Important Usage

Question 1

Averse

Answer 1

having a strong opposition to or dislike of something.

Question 2

Adverse

Answer 2

preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable.

Question 3

Between

Answer 3

at, into, or across the space separating (two objects or regions)

Question 4

Among

Answer 4

surrounded by; in the company of (more than two)

Question 5

Site

Answer 5

an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed / a website

Question 6

Cite

Answer 6

reference (a passage, book, or author) to support or clarify an assertion or argument, particularly in a scholarly work.

Question 7

Elicit

Answer 7

As a result of one’s own activities or inquiries, one can evoke or bring out (a response, answer, or information) from another person.

Question 8

Illicit

Answer 8

forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Question 9

Emigrate

Answer 9

depart from one’s own nation and establish oneself permanently in another

Question 10

Immigrate

Answer 10

come to live permanently in a foreign country.

Question 11

Explicit

Answer 11

Something stated outright

Question 12

Implicit

Answer 12

something that was hinted at (implied)

Question 13

Eminent

Answer 13

used to describe something or someone that is noticeably different from the rest.

Question 14

Imminent

Answer 14

Used to describe something that is about to happen

Question 15

Farther

Answer 15

Use when referring to distance, literal or figurative

Question 16

Further

Answer 16

Use to mean “more”

Question 17

Fewer

Answer 17

A counted value (fewer people in class today)

Question 18

Less

Answer 18

a measured, not counted value (less water in the bucket)

Question 19

Amoral

Answer 19

Having no sense of right or wrong

Question 20

Immoral

Answer 20

Knowing something is wrong and doing it anyways

Question 21

Amount

Answer 21

a measured, not counted value

Question 22

Number

Answer 22

a counted value

Question 23

Principal

Answer 23

Referring to main, or primary, in some cases, a leader

Question 24

Principle

Answer 24

a noun that means a rule, tenet, or basic truth, such as the principle of gravity.

Question 25

Allusion

Answer 25

An implied reference to other works

Question 26

Illusion

Answer 26

either a mistaken idea or something that is false or not real but that seems to be true or real.

Question 27

Imply

Answer 27

to suggest something indirectly

Question 28

Infer

Answer 28

to come to a conclusion (based off indirect suggestion)

Question 29

Quote

Answer 29

to quote someone or some work, a verb

Question 30

Quotation

Answer 30

noun, to have a quotation

Question 31

Likely

Answer 31

a positive outcome (if you study, you are likely to pass)

Question 32

Liable

Answer 32

a negative outcome (if you don’t study, you are liable to fail)

Question 33

Practise

Answer 33

verb

Question 34

Practice

Answer 34

noun

Question 35

Proceed

Answer 35

verb, to follow

Question 36

Precede

Answer 36

to come before

Question 37

Lie

Answer 37

to lie (a person/animal lies down to sleep)

Question 38

Lay

Answer 38

when an object is placed down

Question 39

Media

Answer 39

plural (all movies are media)

Question 40

Medium

Answer 40

singular (a singular movie is a medium?)

Question 41

Presently

Answer 41

soon

Question 42

At present

Answer 42

now

Question 43

Discrete

Answer 43

separate

Question 44

Discreet

Answer 44

intentionally unobtrusive

Question 45

Hanged

Answer 45

only execution

Question 46

Hung

Answer 46

past tense of hang

Question 47

Dissent

Answer 47

to disagree/argue

Question 48

Descent

Answer 48

to move downwards

Question 49

Complement

Answer 49

completes something

Question 50

Compliment

Answer 50

a courteous remark

Question 51

Irritate

Answer 51

to annoy

Question 52

Aggravate

Answer 52

to make something worse

Question 53

Eager

Answer 53

to keenly desire (something, an outcome)

Question 54

Anxious

Answer 54

to be worried or uneasy

Question 55

Continual

Answer 55

occurring at regular intervals

Question 56

Continuous

Answer 56

continuing without interruption

Question 57

Former

Answer 57

the first item in a list of two things

Question 58

Latter

Answer 58

the last item in a group (2 things, or several)

Question 59

Mad

Answer 59

an insane/deranged individual

Question 60

Angry

Answer 60

feelings of resentment/displeasure

Question 61

Alter

Answer 61

to change

Question 62

Altar

Answer 62

a structure for religious rites

Question 63

Breach

Answer 63

a violation of something (a contract), or a split or gap(once more unto the breach)

Question 64

Breech

Answer 64

pants, or “the hind end of things”, buttocks, the rear end of a firearm)

Question 65

Cue

Answer 65

a signal that encourages someone to take action

Question 66

Queue

Answer 66

an orderly line

Question 67

Palette

Answer 67

a reference to colours

Question 68

Palate

Answer 68

your sense of taste, or the roof of your mouth

Question 69

Stationary

Answer 69

an adjective; used to describe something not moving or changing, can be used to describe a person, a situation, or an object

Question 70

Stationery

Answer 70

office items, pens, envelopes

Question 71

Yoke

Answer 71

a wooden tool used to join two livestock at the neck

Question 72

Yolk

Answer 72

the yellow part of an egg

Question 73

Weary

Answer 73

tired, “exhausted emotionally”

Question 74

Wary

Answer 74

cautious, “marked by keen caution”