General English Terms

Question 1

abounding

Answer 1

1. existing in large numbers

Question 2

alienation

Answer 2

1. the action of causing to be unfriendly
2. separation result from hostility
3. (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another

Question 3

ambivalence

Answer 3

1. mixed feelings or emotions
2. a feeling of uncertainly about something due to a mental conflict

Question 4

ancillary

Answer 4

1. in a position of lesser importance
2. something that is added but not needed

Question 5

bipartisan

Answer 5

1. involving two political parties
2. supported by both sides

Question 6

callous

Answer 6

v. make insensitive; deaden feelings or morals
adj. emotionally hardened

Question 7

calumnious

Answer 7

(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Question 8

capacious

Answer 8

large in capacity

Question 9

choleric

Answer 9

1. easily moved to anger
2. characterized by anger
3. quickly aroused to anger

Question 10

derogatory

Answer 10

expressing criticism or a low opinion;
syn: disparaging

Question 11

equity

Answer 11

1. actions, treatment of others, or a general condition characterized by justice, fairness, impartiality
2. (law) a. a claim that is judged just and fair
   b. justice applied in conformity to the law but influence at the same time by principles of ethics and fair play
3. (finance) the value of a piece of property over and above any mortgage or other liabilities relating to it

Question 12

even-tempered

Answer 12

not easily angered or upset

Question 13

flourish(ing)

Answer 13

1. be healthy or grow well
2. be well
3. brandish something; to wave something in a dramatic way that draws attention to it

Question 14

heterogeneous

Answer 14

1. consisting of parts or aspects that are unrelated or unlike each other; not related or similar
2. (medicine) origination outside the body, from another individual or species

Question 15

hypothetical

Answer 15

1. existing as or involving something that exists as an unproven idea, theory, or possibility (the Loch Ness monster)
2. assumed for the sake of argument

Question 16

inept

Answer 16

1. lacking the competence or skill for a particular task
2. not in keeping with what is right or proper for the circumstances

Question 17

inextricable

Answer 17

incapable of being disentangled or untied

Question 18

inimical

Answer 18

1. unfavorable to something
   2.showing hostility

Question 19

intractable

Answer 19

1. difficult to deal with or solve
2. difficult to shape or manipulate
3. stubbornly refusing to be controlled or submit to discipline

Question 20

irresolute

Answer 20

1. uncertain how to act or proceed
2. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

Question 21

jejune

Answer 21

1. lacking interest or significance
2. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
3. lacking in nutritive value

Question 22

laudatory

Answer 22

full of or giving praise

Question 23

libelous

Answer 23

(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Question 24

mature

Answer 24

1. showing the mental, emotional, and physical characteristics associated with a fully developed adult person
2. showing qualities gained in development and experience
3. an organism that is fully developed
4. old enough to have acquired maximum flavor (mature cheddar)
5. no longer young

Question 25

motley

Answer 25

1. consisting of people or things that are very different from one another and do not seem to belong together 2. made up of different colors

Question 26

multiform

Answer 26

having many forms, shapes, appearances, etc.

Question 27

obdurate

Answer 27

1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing 2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

Question 28

opaque

Answer 28

1. impervious to light, so that images cannot be seen through it 2. dull and without luster 3. obscure and unintelligible in meaning

Question 29

perspicacious

Answer 29

1. acutely insightful and wise 2. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

Question 30

petulant

Answer 30

easily irritated or annoyed

Question 31

prolific

Answer 31

1. bearing in abundance, especially offspring 2. intellectually productive

Question 32

puerile

Answer 32

1. of or characteristic of a child 2. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

Question 33

sagacious

Answer 33

1. wise or shrewd 2. having or based on a profound knowledge and understanding of the world combined with intelligence and good judgment

Question 34

semantic

Answer 34

1. (linguistics) relating to meaning or the differences between meanings or words of symbols 2. (logic) relating to conditions in which a system or theory can be said to be true

Question 35

turbid

Answer 35

1. opaque and muddy as when particles and sediment are stirred up 2. dense and cloudy or dark; foggy 3. confused and muddled

Question 36

vacillation

Answer 36

1. indecision in speech or action 2. changing location by moving back and forth

Question 37

yielding

Answer 37

1. a verbal act of admitting defeat 2. tending to give in or surrender 3. lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure 4. happy to comply