Reading Comprehension Essentials

Question 1

Aesthetic

Answer 1

Relating to or dealing with beauty

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Passing reference or indirect mention

Question 3

Ambivalent

Answer 3

Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

Question 4

Assert

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1. ) state categorically
2. ) to insist n having one’s opinion and rights recognized

Women should ASSERT themselves more!

Question 5

Belied

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1. ) be in contradiction with
2. ) represent falsely

The statement BELIES my intentions.

Question 6

Characterize

Answer 6

Describe or portray the character or qualities or peculiarities of.

What CHARACTERIZES a Venetian painting?

Question 7

Compare

Answer 7

Examine and note the similarities or differences of

John COMPARED his haircut to his friend’s.

Question 8

Concur

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1. ) Be in agreement
2. ) happen simultaneously

We concurred on the terms of settlement

Question 9

Contempt

Answer 9

Lack of respect accompanied by feeling of intense dislike

He was held in contempt

Question 10

Contrast

Answer 10

The opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

ie. in contrast to

Question 11

Conventional

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Conforming with accepted standards.

A conventional view of the world

Question 12

Convey

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Make known

She conveyed the message to me.

Question 13

Debunk

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Uncover while ridiculing; ESP of pretentious/false claims and ideas

The physicist debunked the psychic’s claims.

Question 14

Digression

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A message that departs from the main subject

A digression into irrelevant details

Question 15

Discern

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See or hear differences; to distinguish; to detest with difficulty

Question 16

Discredit

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Damage the reputation of

This article discredits the politicians.

Question 17

Disengaged

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1. ) Release from something that holds fasts, connects or entangles
2. )remove obstruction form

Question 18

Disinterested

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Unaffected by self interest; impartial

Question 19

Dismissive

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SHowing disregard or stopping to associate with

They took dismissive action after the 3rd violation

Question 20

Disparage

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Express a negative opinion of.

She disparaged her student’s efforts ,

Question 21

Disparity

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Inequality or difference in some respect

There is disparity between man’s aspirations and his accomplishments.

Question 22

Dispassionate

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Unaffected by strong or prejudice

A journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of a fact

Question 23

Dubious

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Open to doubt or suspicion

Question 24

Elicit

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1.) Call forth(emotions) –>elicit pity
2.) deduce
Elicit a solution

Question 25

Endorse

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Give support or one's approval to

Question 26

Equivocate

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Be deliberately ambiguous in order to mislead Agents equivocate about terms

Question 27

Exemplify

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Be characteristic of or clarify by giving example The compositional style is exemplified by fugue.

Question 28

Hyperbole

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Extravagant exaggeration

Question 29

Hypothesis

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A proposal not ended to explain certain facts

Question 30

Illustrate

Answer 30

Clarify by giving an example of

Question 31

Indifferent

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Marked by a lack or interest

Question 32

Interpret

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Make sense of or assign a meaning to

Question 33

Ironic

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Humorously sarcastic or mocking

Question 34

Justify

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Show to be right by providing proof

Question 35

Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something

Question 36

Nostalgia

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Longing for something past

Question 37

Objective

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Undistorted by emotion or personal bias

Question 38

Partisan

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Devoted to a cause or party

Question 39

Personification

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A person who represents an abstract qualify --> She is the personification of optimism.

Question 40

Phenomenon

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1. ) Process known through senses rather than intuition | 2. ) a remarkable development

Question 41

Plausible

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1. ) Apparently reasonable and valid and truthful 2. ) given or characterized by presenting specious argument --> a plausible excuse

Question 42

Pragmatic

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1. ) Concerned with practical matters. 2. ) guided by practical observation rather than theory A pragmatic approach to the problem

Question 43

Prove

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Be shown or found to be

Question 44

Provoke

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``` Call forth(emotions, feelings and responses) =elicit ```

Question 45

Qualified

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1. )Meeting proper standards | 2. )limited or restricted/contingent on something else

Question 46

Reconcile

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1. ) bring into consonance or accord | 2. ) come to terms with

Question 47

Refute

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Overthrow by arguments, evidence, or proof; prove to be false The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments

Question 48

Relevant

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Having a connection with the subject at issue

Question 49

Repudiate

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Cast off or refuse to acknowledge The woman repudiated the divorce statement.

Question 50

Resign

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Accept as inevitable

Question 51

Reverent

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Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

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Rhetoric

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1. ) Using language effectively to persuade or please | 2. ) high flown style of excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Question 53

Satire

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Witty language used to convey insults or scorn ESP. Saying one thing but implying the opposite

Question 54

Scornful

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Expressing extreme contempt

Question 55

Scrutinize

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To look at critically or in minute detail

Question 56

Simile

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A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between different things.

Question 57

Speculate

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To believe especially on uncertain, tentative grounds

Question 58

Subjective

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Taking place within the mind and modified by personal bias

Question 59

Substantiate

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Establish or strengthen as with new evidence/facts 2.) represent in bodily form; give reality or substance to The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist. His story substantiated my doubts.

Question 60

Undermine

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Destroy property or hinder normal operations

Question 61

Underscore

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Give extra weight to Her gesture underscored her words

Question 62

Yield

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1. ) cease opposition or stop fighting | 2. ) production of a certain amount-output

Question 63

Assess

Answer 63

Estimate or determine the nature, value, quality, ability, extent, or significance of