Set 3

Question 1

What does ‘pliable’ mean?

Answer 1

Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced.

Synonyms: adaptable, resilient; Antonyms: inflexible, recalcitrant.

Question 2

What does ‘reiterate’ mean?

Answer 2

To say again, repeat.

Effective speakers often reiterate an important statement for emphasis. Synonyms: restate, recapitulate.

Question 3

What does ‘stolid’ mean?

Answer 3

Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive.

Stolid people can generally be expected to take most things in stride. Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic; Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive.

Question 4

What does ‘tentative’ mean?

Answer 4

Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant.

Negotiators have come up with a tentative agreement that will keep both sides at the bargaining table past the strike deadline. Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive; Antonyms: conclusive, confirmed.

Question 5

What does ‘unkempt’ mean?

Answer 5

Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained.

According to my parents, the latest fashions make me and my friends look unkempt. Synonyms: sloppy, disordered, rough; Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy.

Question 6

What does ‘verbatim’ mean?

Answer 6

Word for word; exactly as written or spoken.

Newspapers often publish the verbatim text of an important political speech. Synonyms: exact; Antonym: paraphrased.

Question 7

What does ‘warily’ mean?

Answer 7

Cautiously, with great care.

The hikers made their way warily up the steep and rocky trail. Synonyms: prudently, gingerly; Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously.