Test 9

Question 1

Adverse

Answer 1

unfavourable
eg. adverse side effects of the medicine
adverse weather

Question 2

balm

Answer 2

a substance that reliefs pain

Question 3

balmy 2

Answer 3

1) that reliefs your pain (soothing)
eg. balmy herbs

2) warm and pleasant
eg. balmy summer evenings

Question 4

rage

Answer 4

strong anger

Question 5

enrage

Answer 5

to cause strong anger

Question 6

colossal /n/

Answer 6

big structure or statue

Question 7

colossal / adj/

Answer 7

huge

Question 8

titaninc

Answer 8

huge

eg. titanic explosion

Question 9

gargantuan

Answer 9

huge

eg. gargantuan apetite

Question 10

appetite 2

Answer 10

1) strong desire for food

2) fig. m - strong desire
eg. appetite for property

Question 11

innate

Answer 11

by birth

eg. innate rights

Question 12

nativity

Answer 12

birth

eg. the nativity of jesus christ

Question 13

wrongheaded

[ant] clearheaded

Answer 13

misguided

eg. a wrongheaded student

Question 14

espousal

Answer 14

strong support

Question 15

emancipate

Answer 15

to set free

eg. to emancipate slaves

Question 16

fetter

Answer 16

fig. m - to restrict

Question 17

deliberation

Answer 17

deep or careful thinking

eg. after a long deliberation, I reached a conclusion

Question 18

deliberate

Answer 18

to think deeply and carefully (contemplate)

Question 19

deluderate /adj/

Answer 19

intentional

eg. deliberate vandalism

Question 20

provoke 3

Answer 20

1) to cause or cause to happen
eg. the movie provokes both tears and laughter

2) sexually arouse
eg. provocative arts

3) to cause anger (it may react)
eg. the protestors are provoking the police

Question 21

protest

Answer 21

to complain

Question 22

annul

Answer 22

neutralize

Question 23

nullify

Answer 23

neutralize

eg. to nullify drug

Question 24

negate

Answer 24

deny

eg. the driver negated the passenger’s ride

Question 25

abnegate

Answer 25

to sacrifice for greatness | eg. prince abnegated the throne

Question 26

abnegation

Answer 26

sacrifice for greatness | eg. to abnegate responsibility

Question 27

to abnegate responsibility

Answer 27

to fail to perform the responsibility

Question 28

invoke 4

Answer 28

1) to use eg. to invoke rights 2) to call on ( god or spirit ) eg. he invoked for god's mercy 3) to ask for something from a powerful person 4) to mention eg. he invoked some example to convince his point

Question 29

convoke

Answer 29

to call or gather at a place with a typical purpose

Question 30

evoke 2

Answer 30

1) to cause or cause to happen eg. the drama evokes laughter 2) to bring back memory or feeling eg. the journey evokes my childhood

Question 31

unprovoked

Answer 31

without any reason / without provocation | eg. unprovoked attack

Question 32

unquestionable

Answer 32

undoubted

Question 33

manumit

Answer 33

to set free | eg. to manumit slaves

Question 34

inconsolable

Answer 34

that cant be comforted | eg. inconsolable grief

Question 35

console

Answer 35

comfort

Question 36

incompatible [ant] compatible

Answer 36

not harmonious

Question 37

boost

Answer 37

to promote

Question 38

masterful

Answer 38

very skilful | eg. a masterful artist

Question 39

prescribe [ant] proscribe

Answer 39

to refer

Question 40

proscribe

Answer 40

ban / strongly disapprove | eg. cellphones are proscribed in the classroom

Question 41

circumscribe

Answer 41

1) to make a circle 2) to limit eg. circumscribed talent

Question 42

inscribe

Answer 42

to write into something | eg. his name was inscribed into the stone

Question 43

scribe

Answer 43

writing such as poem, story, essay

Question 44

unshakable

Answer 44

very strong or unmoved | eg. unshakable determination

Question 45

tribulation

Answer 45

hardship or difficulty | eg. the tribulation faced by the famiy

Question 46

adherence [syn] espousal

Answer 46

strong support

Question 47

tribunal

Answer 47

court | eg. international tribunal

Question 48

privation

Answer 48

higher degree of hardship

Question 49

abuse

Answer 49

1) misuse | 2) to mistreat

Question 50

manacle

Answer 50

to restrict ( strongly control ) but some activities are going on

Question 51

abusive

Answer 51

misusing, mistreating

Question 52

homily

Answer 52

1) a short preaching on religious or moral topic | 2) fig. m - unwanted advice