who had gained control of an entire nation Synonyms: debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, corrupt, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped Antonyms: pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted

Question 56

Devout

Answer 56

adjective 1 : devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises 2 : expressing devotion or piety 3 a : devoted to a pursuit, belief, or mode of behavior : serious, earnest b : warmly sincere Examples devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude Synonyms: constant, dedicated, devoted, faithful, down-the-line, fast, good, loyal, pious, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blue Antonyms: disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue

Question 57

Didactic

Answer 57

adjective 1 a : designed or intended to teach b : intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment 2 : making moral observations Examples the poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion Synonyms: sermonic, homiletic (or homiletical), moralistic, moralizing, preachy, sententious

Question 58

Discursive

Answer 58

adjective 1 a : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling b : proceeding coherently from topic to topic 2 : marked by analytical reasoning 3 : of or relating to discourse Examples the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point Synonyms: desultory, digressional, digressionary, digressive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering

Question 59

Dogmatic

Answer 59

adjective 1 : characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts 2 : of or relating to dogma (see dogma ) synonyms see dictatorial Examples a critic's dogmatic insistence that abstract expressionism is the only school of 20th century art worthy of serious study Synonyms: doctrinaire, opinionated, opinionative, opinioned, pontifical, self-opinionated Antonyms: latitudinarian, undoctrinaire, undogmatic

Question 60

Dilemma

Answer 60

noun 1 : an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent 2 a : a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice b : a situation involving such a choice ; broadly : predicament 3 a : a problem involving a difficult choice b : a difficult or persistent problem

Question 61

Dilettante

Answer 61

noun 1 : an admirer or lover of the arts 2 : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler synonyms see amateur Examples she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante a dilettante at heart, she was never willing to commit the time and effort that ballet demands Synonyms: cognoscente, connoisseur Antonyms: authority, expert, pro, professional, specialist

Question 62

Emissary

Answer 62

noun 1 : one designated as the agent of another : representative 2 : a secret agent Examples most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming the embassy's staff likely contains at least one emissary who reports to the home country's chief of intelligence Synonyms: agent, delegate, ambassador, envoy, legate, minister, representative

Question 63

Epicurean

Answer 63

adjective 1 capitalized : of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism 2 : of, relating to, or suited to an epicure 1 archaic : one devoted to sensual pleasure : sybarite 2 : one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine

Question 64

Expatriate

Answer 64

transitive verb 1 : banish, exile 2 : to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country : to leave one's native country to live elsewhere; also : to renounce allegiance to one's native country Synonyms: deport, displace, exile, banish, relegate, transport adjective : living in a foreign land

Question 65

Dispassionate

Answer 65

adjective : not influenced by strong feeling; especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement synonyms see fair Examples dispassionate refereeing is all that we ask Synonyms: candid, disinterested, fair, equal, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced Antonyms: biased, ex parte, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, parti pris, partisan, prejudiced, unjust

Question 66

Eclectic

Answer 66

adjective 1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles 2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, magpie, mixed, motley, patchwork, piebald, promiscuous, raggle-taggle, ragtag, varied Antonyms: homogeneous noun : one who uses a method or approach that is composed of elements drawn from various sources : one who uses an eclectic method or approach

Question 67

Ephemeral

Answer 67

Adjective 1 : lasting one day only 2 : lasting a very short time synonyms see transient Synonyms: brief, deciduous, momentary, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory Antonyms: ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending noun : something that lasts for a very short time : something ephemeral; specifically : a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days

Question 68

Erudite

Answer 68

adjective : having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition Examples the most erudite people in medical research attended the conference an erudite lecture on the latest discoveries in astronomy the erudite language of a textbook on philosophy Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, literate, scholarly, well-read Antonyms: benighted, dark, ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, unlearned, unlettered, unscholarly

Question 69

Fatuous

Answer 69

adjective : complacently or inanely foolish : silly Examples the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course Synonyms: airheaded, birdbrained, bonehead, boneheaded, brain-dead, brainless, bubbleheaded, chuckleheaded, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, stupid, gormless [chiefly British], half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain (or lamebrained), lunkheaded, mindless, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, unintelligent, unsmart, vacuous, weak-minded, witless Antonyms: apt, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, fast, hyperintelligent, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, supersmart, ultrasmart

Question 70

Fallible

Answer 70

adjective 1 : liable to be erroneous 2 : capable of making a mistake

Question 71

Flamboyant

Answer 71

adjective 1 often capitalized : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames 2 : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior Synonyms: arresting, bodacious, bold, brilliant, catchy, commanding, conspicuous, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching, noticeable, grabby, kenspeckle [chiefly Scottish], marked, noisy, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, showy, splashy, striking Antonyms: inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy

Question 72

Fortuitous

Answer 72

adjective 1 : occurring by chance 2 a : fortunate, lucky b : coming or happening by a lucky chance synonyms see accidental Examples your arrival just before the thunderstorm was fortuitous firmly believes that the creation of the universe was something other than just the fortuitous coming together of particles of matter Synonyms: fluky (also flukey), fortunate, happy, heaven-sent, lucky, providential Antonyms: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky

Question 73

Exploited

Answer 73

noun : deed, act; especially : a notable or heroic act synonyms see feat Synonyms: deed, feat, number, stunt, tour de force, trick transitive verb 1 : to make productive use of : utilize

Question 74

Feigned

Answer 74

intransitive verb : pretend, dissemble transitive verb 1 a : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression b : to assert as if true : pretend 2 archaic a : invent, imagine b : to give fictional representation to 3 obsolete : disguise, conceal synonyms see assume Examples He would often feign illness to get out of class. He feigned being ill. feign death/surprise/madness/sleep/ignorance Synonyms: act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate, make believe

Question 75

Festooned

Answer 75

noun 1 : a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points 2 : a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain ``` transitive verb 1 : to hang or form festoons on 2 : to shape into festoons 3 : decorate, adorn; also : cover 4b Examples walls covered with festoons of flowers ```

Question 76

Flaunt

Answer 76

intransitive verb 1 : to display or obtrude oneself to public notice 2 : to wave or flutter showily transitive verb 1 : to display ostentatiously or impudently : parade 2 : to treat contemptuously synonyms see show Examples She liked to flaunt her wealth by wearing furs and jewelry. Their motto seems to be, “If you've got it, flaunt it!” They openly flaunted the rules. Synonyms: display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, show, lay out, parade, produce, show off, sport, strut, unveil

Question 77

Fluctuate

Answer 77

intransitive verb 1 : to shift back and forth uncertainly 2 : to ebb and flow in wavestransitive verb : to cause to fluctuate synonyms see swing Examples temperatures will fluctuate between the low and high 50s today Synonyms: change, mutate, shift, snap, vary Antonyms: plateau, stabilize

Question 78

Elucidate

Answer 78

transitive verb : to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis intransitive verb : to give a clarifying explanation synonyms see explain Examples colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text Synonyms: clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, explain, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle Antonyms: obscure

Question 79

Dispel

Answer 79

transitive verb : to drive away by or as if by scattering : dissipate synonyms see scatter Examples the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers

Question 80

Entreat

Answer 80

``` intransitive verb 1 obsolete a : negotiate b : intercede 2 : to make an earnest request : plead transitive verb 1 : to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently 2 archaic : to deal with : treat synonyms see beg Examples she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply Synonyms: appeal (to), beseech, besiege, conjure, beg, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate ```

Question 81

Extirpate

Answer 81

``` transitive verb 1 a : to destroy completely : wipe out b : to pull up by the root 2 : to cut out by surgery synonyms see exterminate Examples the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases ```

Question 82

Illusory

Answer 82

adjective | : based on or producing illusion : deceptive

Question 83

Implicit

Answer 83

adjective 1 a : capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied b : involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed : potential c of a mathematical function : defined by an expression in which the dependent variable and the one or more independent variables are not separated on opposite sides of an equation — compare explicit 4 2 : being without doubt or reserve : unquestioning Examples the implicit agreement among members of the outing club is that everyone pays his or her own way on all trips members of the expedition must have implicit trust in their leaders there's a risk implicit in any overseas operation undertaken by the military Synonyms: implied, tacit, unexpressed, unspoken, unvoiced, wordless Antonyms: explicit, express, expressed, spoken, stated, voiced

Question 84

Incumbent

Answer 84

noun 1 : the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice 2 : one that occupies a particular position or place ``` Examples the incumbent president/mayor/senator incumbent members of Congress It is incumbent on us to help. Synonyms: compulsory, forced, imperative, mandatory, involuntary, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, peremptory, required Antonyms: elective, optional, voluntary ```

Question 85

Indigenous

Answer 85

adjective 1 : produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment 2 : innate, inborn synonyms see native Examples the culture of the indigenous people of that country the drive to create that is indigenous to humanity Synonyms: aboriginal, autochthonous, born, domestic, endemic, native Antonyms: nonindigenous, nonnative

Question 86

Glib

Answer 86

adjective 1 a : marked by ease and informality : nonchalant b : showing little forethought or preparation : offhand c : lacking depth and substance : superficial 2 archaic : smooth, slippery 3 : marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful Examples Politicians need to do more than provide glib answers to difficult questions. glib generalizations the actor's glib portrayal of a drug addict

Question 87

Impregnable

Answer 87

adjective 1 : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable 2 : unassailable; also : impenetrable s supposedly impregnable walls Synonyms: bulletproof, invincible, indomitable, insuperable, insurmountable, invulnerable, unbeatable, unconquerable, unstoppable Antonyms: superable, surmountable, vincible, vulnerable

Question 88

Impeccable

Answer 88

adjective 1 : not capable of sinning or liable to sin 2 : free from fault or blame : flawless Examples the etiquette expert was celebrated for her absolutely impeccable manners the head of the investigation must be a person of impeccable probity and honesty the belief that there can be no such thing as an impeccable soul Synonyms: absolute, faultless, flawless, ideal, immaculate, perfect, indefectible, irreproachable, letter-perfect, picture-book, picture-perfect, seamless, unblemished Antonyms: amiss, bad, censurable, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect, reproachable

Question 89

Impervious

Answer 89

adjective 1 a : not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable b : not capable of being damaged or harmed 2 : not capable of being affected or disturbed Examples the material for this coat is supposed to be impervious to rain the rain forest is impervious to all but the most dedicated explorers Synonyms: impenetrable, impermeable, tight Antonyms: penetrable, permeable, pervious

Question 90

Inane

Answer 90

adjective 1 : empty, insubstantial 2 : lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly synonyms see insipid Synonyms: empty, meaningless, pointless, senseless Antonyms: meaningful, significant noun : void or empty space

Question 91

Indifferent

Answer 91

adjective 1 : marked by impartiality : unbiased 2 a : that does not matter one way or the other b : of no importance or value one way or the other 3 a : marked by no special liking for or dislike of something b : marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic 4 : being neither excessive nor inadequate : moderate 5 a : being neither good nor bad : mediocre b : being neither right nor wrong 6 : characterized by lack of active quality : neutral 7 a : not differentiated b : capable of development in more than one direction; especially : not yet embryologically determined Examples indifferent about the result of the football game an indifferent but drinkable cup of coffee they believed their art teacher could offer an indifferent judgment on their works' merits Synonyms: apathetic, casual, complacent, disinterested, incurious, insensible, insouciant, nonchalant, perfunctory, pococurante, unconcerned, uncurious, uninterested Antonyms: concerned, interested

Question 92

Disputatious

Answer 92

adjective 1 a : inclined to dispute b : marked by disputation 2 : provoking debate : controversial Examples a long history of little wars waged by the disputatious countries occupying that European peninsula a disputatious professor who could give you an argument on just about anything dismayed at the prospect of enduring another disputatious meeting of the school board Synonyms: aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, belligerent, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike Antonyms: nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious

Question 93

Egregious

Answer 93

adjective 1 archaic : distinguished 2 : conspicuous; especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant Examples the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling Synonyms: blatant, conspicuous, flagrant, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, striking

Question 94

Facetious

Answer 94

adjective 1 : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish 2 : meant to be humorous or funny : not serious synonyms see witty Examples the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating Synonyms: clever, witty, humorous, jocular, smart Antonyms: earnest, sincere

Question 95

Indefatigable

Answer 95

adjective : incapable of being fatigued : untiring Examples an indefatigable laborer who can work from sunrise to sunset Synonyms: tireless, inexhaustible, unflagging, untiring, weariless

Question 96

Incisive

Answer 96

adjective | : impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)

Question 97

Imprecation

Answer 97

noun 1 : curse 2 : the act of imprecating Examples the defiant prisoner continued to hurl imprecations and insults at the guards Synonyms: anathema, ban, execration, curse, malediction, malison, winze [Scottish] Antonyms: benediction, benison, blessing