TEST #1

Question 0

Redolent

Answer 0

Smelling sweet and agreeable

Question 1

Succulent

Answer 1

Juicy

Question 2

Haranguing

Answer 2

A long, passionate lecture

Question 3

Intemperate

Answer 3

Immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion

Question 4

Halting

Answer 4

Slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence

Question 5

Robust

Answer 5

Strong, vigorous, healthy

Question 6

Facile

Answer 6

Easily done, performed, used

Question 7

Imperious

Answer 7

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant

Question 8

Histrionic

Answer 8

Overly theatrical or melodramatic

Question 9

Inscrutable

Answer 9

Impossible to understand or interpret

Question 10

Solicitous

Answer 10

Characterized by showing interest or concern

Question 11

Convivial

Answer 11

Friendly, lively, enjoyable

Question 12

Sycophant

Answer 12

One who uses flattery to get ahead (kiss-up)

Question 13

Connoisseurs

Answer 13

An expert judge in matters of taste; specialist

Question 14

Toadies

Answer 14

Sycophant; One who uses flattery to get ahead (kiss-up)

Question 15

Callous

Answer 15

Insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Question 16

Membraneous

Answer 16

Thin, pliable (easily bent), somewhat transparent

Question 17

Viscous

Answer 17

Sticky; thin; adhesive

Question 18

Reprehensible

Answer 18

Deserving condemnation; culpable; blameworthy

Question 19

Palliative

Answer 19

Alleviating pain or relieving a problem without dealing with the underlying cause

Question 20

Depreciatory

Answer 20

Intended to make a person or a thing seem of little importance/ value ; belittle

Question 21

Litigous

Answer 21

Intended to litigate (take legal action) ; argumentative

Question 22

Compendious

Answer 22

Presenting essential facts in a comprehensive but concise way

Question 23

Pliable

Answer 23

Easily bent; flexible; easily influenced

Question 24

Profusely

Answer 24

Excessively

Question 25

Perpetuate

Answer 25

Make something continue indefinitely; conserve

Question 26

Dearth

Answer 26

Scarcity or lack of something

Question 27

Somber

Answer 27

Gloomy

Question 28

Demonstrative

Answer 28

Tending to show feelings, especially of affection, openly; expressive

Question 29

Wistful

Answer 29

Showing feelings of regretful longing; yearning

Question 30

Floridity

Answer 30

Covered with flowers; excessively ornate; showy

Question 31

Opacity

Answer 31

Lacking transparency; obscurity of meaning

Question 32

Magnanimous

Answer 32

Very generous or forgiving

Question 33

Negligible

Answer 33

Small or unimportant ; insignificant

Question 34

Esoteric

Answer 34

Understood by a secret few; secret; private; confidential

Question 35

Vicarious

Answer 35

Indirect; surrogate; substitute

Question 36

Obsequious

Answer 36

Sycophant; One who uses flattery to get ahead (kiss-up)