Test 4

Question 1

temperament

Answer 1

the casual mood, attitude, character of a person or animal
eg. the temperament of dog
somber temperament

Question 2

somber 2

Answer 2

omber-darkness

1) of dark color
eg. somber sky
somber suit

2) unhappy or serious
eg. somber expression

Question 3

labyrinth 2

Answer 3

1) a complex or twisted path

2) fig. m- complexity (ie. difficult to understand)
eg. the labyrinth of the legal system

[syn] maze

Question 4

domineering

Answer 4

wanting others to obey what is ordered / not giving freedom

Question 5

arrogant 3

Answer 5

1) thinking that others are useless
2) thinking that you know everything and there is nothin to learn
3) thinking that you are better, smarter, more intelligent than others
eg. the teacher is arrogant

[syn] haughty, hubristic, supercilious

Question 6

hubris

Answer 6

arrogance

Question 7

imperial

Answer 7

(of the empire/emperor)
eg. the british imperial power
the imperial family
the imperial palace

Question 8

peremptory

Answer 8

that must be obeyed with out dispute

eg. peremptory order

Question 9

grim 2

Answer 9

1) sad and serious
eg. grim expression

2) dull (not decorated , not artistic)
eg. grim appearance of the building

Question 10

regale

Answer 10

to entertain

Question 11

gale

Answer 11

forceful wind

eg. gale of laughter/tears

Question 12

prodigious 2

Answer 12

1) extraordinary
eg. prodigious musical talent

2)huge
eg. prodigious effort
prodigious use of pesticides

Question 13

prodigy

Answer 13

a child with early talent

eg. child prodigy

Question 14

precocious 2

Answer 14

1) having early talent
eg. a precocious child

2) earlier than normal time
eg. precocious fruits / flowers

Question 15

precocity 2

Answer 15

1) early talent
eg. a child with precocity

2) the state of being earlier than normal time
eg. the precocity of fruits / flowers

Question 16

patois

Answer 16

informal language

Question 17

philology

Answer 17

the study of languages and their derivatives

Question 18

entitlement 2

Answer 18

1) activity of providing title

2) right
eg. personal entitlement

Question 19

facile 3

Answer 19

1) easy, requiring little time and effort
eg. a facile job

2) performing something easily (without burden)
eg. a facile teacher/orator

3) effortless
eg. a facile victory

Question 20

docile

Answer 20

easily manageable or tractable

eg. a docile child/pets

Question 21

froward

Answer 21

unmanageable or intractable

[syn] unruly, recalcitrant
eg. recalcitrant child / elements

Question 22

probe 2

Answer 22

1) to investigate
eg. probing mind

2) to touch so as to practice medical treatment

Question 23

pecuniary

Answer 23

pecu-money

relating to money

Question 24

impecunious

Answer 24

having little or no money

eg. impecunious farmer

Question 25

lucre

Answer 25

money earned in a dishonest way

Question 26

checkered 2

Answer 26

1) having the mark of cross eg. checkered flag / t-shirt 2)fluctuating eg, checkered career of a politician

Question 27

Checks and Balances

Answer 27

prevent or brake

Question 28

uncheck

Answer 28

``` without stopping (uncontrollable) eg. uncheck spread of the disease ```

Question 29

mendicate

Answer 29

to beg by religious bagger

Question 30

philatelist

Answer 30

one who collects stamps as a hobby

Question 31

penurious 2

Answer 31

1) very poor eg. penurious family 2) extremely unwilling to spend money eg. penurious classmates

Question 32

penury 2

Answer 32

1) poverty | 2) extreme unwillingness to spend money

Question 33

opulent 2

Answer 33

1) very wealthy 2) luxurious eg. opulent furniture

Question 34

opulence 2

Answer 34

1) great wealth | 2) luxury

Question 35

affluent

Answer 35

wealthy

Question 36

affluence

Answer 36

wealth

Question 37

denigrate 2

Answer 37

de-down, nigra-black 1) unfairly criticize eg. he was denigrated in the classroom 2) to criticize or insult

Question 38

miser

Answer 38

parsimonious person

Question 39

numismatist

Answer 39

a person who collects and studies coins as a hobby

Question 40

tightwad

Answer 40

excessively frugal person; a miser

Question 41

obtuse

Answer 41

slow-witted (understanding something only partially)

Question 42

probity 4

Answer 42

1) great honesty 2) religious honesty 3) fig. m - equity 4) benevolence

Question 43

mendacity

Answer 43

mend - banaunu great dishonesty or lie

Question 44

mendacious

Answer 44

greatly dishonest or lying | eg. a mendacious report/person

Question 45

shrew 2

Answer 45

1) (-ve) rat-like animal | 2) fig. m - a woman who scolds others

Question 46

shrewd

Answer 46

(+ve) having mental ability to understand the situation quickly and make a good judgment (turning situation into advantage)

Question 47

perspicuous

Answer 47

lucid | eg. perspicuous translation

Question 48

perspicuity /n/

Answer 48

lucidity

Question 49

recondite

Answer 49

known by few (hard to understand by many) eg. the recondite method of meditation recondite vocabulary [syn] rarefied [+1], arcane, esoteric [+1] eg. esoteric vocabulary

Question 50

esoteric

Answer 50

the minority | eg. esoteric religious group

Question 51

rarefied

Answer 51

thin or rare eg. rarefied oxygen the rarefied atmosphere of Mars