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Number of Questions: 33 multiple-choice Directions: For each numbered word, select the closest synonym (the word that most closely suggests the underlined word's meaning) among the three answer choices. Click on the word to check its definition and for the correct answer.
1. abrogate
(A) oppose (B) cancel (C) entwine 2. aphoristic
(A) antiquated (B) superficial (C) proverbial
3. assay
(A) examination (B) proclamation (C) vulnerability
4. berate
(A) scold (B) critique (C) endorse
5. cadge
(A) encumber (B) beg (C) fumble
6. cogent
(A) comprehensive (B) understandable (C) convincing
7. complaisant
(A) blossoming (B) inattentive (C) agreeable
8. convoke
(A) assemble (B) fabricate (C) engage
9. decry
(A) complain (B) indulge (C) discredit
10. discomfit
(A) aggravate (B) worry (C) prevent
11. effusive
(A) talkative (B) radiant (C) offensive
12. enamored
(A) infatuated (B) cleansed (C) controlled
13. extant
(A) immediate (B) surviving (C) distinctive
14. feign
(A) condense (B) soothe (C) pretend
15. gist
(A) cavity (B) scoundrel (C) essence
16. harrow
(A) signal (B) harass (C) worship
17. impugn
(A) characterize (B) challenge (C) empty
18. iniquitous
(A) immoral (B) unjust (C) shrewd
19. intractable
(A) stubborn (B) irreversible (C) irresistible
20. lassitude
(A) circumference (B) tiredness (C) coincidence
21. meretricious
(A) noteworthy (B) showy (C) strict
22. ossified
(A) shocked (B) discouraged (C) hardened
23. parsimonious
(A) stingy (B) haughty (C) precise
24. pithy
(A) witty (B) boring (C) meaningful
25. pragmatic
(A) realistic (B) impatient (C) efficient
26. rail
(A) devalue (B) protest (C) impose
27. rectitude
(A) confidence (B) virtue (C) alertness
28. sate
(A) sample (B) satisfy (C) linger
29. seemly
(A) decent (B) visible (C) porous
30. sodden
(A) soggy (B) weary (C) abbreviated
31. sordid
(A) disoriented (B) shameful (C) committed
32. stanch
(A) attach (B) wait (C) halt
33. vex
(A) irritate (B) contort (C) trap
Answers and Definitions (B)abrogate (v) to revoke, annul, or rescind (A) oppose(B) cancel (C) entwine
(C) aphoristic (adj) obvious or well-known, as regarding a general truth (A) antiquated (B) superficial(C) proverbial
(A) assay (n) a test or analysis to determine characteristics, esp. of a metal (A) examination (B) proclamation (C) vulnerability
(A) berate (v) to scold harshly; upbraid; censure (A) scold (B) critique (C) endorse
(B) cadge (v) to sponge off of (another person); freeload; mooch (A) encumber(B) beg (C) fumble
(C) cogent (adj) persuasive or compelling (A) comprehensive (B) understandable(C) convincing
(C) complaisant (adj) eager to please; obliging (A) blossoming (B) inattentive(C) agreeable
(A) convoke (v) to call together for a meeting; convene (A) assemble (B) fabricate (C) engage
(C) decry (v) to belittle publicly; disparage; slander; denigrate (A) complain (B) indulge(C) discredit
(C) discomfit (v) to thwart or frustrate (A) aggravate (B) worry(C) prevent
(A) effusive (adj) gushing; characterized by unrestrained uttering (talking) (A) talkative (B) radiant (C) offensive
(A) enamored (adj) in love; infatuated (having a crush); smitten (A) infatuated (B) cleansed (C) controlled
(B) extant (adj) still in existence; not destroyed (A) immediate(B) surviving (C) distinctive
(C) feign (v) to intentionally give a false appearance (A) condense (B) soothe(C) pretend
(C) gist (n) the main point of a matter (A) cavity (B) scoundrel(C) essence
(B) harrow (v) to torment or torture; vex (A) signal(B) harass (C) worship
(B) impugn (v) to call into question; to oppose as false; gainsay (A) characterize(B) challenge (C) empty
(A) iniquitous (adj) wicked or immoral (A) immoral (B) unjust (C) shrewd
(A) intractable (adj) not easily controlled; obstinate (A) stubborn (B) irreversible (C) irresistible
(B) lassitude (n) weariness or fatigue; languor (A) circumference(B) tiredness (C) coincidence
(B) meretricious (adj) gaudy; tawdry; flashy (A) noteworthy(B) showy (C) strict
(C) ossified (adj) turned to bone; fossilized (A) shocked (B) discouraged(C) hardened
(A) parsimonious (adj) excessively frugal or sparing; miserly (A) stingy (B) haughty (C) precise
(C) pithy (adj) full of substance, vigor, and meaning (as in a pithy observation or remark), usually concise and to-the-point (A) witty (B) boring(C) meaningful
(A) pragmatic (adj) emphasizing practicality and realistic consequences (A) realistic (B) impatient (C) efficient
(B) rail (v) to complain or denounce vehemently (A) devalue(B) protest (C) impose
(B) rectitude (n) moral virtue or strength (A) confidence(B) virtue (C) alertness
(B) sate (v) to fully satisfy an appetite or desire; satiate; glut; surfeit (A) sample(B) satisfy (C) linger
(A) seemly (adj) fitting or proper with respect to propriety and good taste (A) decent (B) visible (C) porous
(A) sodden (adj) soaked or drenched (A) soggy (B) weary (C) abbreviated
(B) sordid (adj) dirty or filthy; morally shameful; meanly selfish (A) disoriented(B) shameful (C) committed
(C) stanch (v) to stop the flow of (A) attach (B) wait(C) halt
(A) vex (v) to annoy, anger, or provoke; abrade; perturb (A) irritate (B) contort (C) trap