Group 18

Question 1

abet

Answer 1

to encourage or assist someone to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

Example: He was accused of abetting the criminal activities of his friend.

Question 2

accessible

Answer 2

able to be reached or entered.

Question 3

acquisitive

Answer 3

having a strong desire to acquire more wealth or possessions.

Question 4

amalgamate

Answer 4

to combine or unite to form one organization or structure.

Question 5

attenuate

Answer 5

to reduce the force, effect, or value of something.

Question 6

augment

Answer 6

to make something greater by adding to it.

Question 7

aversion

Answer 7

a strong dislike or disinclination.

Question 8

blithe

Answer 8

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Question 9

contempt

Answer 9

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Question 10

dawdle

Answer 10

to waste time; to be slow.

Question 11

deflect

Answer 11

to cause something to change direction.

Question 12

discount

Answer 12

to regard (a possibility or fact) as being unworthy of consideration.

Question 13

dissident

Answer 13

a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.

Question 14

efficacious

Answer 14

successful in producing a desired or intended result.

Question 15

equitable

Answer 15

fair and impartial.

Question 16

erratic

Answer 16

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Question 17

industrious

Answer 17

diligent and hard-working.

Question 18

inform

Answer 18

to give someone facts or information; to tell.

Question 19

irksome

Answer 19

irritating; annoying.

Question 20

manacle

Answer 20

a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone’s hands or ankles.

Question 21

modest

Answer 21

unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements.

Question 22

noxious

Answer 22

harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Question 23

pernicious

Answer 23

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Question 24

predicament

Answer 24

a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

Question 25

proficient

Answer 25

competent or skilled in doing or using something.

Question 26

prolix

Answer 26

using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.

Question 27

scorn

Answer 27

the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable.

Question 28

subordinate

Answer 28

lower in rank or position.

Question 29

unseemly

Answer 29

not proper or appropriate.

Question 30

veritable

Answer 30

used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor.