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Vocabulary

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Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Entangle

  1. To place into a condition of difficulty; to entwine and to make complicated

  2. To attack and complain verbally; to denounce; to vehemently object

  3. To kill as a sacrifice, most often by fire

  4. To adjust to a climate or environment; to adapt to a new area, situation, conditions etc.

  5. To continue without rest, often in a monotonous way; to continue to move around


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Pernicious

  1. A drawback; handicap; an obligation

  2. Harmful; dangerous; deadly

  3. Incapable of being defended; not able to be justified

  4. A representation; a rendering; a translation

  5. Being everywhere at the same time; omnipresent; all-important


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Assuage

  1. To draw out; to purposely anger or convince to act

  2. To exclude; to leave out

  3. To ease or lessen pain; to make less severe

  4. To cancel; to nullify; to cause to have no effect or purpose

  5. To control; to operate with one's hands; to play upon and to direct


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Dart

  1. To summon; to bring together; to convene; to call to meet

  2. To move quickly; to jolt; to zip back and forth

  3. To cause to move; to force from a position of rest; to separate from

  4. To follow; to happen or become

  5. To give out; to prepare and to distribute


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Academic

  1. Heavy and saturated with water

  2. Not practical; not useful; not directly applicable

  3. Fearless; brave; bold and courageous

  4. Preventing an action; forbidding

  5. Combative; bellicose; having a propensity to argue or fight


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Apotheosis

  1. A rebellion; a rising of a group of people in an attempt to form resistance

  2. A fight; a one - on - one battle

  3. A doctor who specializes in ailments of the heart

  4. Elevation to stature; an ideal example of something

  5. Enjoyment; laughter; merriment


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Cloture

  1. An official procedure in parliament in which debate is stopped and a vote is taken

  2. A coating of very good material that is overlaid over inferior material; an ornamental coating

  3. A halo; a bright circle of light; a radiance surrounding an object or a whole figure to represent sacredness

  4. A doctor who specializes in fitting glasses and diagnosing vision problems

  5. The delicate and orderly way of correctly dealing with a situation or of handling objects; elegance and flair; proper diplomacy


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Prim

  1. Neat and formal; proper; tidy and well-kept

  2. Insightful; penetrating; astute and scholarly

  3. Fatal; succumbing to death

  4. With little enthusiasm; showing no interest, exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

  5. Extremely severe or unusually cruel


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Reclaim

  1. To call into use; to begin; to ask for or to conjure up

  2. To strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden and loud sound; to come together suddenly with a sharp, striking sound

  3. To instruct; to dictate morally; to spiritually elevate

  4. To make something fit for use; to obtain from a waste product; to take back

  5. The division into two separate entities; the splitting of a group; branching into two parts


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Alluvial

  1. Referring to soil deposits left by running water

  2. Causing fear; unrelenting; dismal; gloomy

  3. Impenetrable; incapable of being hurt; resilient; strong

  4. Treacherous; having a faithless or disloyal disposition; tending to cheat, lie, and mislead

  5. Calm; not easily disturbed; showing little emotion; having a calm temperament


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Gibberish

  1. An outer covering; a container

  2. Food; nourishment; livelihood; that which provides food, warmth, and provides for shelter

  3. A statistician who advises insurance companies

  4. Nonsense; unintelligible talk; sloppy writing; babbling

  5. A person who was deserted or left his native land


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Hazardous

  1. Hanging loosley; suspended; hanging and/or limp

  2. Risky, dangerous, perilous

  3. Eagerness to please others; obliging to the wishes and needs of other people

  4. Dangerous; having the ability to inflict serious harm

  5. Tending to quarrel; controversial; argumentative


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Posse

  1. Food for the gods; divine nourishment

  2. The luck of finding a gift or object of value by chance

  3. A group of men who are gathered at the request of a government official or gang-leader and whose goal is to impose rules or to perform a specific task

  4. Conflict; without harmony or agreement

  5. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; the result of deprivation


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Transcendent

  1. Eagerness to please others; obliging to the wishes and needs of other people

  2. Evil; malignant; inflicting harm

  3. Above and beyond normal limits; superior; surpassing; above the rest

  4. Something that cannot be changed or altered

  5. Kind; considerate; humanitarian


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Abusive

  1. Brief; casual; hastily done; haphazard

  2. Holding on; being able to remember; having good recall

  3. Hanging loosley; suspended; hanging and/or limp

  4. Insulting; physically or psychologically harmful

  5. Marked by a feeling of nausea; producing a feeling of illnes


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Ecosystem

  1. Conclusion; the concluding part; the last piece

  2. An ecological community, including animals, plants, bacteria, etc. together with its environment

  3. A person with superior tastes; a genius; somebody with superior intellect

  4. An official record; a list of events of counted items; an enumeration

  5. Former occupant; something or someone that came before


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Stealth

  1. A picture composed of small tiles, usually ceramic

  2. A goblet; a consecrated cup; a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass

  3. Severe censure; overly sharp criticism, usually by many people

  4. The attribute of moving secretly or unseen

  5. A self-righteous person; somebody who is of a sect of the Jewish religion that rigidly adheres to the Laws of Moses


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Mosaic

  1. A picture composed of small tiles, usually ceramic

  2. A fiasco; something that completely misrepresents the truth; a parody

  3. A squabble; a small argument or minor dispute

  4. A heap; a collection

  5. A lie; a deception


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Cavil

  1. To brush slightly; to gently scrape or touch

  2. To cover or decorate with a thin layer of gold

  3. To quibble; to make frivolous objections; to find petty flaws

  4. To call together; to unite; to bring to action; to summon; to revive

  5. Failure to perform a task; to expire at something; to neglect


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Congenital

  1. Tangible; easily perceptible; obvious

  2. Existing at birth; something that is manifest from the very beginning; inherent

  3. Dealing with mental disorder

  4. Having a common center; radiating out from a common point

  5. Producing or related to motion; mobile


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Adulterate

  1. To show by example; to furnish an example; to illustrate

  2. To give up reluctantly, to yield or to release

  3. To consider unimportant; to disregard; to designate as boring and irrelevant

  4. To make impure; to reduce the quality of by the introduction of something inferior

  5. To glare; look or stare angrily and intently


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Expostulate

  1. To give personal assurance; to guarantee

  2. To argue earnestly; to reason; to discuss with an intent to direct towards the correct answer

  3. To take pleasure in

  4. To comfort; to provide support in a time of need; to provide sympathy for

  5. To plead; to ask earnestly; to approach somebody and to appeal for help, directions, support, etc.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Garret

  1. Rotting, dead flesh; the rotting remains of a dead body

  2. Food for cattle, horses, pigs, etc.; feed for livestock; food given to farm animals

  3. A room; an attic

  4. A claim or a title to an object; a claim to importance or dignity

  5. Garbage; trash; junk; worthless material


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Exalt

  1. To raise in rank; to praise highly; to glorify

  2. To refrain from or to resist; to be patient

  3. To consume liquids; to drink

  4. To scatter

  5. To see unexpectedly; to suddenly notice


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right meaning of the following word.

Bohemian

  1. Wild and out of control; distraught from fear or worry

  2. Unconventional; revolutionary in terms of art

  3. Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; promoting well-being

  4. The quality of being dull and not allowing light to pass through

  5. Existing at birth; something that is manifest from the very beginning; inherent


Correct Option: B
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