Unit 1

Question 1

adulterate

Answer 1

(v) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Question 2

adulterate

Answer 2

(syn) contaminate, pollute, sully

Question 3

adulterate

Answer 3

(ant) purify, purge, expurgate

Question 4

ambidextrous

Answer 4

(adj) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

Question 5

ambidextrous

Answer 5

(syn) versatile, facile

Question 6

ambidextrous

Answer 6

(ant) clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

Question 7

augment

Answer 7

(v) to make larger, increase

Question 8

augment

Answer 8

(syn) enlarge, supplement, amplify

Question 9

augment

Answer 9

(ant) decrease, diminish

Question 10

bereft

Answer 10

(adj, part) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss

Question 11

bereft

Answer 11

(syn) bereaved

Question 12

bereft

Answer 12

(ant) replete, well provided

Question 13

deploy

Answer 13

(v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

Question 14

deploy

Answer 14

(syn) station, organize

Question 15

dour

Answer 15

(adj) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored

Question 16

dour

Answer 16

(syn) harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturine

Question 17

dour

Answer 17

(ant) cheery, inviting, genial

Question 18

fortitude

Answer 18

(n) courage in facing difficulties

Question 19

fortitude

Answer 19

(syn) resolve, steadfastness, mettle

Question 20

fortitude

Answer 20

(ant) fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

Question 21

gape

Answer 21

(v) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

Question 22

gape

Answer 22

(syn) gawk, ogle

Question 23

gibe

Answer 23

(v) to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn

Question 24

gibe

Answer 24

(syn) (v) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer

Question 25

gibe

Answer 25

(ant) (n) compliment, praise

Question 26

guise

Answer 26

(n) an external appearance, cover, mask

Question 27

guise

Answer 27

(syn) costume, semblance, pretense

Question 28

insidious

Answer 28

(adj) intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous

Question 29

insidious

Answer 29

(syn) cunning, underhanded, perfidious

Question 30

insidious

Answer 30

(ant) frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

Question 31

intimation

Answer 31

(n) a hint, indirect suggestion

Question 32

intimation

Answer 32

(syn) clue, indication, inkling

Question 33

opluent

Answer 33

(adj) wealthly, luxurious; ample, grandiose

Question 34

opluent

Answer 34

(syn) rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant

Question 35

opluent

Answer 35

(ant) poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

Question 36

pliable

Answer 36

(adj) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

Question 37

pliable

Answer 37

(syn) supple, adaptable, resilient

Question 38

pliable

Answer 38

(ant) rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

Question 39

reiterate

Answer 39

(v) to say again, repeat

Question 40

reiterate

Answer 40

(syn) restate, rehash, recapitulate

Question 41

stolid

Answer 41

(adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull

Question 42

stolid

Answer 42

(syn) impassive, phlegmatic

Question 43

stolid

Answer 43

(ant) emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

Question 44

tentative

Answer 44

(adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

Question 45

tentative

Answer 45

(syn) provisional, inconclusive

Question 46

tentative

Answer 46

(ant) definite, conclusive, confirmed

Question 47

unkempt

Answer 47

(adj) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

Question 48

verbatim

Answer 48

(adj, adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

Question 49

verbatim

Answer 49

(syn) (adj) exact, (adv) precisely,

Question 50

verbatim

Answer 50

(ant) (adj) paraphrased

Question 51

warily

Answer 51

(adj) cautiously, with great care

Question 52

warily

Answer 52

(syn) carefully, prudently, gingerly

Question 53

warily

Answer 53

(ant) recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously