Units 12 & 13

Question 0

Debilitate

Answer 0

Enervate, sap, exhaust, enfeeble

Question 1

Narcissism

Answer 1

Self love, egotism, conceit, vanity, amour propre

Question 2

Apposite

Answer 2

Appropriate, suitable, apt, relevant, pertinent, material, germane

Question 3

Augur

Answer 3

Prophet, seer, predict, foreshadow, oracle, bode

Question 4

Bilk

Answer 4

Defraud, cheat, swindle, frustrate, thwart, dupe, cozen

Question 5

Charisma

Answer 5

Appeal, charm, mystique

Question 6

Execrable

Answer 6

Detestable, hateful, abhorrent, inferior, odious, abominable, reprehensible

Question 7

Impinge

Answer 7

Horn in, affect

Question 8

Labyrinth

Answer 8

Tangle,mystery, enigma

Question 9

Niggardly

Answer 9

Stingy, insufficient, tightfisted, penny pinching, mean

Question 10

Pastiche

Answer 10

Hodgepodge, medley, patchwork, melange, potpourri

Question 11

Precarious

Answer 11

Dangerous, risky, perilous, dubious, ticklish

Question 12

Rapport

Answer 12

Bond, tie, affinity, understanding

Question 13

Utilitarian

Answer 13

Practical, functional, pragmatic

Question 14

Vacuous

Answer 14

Purposeless, inane, insipid, fatuous, void, empty

Question 15

Vagary

Answer 15

Caprice, whim, quirk

Question 16

Viable

Answer 16

Practicable, workable, feasible

Question 17

Xenophobia

Answer 17

Provinciality, parochialism, chauvinism

Question 18

Zany

Answer 18

Clownish, comical, daffy, buffoon

Question 19

Zealot

Answer 19

Fanatic, extremist

Question 20

Accolade

Answer 20

Praise, approval, kudos, acclaim, cheers, plaudits

Question 21

Acerbity

Answer 21

Sourness, bitterness, acidity, astringency, mordancy, asperity

Question 22

Attrition

Answer 22

Abrasion, erosion, exhaustion, reduction

Question 23

Bromide

Answer 23

Sedative, cliche, platitude

Question 24

Chauvinistic

Answer 24

Patriotic, super patriot, flag- waver, jingoist

Question 25

Chronic

Answer 25

Recurrent, persistent, inveterate, habitual

Question 26

Expound

Answer 26

Elucidate, explicate, delineate

Question 27

Factionalism

Answer 27

Infighting, dissension,

Question 28

Immaculate

Answer 28

Spotless, unsoiled, impeccable

Question 29

Imprecation

Answer 29

Curse, execration, malediction

Question 30

Ineluctable

Answer 30

Unavoidable, inescapable, inevitable

Question 31

Mercurial

Answer 31

Fickle, inconstant, erratic, flighty, capricious, volatile

Question 32

Palliate

Answer 32

Mitigate, alleviate, extenuate

Question 33

Protocol

Answer 33

Memorandum, official account, record, code of conduct, minutes

Question 34

Resplendent

Answer 34

Gleaming, splendid, magnificent, radiant, dazzling, glorious

Question 35

Stigmatize

Answer 35

Sully, taint, disgrace

Question 36

Sub rosa

Answer 36

In secret, confidentially, privately, secretive, secretly, covertly, stealthily, furtively

Question 37

Vainglory

Answer 37

Vanity, conceit, swagger, pretentiousness

Question 38

Vestige

Answer 38

Artifact, relic, remains ,

Question 39

Volition

Answer 39

Free will, choice