PY6

Question 1

Preside

Answer 1

Be in charge of something

- The president presided over the country

Question 2

Preternatural

Answer 2

Beyond what is normal or natural

- autumn had arrived with preternatural speed

Question 3

Pretext

Answer 3

a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
“the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move”

Question 4

Prevaricate

Answer 4

speak or act in an evasive way.

“he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions”

Question 5

Probity

Answer 5

the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Question 6

Proclivity

Answer 6

a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
“a proclivity for hard work”

Question 7

prodigious

Answer 7

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

“the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel”

Question 8

profligate

Answer 8

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources. think prodigal
“profligate consumers of energy”

Question 9

prodigal

Answer 9

spending money or resources freely and recklessly. wastefully extravagant
“prodigal habits die hard”

Question 10

profusion

Answer 10

an abundance or large quantity

“a rich profusion of wildflowers”

Question 11

prolix

Answer 11

using too many words. verbose, long-winded

“he found the narrative too prolix and discursive”

Question 12

conspicuous

Answer 12

standing out, attracting attention

“he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam’s apple”

Question 13

salient

Answer 13

most noticeable or important

Question 14

propitious

Answer 14

giving or indicating a good chance of success. favorable. think auspicious
“the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious”

Question 15

auspicious

Answer 15

conducive to success; favorable

“it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election”

Question 16

prosaic

Answer 16

dull or ordinary. commonplace

“the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns”

Question 17

protean

Answer 17

1. tending or able to change frequently or easily.
   “it is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean subject”

2.able to do many different things; versatile.
“Shostakovich was a remarkably protean composer, one at home in a wide range of styles”

Question 18

provenance

Answer 18

the place of origin or earliest known history of something.

“an orange rug of Iranian provenance”

Question 19

provincial

Answer 19

not knowing or caring about other people/events. think insular

Question 20

insular

Answer 20

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.
“a stubbornly insular farming people”

Question 21

pugnacious

Answer 21

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. think truculent, belligerent
“his public statements became increasingly pugnacious”

Question 22

truculent

Answer 22

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. think pugnacious, belligerent
“his days of truculent defiance were over”

Question 23

purport

Answer 23

appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess.
“she is not the person she purports to be”

Question 24

purvey. purveyor

Answer 24

provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one’s business. purveyor = someone who purveys
“shops purveying cooked food”

Question 25

purview

Answer 25

the scope of the influence or concerns of something. | "such a case might be within the purview of the legislation"

Question 26

quaff

Answer 26

drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily. think imbibe "he quaffed pint after pint of good Berkshire ale"

Question 27

qualify

Answer 27

be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition. "they do not qualify for compensation payments"

Question 28

qualm

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an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving. "military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press"

Question 29

quiescent

Answer 29

in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy. think abeyant, calm "strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent"

Question 30

quixotic

Answer 30

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. | "a vast and perhaps quixotic project"

Question 31

raillery

Answer 31

good-humored teasing. think banter | "she was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers"

Question 32

rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping. | "rapacious landlords"

Question 33

rapprochement

Answer 33

(especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations. think reconcilliation "there were signs of a growing rapprochement between the two countries"

Question 34

recalcitrant

Answer 34

``` having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline. "a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds" ```

Question 35

repudiate

Answer 35

1. refuse to accept or be associated with. "she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders" 2. deny the truth or validity of. "the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses"

Question 36

recapitulate

Answer 36

summarize and state again the main points of. | "he began to recapitulate his argument with care"

Question 37

recrudescent

Answer 37

resurgent, breaking out again

Question 38

redouble

Answer 38

make or become much greater, more intense, or more numerous. | "we will redouble our efforts to reform agricultural policy"

Question 39

rehash

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put (old ideas or material) into a new form without significant change or improvement. "he contented himself with occasional articles in journals, rehashing his own work"

Question 40

vestige

Answer 40

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists. think a relic "the last vestiges of colonialism"

Question 41

remiss

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lacking care or attention to duty; negligent. | "it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information"

Question 42

reprehensible

Answer 42

deserving censure or condemnation, deplorable | "his complacency and reprehensible laxity"

Question 43

restive

Answer 43

(of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom. "the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive"

Question 44

reticent

Answer 44

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. | "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs"

Question 45

risible

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such as to provoke laughter. think derision | "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent"

Question 46

derision

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery. | "my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief"

Question 47

sacrosanct

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(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. "the individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct"

Question 48

salubrious

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health-giving; healthy. | "salubrious weather"

Question 49

salutary

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(especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial. "a salutary reminder of where we came from"

Question 50

sanguine

Answer 50

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. "he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy"

Question 51

sartorial

Answer 51

relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress. think the suitsupply ad "sartorial elegance"

Question 52

scaremonger

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a person who spreads frightening or ominous reports or rumors. "scaremongers forecast that 8 m–9 m people could soon flood in"

Question 53

scorn

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the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt. "I do not wish to become the object of scorn"

Question 54

self-aggrandizement

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the action or process of promoting oneself as being powerful or important. "critics accused him of self-aggrandizement"

Question 55

senescence

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the condition or process of deterioration with age. think decrepitude

Question 56

sequester

Answer 56

isolate or hide away. | "Tiberius was sequestered on an island"

Question 57

shirk

Answer 57

avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility). | "their sole motive is to shirk responsibility and rip off the company"

Question 58

caterwaul

Answer 58

make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of a cat. | "he seems to think that singing soulfully is to whine and caterwaul tunelessly"

Question 59

eschew

Answer 59

deliberately avoid using; abstain from. | "he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence"

Question 60

skullduggery

Answer 60

underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery. | "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"

Question 61

slapdash

Answer 61

done too hurriedly and carelessly. | "he gave a slapdash performance"

Question 62

sordid

Answer 62

involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"

Question 63

dilatory

Answer 63

slow to act. | "he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor"

Question 64

staid

Answer 64

sedate, respectable, and unadventurous. | "staid law firms"

Question 65

somnolent

Answer 65

lethargic

Question 66

sophist

Answer 66

1. a philosopher | 2. a person who reasons with clever but fallacious arguments

Question 67

sordid

Answer 67

very bad or dishonest | "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"

Question 68

unassailable

Answer 68

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated. | "an unassailable lead"

Question 69

specious

Answer 69

misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive. "the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty"

Question 70

fitful

Answer 70

active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady. "a few hours' fitful sleep"