Group 1

Question 1

What is the meaning of ‘abated’?

Answer 1

To make less in amount, degree, force, etc.

Question 2

What does ‘abbreviate’ mean?

Answer 2

To shorten (a word or phrase) by leaving out or substituting letters.

Question 3

Define ‘abduct’.

Answer 3

To take (a person) away unlawfully and by force or fraud; kidnap.

Question 4

What are ‘abilities’?

Answer 4

Power to do (something physical or mental).

Question 5

What does ‘abounded’ mean?

Answer 5

To be plentiful; exist in large numbers or amounts.

Question 6

Define ‘abstract’.

Answer 6

Thought of apart from any particular instances or material objects; not concrete.

Question 7

What does ‘adroit’ mean?

Answer 7

Skillful in a physical or mental way; clever; expert.

Question 8

What is the meaning of ‘aerate’?

Answer 8

To expose to air, or cause air to circulate through.

Question 9

Define ‘affluent’.

Answer 9

Having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich.

Question 10

What does ‘agile’ mean?

Answer 10

Quick and easy of movement; deft and active.

Question 11

What is an ‘agitator’?

Answer 11

A person who tries to stir up people in support of a cause; often used in an unfavorable sense.

Question 12

What does ‘alacrity’ mean?

Answer 12

Eager willingness or readiness, often manifested by quick, lively action.

Question 13

Define ‘altruism’.

Answer 13

Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.

Question 14

What is an ‘altruist’?

Answer 14

A person motivated by altruism; unselfish.

Question 15

What does ‘altruistic’ mean?

Answer 15

Of or motivated by altruism; unselfish.

Question 16

Define ‘ambiguity’.

Answer 16

The quality or state of being ambiguous.

Question 17

What are ‘ancestors’?

Answer 17

Any person from whom one is descended, especially one earlier in a family line than a grandparent; forefather; forebear.

Question 18

What does ‘ancillary’ mean?

Answer 18

Subordinate.

Question 19

What is antifreeze?

Answer 19

A substance of low freezing point added to a liquid, especially to the water in the radiator of an automobile or to gasoline in the tank, to prevent freezing.

Question 20

What does it mean to appall?

Answer 20

To fill with horror or dismay; shock.

Question 21

What is an appliance?

Answer 21

The act of applying: application.

Question 22

What does it mean to apprise?

Answer 22

To inform or notify.

Question 23

What does Arctic refer to?

Answer 23

Of, characteristic of, or near the North Pole or the region around it.

Question 24

What is an artifact?

Answer 24

Any object made by human work; especially a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.

Question 25

What is an asylum?

Answer 25

A sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest.

Question 26

What are auditions?

Answer 26

The act or sense of hearing.

Question 27

What does it mean to aver?

Answer 27

To declare to be true; state positively; affirm.

Question 28

What is a balletomane?

Answer 28

A person enthusiastic about the ballet.

Question 29

What does bawdy mean?

Answer 29

Characteristic of a bawd: indecent or humorously coarse; lewd.

Question 30

What is a bellwether?

Answer 30

A male sheep, usually wearing a bell, that leads the flock.

Question 31

What does beneath mean?

Answer 31

In a lower place; below.

Question 32

What is a bibliography?

Answer 32

The study of the editions, dates, authorship, etc. of books and other writings.

Question 33

What does bibulous mean?

Answer 33

Highly absorbent.

Question 34

What is a billow?

Answer 34

A large wave; great swell of water.

Question 35

What is a bolster?

Answer 35

A long, narrow cushion or pillow.

Question 36

What is boredom?

Answer 36

The condition of being bored; ennui.

Question 37

What does it mean to bowdlerize?

Answer 37

To remove passages considered offensive from (a book, play, etc.).

Question 38

What is brevity?

Answer 38

The quality of being brief; shortness of time.

Question 39

What is a buffet?

Answer 39

A blow with the hand or fist.

Question 40

What is a buoy?

Answer 40

A floating object anchored in a lake, river, etc. to mark a channel, warn of a hazard, etc.

Question 41

What are carvings?

Answer 41

A figure or design formed by some kind of cutting.

Question 42

What is a catalyst?

Answer 42

Something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected.

Question 43

What are chevrons?

Answer 43

A heraldic device in the shape of an inverted V.

Question 44

What is a chimpanzee?

Answer 44

Any of a genus (Pan) of great apes of Africa, with black hair and large, outstanding ears: it is smaller than a gorilla and is noted for its intelligence.

Question 45

What is a chorus?

Answer 45

A group of persons singing in unison.

Question 46

What is a cloister?

Answer 46

A place of religious seclusion: monastery or convent.

Question 47

Ascertained

Answer 47

To make certain or definite

Question 48

Ascertaining

Answer 48

To make certain or definite

Question 49

Assessed

Answer 49

To set an estimated value on (property, etc.) for taxation