Group 7

Question 1

Frivolous

Answer 1

Not having any serious purpose or value

Question 2

Taciturn

Answer 2

(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little

Question 3

Infamous

Answer 3

Well known for some bad quality or deed

Question 4

Redundant

Answer 4

Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous

Question 5

Authoritarian

Answer 5

Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority

Question 6

Exhaustive

Answer 6

Examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive

Question 7

Profuse

Answer 7

Exuberantly plentiful; abundant

Question 8

Expedient

Answer 8

Convenient or practical although possibly improper or immoral

Question 9

Fastidious

Answer 9

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Question 10

Prosaic

Answer 10

Lacking poetic beauty

Question 11

Languid

Answer 11

Displaying or having disinclination for physical exertion, slow and relaxed

Question 12

Philanthropy

Answer 12

Desire to promote welfare of others, generous donations

Question 13

Astute

Answer 13

Showing ability to assess situations and turn this to one’s advantage

Question 14

Authentic

Answer 14

Genuine

Question 15

Brevity

Answer 15

Concise or exact use of words in writing or speech

Question 16

Relevant

Answer 16

Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered

Question 17

Incoherent

Answer 17

Expressed in an unclear way

Question 18

Mitigate

Answer 18

Make less severe or painful

Question 19

Augment

Answer 19

Make something greater by adding to it

Question 20

Reprehensible

Answer 20

Deserving censure or condemnation