Part 2 (61-120)

Question 1

Disparage

Answer 1

To express scornfully one’s low opinion of someone or something.

Belittle, dercy, denigrate, demean, deride.

Approve, endorse, recommend, sanction.

Question 2

Volatile

Answer 2

Likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly.

Capricious, changeable, changeful, fickle, flickery.

Certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable.

Question 3

Acumen

Answer 3

Quick, lean or accurate knowledge or insight.

Keenness, sagacity, sharpness, shrewdness, perspicacity.

Fatuity, brainlessness, dumbness, naiveness.

Question 4

Static

Answer 4

Fixed in a place or position.

Immobile, nonmoving, standing, stationery.

Movie, movable, moving, nonstationary.

Question 5

Adulterate

Answer 5

To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients.

Contaminated, taint, debase.

Filtered, purified, refined.

Question 6

Pungent

Answer 6

Having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor.

Nippy, sharp, strong, tangy, acrid.

Bland, mild, smooth.

Question 7

Perennial

Answer 7

Having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish.

Abiding, ageless, continuing, dateless.

Antiquated, archaic, dated, obsolete, outdate.

Question 8

Spendthrift

Answer 8

A person who spends improvidently or wastefully.

Extravagant, high-rolling, prodigal, profligate, squandering.

Conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, penny-pinching.

Question 9

Unfeigned

Answer 9

Not feigned or hypocritical, absolutely genuine.

Heartfelt, sincere.

Affected, artificial, false, feigned, insincere.

Question 10

Insipid

Answer 10

Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate or challenge.

Bland, flat, flavorless, savorless, tasteless.

Flavorful, flavorsome, sapid, savory, tasteful.

Question 11

Vexation

Answer 11

The act of harassing.

Aggravation, annoyance, bedevilment, botheration, bothering.

Delight, pleasure, mollify, appease.

Question 12

Malevolent

Answer 12

Productive of harm or evil arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred.

Malicious, cruel, spiteful, hateful, wicked, sins.

Benevolent, benign, loving, unmalicious.

Question 13

Misanthrope

Answer 13

A person who hates or disturbs humankind.

Cynic, naysayer, grouch, churl.

Optimist, positivist, idealist, sentimentalist.

Question 14

Prodigal

Answer 14

Characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure. Reckless spendthrift.

Extravagant, high-rolling, profligate, spendthrift, squandering.

Stingy, stinging, tight, tightfisted.

Question 15

Vigilant

Answer 15

Alertly watchful especially to avoid danger.

Alert, attentive, observant.

Absent, absentminded, abstracted, daydreaming, dazed.

Question 16

Profuse

Answer 16

Exhibiting abundance.

Copious, galore, gushing, lavish, riotous.

Lacking, scarce, unsatisfactory, wanting.

Question 17

Queries

Answer 17

Question by expressing doubt or to request information.

Distrust, doubts, dubieties, dubitations.

Assurance, beliefs, certainties, certitudes, confidences.

Question 18

Eccentric

Answer 18

Deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways.

Bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious.

Conformer, conformist, follower.

Question 19

Laud

Answer 19

Praise highly.

Acclaim, applaud, credit, extoll.

Belittle, discommend, disparage.

Question 20

Transient

Answer 20

Passing especially quickly into and out of existence.

Brief, deciduous, ephemeral, evanescent, flash.

Ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring.

Question 21

Bestow

Answer 21

confer or present an honor, gift or right.

Contribute, donate, vest.

Refuse, withhold, usurp, withdraw.

Question 22

Luminous

Answer 22

Emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused or glowing light.

Brilliant, candescent, radiant, dazzling, effulgent.

Dim, dull, lackluster, unbright, unbrilliant.

Question 23

Refute

Answer 23

To prove wrong by argument or evidence, show to be false or erroneous.

Contradict, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow.

Acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede.

Question 24

plummet

Answer 24

To drop sharply and abruptly.

Crash, crater, decline, descend, dip, dove.

Arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise.

Question 25

Reverant

Answer 25

Expressing or characterized by reverence. Reverential, worshipful, devout, godly, venerable. Blasphemous, desecrating, irreverent, profanatory, profane.

Question 26

Stupefy

Answer 26

To astonish or shock someone. Amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound. Bore, clarify, enlighten.

Question 27

Adroit

Answer 27

Having skill, cleverness, resourcefulness in handling situations. Artful, deft, dexterous. Amateurish, unskillful.

Question 28

Ascetic

Answer 28

Practicing strict self-discipline typically for religious purposes. Austere, authoritarian, flinty, spartan, abstainer. Compromising, sybarite, forbearing.

Question 29

Antipathy

Answer 29

A strong feeling of dislike. Animosity, antagonism, abhorrence, opposition, hostility. Amiability, amicability, friendliness.

Question 30

Boisterous

Answer 30

Loud; noisy; lacking restraint. Unruly, exuberant, uproarious. Calm, hushed, noiseless, peaceful, placid.

Question 31

Cajole

Answer 31

To obtain from someone by gentle persuasion; to coax through flattery. Blandish, coax, wheedle, flatter, persuade. Harass, nag, pester.

Question 32

Attenuate

Answer 32

To weaken or make thinner; to reduce the severity. Depreciate, depress, devaluate. Appreciate, enhance, upgrade.

Question 33

Auspicious

Answer 33

Suggesting that future success is likely; favorable. Propitious, opportune. Bleak, dark, desperate.

Question 34

Bane

Answer 34

A source of harm or ruin. Affliction, curse, nemesis, scourge. Advantage, aid, assistance, relief, support.

Question 35

Chauvinist

Answer 35

A blindly devoted patriot; an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite gender. Jingoist, bigot, nationalist. Internationalist, neutralist.

Question 36

Deposition

Answer 36

A testifying especially before a court, an act of removing from a position of authority. Dismissal, unseating, declaration. Sublimation, upgradation, promotion.

Question 37

Derivative

Answer 37

Something derived, lacking originality. Secondary, secondhand, unoriginal, consequent. Fundamental, non derivative, original, primary.

Question 38

Detraction

Answer 38

A lessening of reputation caused by criticism. Belittlement, denigration, deprecation, depreciation. Aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, exaltation, glorification, magnification.

Question 39

Digress

Answer 39

To turn aside especially from the main subject of attention. Deviate, stray, wonder, maunder. Normal, conform, adhere.

Question 40

Dilatory

Answer 40

Tending or intended to cause delay. Snail-paced, snaillike, tardy, unhurried. Prompt, expeditious, brisk, swift.

Question 41

Disaffect

Answer 41

To alienate the affection. Alienate, disgruntle, estrange. Reconcile, conciliate, placate, pacify.

Question 42

Discomfit

Answer 42

To put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment. Beat, checkmate, foil, frustrate. Foster, further, nurture, promote.

Question 43

Dissolution

Answer 43

The act or process of dissolving or dismissing. Disbandment, cessation, termination. Unification, union, approval.

Question 44

Distension

Answer 44

The act of distending or expanding unduly or abnormally. Amplification, inflation. Decrease, abatement, compressing, compression.

Question 45

Dynamo

Answer 45

A forceful energetic individual. Fireball, live wire, achiever, go-getter. Dawdler, idler, loafer, lounger, trifler.

Question 46

Episodic

Answer 46

Appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly. Aperiodic, casual, catchy, choppy, discontinuous. Constant, continuous, habitual, periodic, regular.

Question 47

Enormity

Answer 47

An outrages, improper, vicious, or immoral act. Atrociousness, atrocity, badness, depravedness, depravity, outrage. Goodness, righteousness, virtuousness.

Question 48

Ephemeral

Answer 48

Lasting a very short time. Flash, fleeting, short-lived, temporary. Ceaseless, dateless, endless, eternal.

Question 49

Estimable

Answer 49

Worthy of great respect. Applaudable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious. Censurable, discreditable, illaudable, reprehensible.

Question 50

Forestall

Answer 50

To prevent an anticipated event by taking advance action. Obviate, preclude, prevent, stave off. Abet, aid, assist.

Question 51

Garner

Answer 51

To gather into storage. Accumulate, amass, assemble, collect. Dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter.

Question 52

Idyll

Answer 52

A simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment. Frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, ploy.

Question 53

Forbearace

Answer 53

Restraint and tolerance. Fortitude, patience, endurance, tolerance. Impatience, acquiescence, surrender.

Question 54

Guile

Answer 54

Disguised deceit Cunning, cunningness, guilefulness, slickness, slyness, deceit, craftiness. Frankness, openness, plainness, ingenuity.

Question 55

Hallowed

Answer 55

To make holy or set apart for holy use, to respect greatly. Blessed, consecrated, sacralized, sanctified, revered. Deconsecrated, desacralized, desanctified.

Question 56

Inherent

Answer 56

Involved in the constitution or essential character of something. Constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, intrinsic, innate. Adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic.

Question 57

Inimitable

Answer 57

Not capable of being imitated. Unique, Distinctive, Idiosyncratic. Ordinary, Mediocre, usual.

Question 58

Insensible

Answer 58

Incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation. Cold, senseless, unconscious, indifferent, unaware, oblivious. Conscious, active.

Question 59

Insular

Answer 59

Characteristic of an isolated people. Petty, picayune, provincial, sctarian, small-minded, islolated, detached. Liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant.

Question 60

Discordant

Answer 60

Being at variance, disagreeing, Quarrelsome. Cacophonous, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical. mellifluous, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless.