Unit123

Question 1

insatiable

Answer 1

unquenchable, ravenous, voracious

Question 2

banal

Answer 2

hackneyed, trite, commonplace, stale, insipid

Question 3

germane

Answer 3

relevant, appropriate, pertinent, apropos, fitting

Question 4

belabor

Answer 4

work on excessively, thrash loudly, overwork, harp on

Question 5

emulate

Answer 5

measure up to

Question 6

congeal

Answer 6

harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

Question 7

coherent

Answer 7

!= disjointed, muddled, chaotic

Question 8

largesse

Answer 8

generosity in giving, liberality, munificence, bounty != stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

Question 9

reconnaissance

Answer 9

scouting expedition

Question 10

substantiate

Answer 10

verify, validate, authenticate != refute, disprove, invalidate

Question 11

carping

Answer 11

nit-picking, caviling != approving, uncritical

Question 12

temporize

Answer 12

to stall/act evasively to gain time, postpone, compromise, hedge, dillydally, procrastinate

Question 13

invidious

Answer 13

malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative (comparison or distinction)

Question 14

acquisitive

Answer 14

able to get and retain ideas or info, acquiring wealth, greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive != altruistic, unretentive

Question 15

eschew

Answer 15

avoid, abstain from, steer clear of, forgo != embrace, adopt

Question 16

tenable

Answer 16

defensible, justifiable, maintainable

Question 17

taciturn

Answer 17

tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic != garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

Question 18

arrogate

Answer 18

claim w/o right, expropriate, usurp, commandeer != relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon

Question 19

encomium

Answer 19

praise, panegyric, eulogy, commendation != condemnation, castigation

Question 20

intransigent

Answer 20

uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate != lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

Question 21

brackish

Answer 21

salty, saline

Question 22

accost

Answer 22

approach, confront aggressively, buttonhole != shun

Question 23

maelstrom

Answer 23

whirlpool, vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult

Question 24

summarily

Answer 24

promptly, peremptorily, abruptly

Question 25

animadversion

Answer 25

comment of strong criticism, rebuke, reproof != praise, compliment

Question 26

undulate

Answer 26

ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall

Question 27

suppliant

Answer 27

(adj) asking humbly, earnestly (n) petitioner, suitor

Question 28

avid

Answer 28

keen, enthusiastic, grasping != reluctant, indifferent

Question 29

pejorative

Answer 29

!= complimentary, ameliorative

Question 30

devious

Answer 30

roundabout, indirect, sly, artful != straigthforward, aboveboard

Question 31

propriety

Answer 31

fitness, correctness, decorum !- unseemliness, inapproprateness

Question 32

celerity

Answer 32

promptness, alacrity, speed != sluggishness, dilatoriness

Question 33

incendiary

Answer 33

inflammatory, provocative, (n) firebrand != soothing, quieting (n) peacemaker

Question 34

sacrilege

Answer 34

desecration, profanation, defilement

Question 35

halcyon

Answer 35

tranquil, serene, placid, palmy != turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous

Question 36

gambit

Answer 36

ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver, high risk high reward

Question 37

overt

Answer 37

clear, obvious, manifest, patent != secret, clandestine, covert, concealed

Question 38

talisman

Answer 38

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Question 39

histrionic

Answer 39

affected, stagy, theatrical, artificial, melodramatic != low-keyed, muted, subdued

Question 40

myopic

Answer 40

short-sighted

Question 41

articulate

Answer 41

(v)pronounce, elucidate (adj) eloquent != mumble, slur (adj) tongue-tied, halting

Question 42

verdant

Answer 42

green in tint or color, immature, artless, naive != scorched, sere, barren, arid

Question 43

credence

Answer 43

credit, trust, confidence != disbelief, skepticism, incredulity

Question 44

murky

Answer 44

dim, cloudy, unclear, gloomy, obscure != clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

Question 45

utopian

Answer 45

idealistic != realistic, pragmatic

Question 46

piquant

Answer 46

stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, tangy, zestful != bland, insipid, tasteless, mild

Question 47

primordial

Answer 47

original, primeval, primal, created at the beginning, fundamental, basic

Question 48

feckless

Answer 48

feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual != capable, effective

Question 49

exhume

Answer 49

disinter, unearth, uncover != bury, inter

Question 50

viscous

Answer 50

gummy, sticky, thick != runny, water, aqueous

Question 51

dissemble

Answer 51

dissimulate, mask, feign, disguise, concea, give a false impression

Question 52

cavort

Answer 52

jump around exuberantly, make merry, gambol

Question 53

nefarious

Answer 53

wicked, iniquitous, reprehensible != virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious

Question 54

verbiage

Answer 54

verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon

Question 55

decry

Answer 55

denounce, censure, devalue != tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

Question 56

evince

Answer 56

exhibit, manifest, occasion

Question 57

distraught

Answer 57

upset bc of emo or mental conflict, frantic, distracted != calm, composed, collected

Question 58

eulogy

Answer 58

panegyric, testimonial != philippic, diatribe, invective

Question 59

propinquity

Answer 59

proximity, similarity != remoteness, distance

Question 60

unwonted

Answer 60

unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical != customary