A Newspaper is a printed or online publication that provides readers with news and articles i.e. the current affairs of a country and the world. SPLessons has made an effort to provide a comprehensive list of commonly used words in newspaper articles and editorials. Current Affairs February 2020 Vocabulary Quiz provides the readers with a collection of useful vocabulary for newspapers. And this Vocabulary Quiz will help in the Competitive Exams like IBPS, RBI Grade B, SBI PO, RRB and other banking examinations.
1. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Bang for the buck
A. A feeling of nervous anticipation and excitement felt before experiencing something new
B. To look exceptionally attractive
C. To get a better outcome for an effort or money that you vest into something
D. To wield the ultimate responsibility on oneself
Answer: C
2. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Unprecedented
A. Customary
B. Primordial
C. Stereotyped
D. Singular
Answer: D
3. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Espionage
A. Ascendancy
B. Veracity
C. Probity
D. Reconnaissance
Answer: D
4. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Spectacle
A. Extravaganza
B. Humdrum
C. Penchant
D. Exorbitant
Answer: A
5. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Shackle
A. Inclination
B. Perquisite
C. Trammel
D. Incentive
Answer: C
6. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Encumbrance
A. Eradication
B. Nuisance
C. Discretion
D. Assent
Answer: B
7. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Pulsating
A. Pedestrian
B. Monotonous
C. Bland
D. Compulsive
Answer: D
8. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Anachronistic
A. Contemporary
B. Ephemeral
C. Coeval
D. Antique
Answer: D
9. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Sole
A. Plentiful
B. Legion
C. Manifold
D. Lone
Answer: D
10. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Mollycoddle
A. Hound
B. Cosset
C. Wring
D. Fleece
Answer: B
11. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Sue
A. Absolve
B. Litigate
C. Indict
D. Solicit
Answer: A
12. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Malign
A. Benign
B. Vicious
C. Dire
D. Acrid
Answer: A
13. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Nascent
A. Scatter
B. Evince
C. Germinal
D. Abhorrent
Answer: C
14. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Snoop
A. Stain
B. Fillip
C. Rally
D. Ferret
Answer: D
15. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Caprice
A. Consummate
B. Discreet
C. Diffident
D. Vagary
Answer: D
16. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Formidable
A. Intimidating
B. Forbidding
C. Foreboding
D. Reassuring
Answer: D
17. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Ostentatious
A. Illumination
B. Cohort
C. Flaunty
D. Surcease
Answer: C
18. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Tremulous
A. Steady
B. Moored
C. Perk
D. Jittery
Answer: D
19. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Dolorous
A. Ebullient
B. Forlorn
C. Tinsel
D. Hostile
Answer: B
20. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Clampdown
A. Confession
B. Disclosure
C. Revelation
D. Quelling
Answer: D
1. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Apparent
A. Unfeigned
B. Spurious
C. Authentic
D. Echt
Answer: B
2. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Prolonged
A. Outlying
B. Monotonous
C. Prolix
D. Unrelenting
Answer: C
3. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Impasse
A. Induction
B. Deadlock
C. Urge
D. Detention
Answer: B
4. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Articulate
A. Hysterical
B. Coherent
C. Raving
D. Garbled
Answer: B
5. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Infuse
A. Ajar
B. Duteous
C. Trifle
D. Inoculate
Answer: D
6. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Purge
A. Absolve
B. Pressurize
C. Thrust
D. Float
Answer: A
7. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Straddle
A. Categorical
B. Outright
C. Prevaricate
D. Conclusive
Answer: C
8. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Unwind
A. Divulge
B. Repose
C. Bluff
D. Pioneer
Answer: B
9. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Excruciating
A. Agonizing
B. Torturous
C. Appalling
D. Gratifying
Answer: D
10. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Lament
A. Eradicate
B. Vaunt
C. Agonize
D. Mourn
Answer: D
11. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: In the wake of
A. To follow someone else's example.
B. Anger or bitterness related to something that happened in the past.
C. To push someone around with physical force.
D. To follow (someone or something), especially as a consequence.
Answer: D
12. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Consolidate
A. Rend
B. Baulk
C. Embody
D. Band
Answer: A
13. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Concede
A. Ratify
B. Repudiate
C. Capitulate
D. Acquiesce
Answer: B
14. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Inevitable
A. Permutable
B. Germane
C. Fated
D. Pertinent
Answer: C
15. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Referendum
A. Suffrage
B. Precept
C. Citation
D. Manifesto
Answer: A
16. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Stranded
A. Abetted
B. Stymied
C. Melded
D. Marooned
Answer: D
17. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Fudge
A. Pervert
B. Divulge
C. Dither
D. Doctor
Answer: B
18. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Sedition
A. Allaying
B. Homage
C. Adulation
D. Insurrection
Answer: D
19. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Erstwhile
A. Modish
B. Reigning
C. Contemporary
D. Archaic
Answer: D
20. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Proscribe
A. Discretion
B. Emulate
C. Negotiate
D. Denounce
Answer: D
1. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Persistent
A. Tenacious
B. Irresolute
C. Adamant
D. Sedulous
Answer: B
2. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Impending
A. Remote
B. Foreboding
C. Portending
D. Concocting
Answer: A
3. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Pragmatic
A. Vague
B. Ambiguous
C. Idealistic
D. Hard-headed
Answer: D
4. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Hype Up
A. to feel better or to make someone feel better
B. to remodel something
C. to describe something in a very positive way
D. to get excited or stimulated
Answer: D
5. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Conjuncture
A. Status quo
B. Abnormality
C. Hitherto
D. Erstwhile
Answer: A
6. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Carve Out
A. to find the answer to a a very complex problem
B. to launch or introduce a new product or program
C. to develop a career or position for yourself by working hard
D. to distribute, to give, pass out aids to the needy
Answer: C
7. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Admonish
A. Lionise
B. Hallow
C. Adulate
D. Castigate
Answer: D
8. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Corpulence
A. Contemporary
B. Attenuated
C. Minuscule
D. Plumpness
Answer: D
9. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Opprobrium
A. Venerate
B. Obloquy
C. Subjugation
D. Encomium
Answer: B
10. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Providential
A. Expedient
B. Pragmatic
C. Inopportune
D. Benign
Answer: C
11. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Commence
A. Instigate
B. Embark
C. Kindle
D. Forbear
Answer: D
12. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Lethal
A. Illicit
B. Benign
C. Nocuous
D. Flush
Answer: C
13. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Feasible
A. Quixotic
B. Viable
C. Expedient
D. Politic
Answer: A
14. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Shore up
A. Tranquil
B. Friction
C. Splayed
D. Reinforce
Answer: D
15. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Perpetual
A. Escalation
B. Exemplify
C. Transitory
D. Biased
Answer: C
16. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Trivial
A. Interprovincial
B. Inconsequential
C. Cardinal
D. Subordinate
Answer: C
17. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Ridicule
A. Revile
B. Venerate
C. Angst
D. Profuse
Answer: B
18. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Mourn
A. Rue
B. Approbate
C. Vex
D. Rejoice
Answer: D
19. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Heed
A. Gripe
B. Disregard
C. Circumspect
D. Exalt
Answer: B
20. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Ameliorate
A. Profound
B. Exacerbate
C. Scarce
D. Grouch
Answer: B
1. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Lucrative
A. Inconsequential
B. Dominate
C. Apparent
D. Provision
Answer: A
2. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Encroach
A. Approach
B. Intrude
C. Destroy
D. Damage
Answer: B
3. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Craven
A. Expressive
B. Formidable
C. Graphic
D. Prevalent
Answer: B
4. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Drag in
A. to continue for longer than you want or think is necessary
B. to introduce or mention (a topic, name, etc) with slight or no pretext
C. to do something to someone so that other people lose respect for them
D. to pass very slowly, especially in context of time
Answer: B
5. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Duplicitous
A. Aboveboard
B. Straight
C. Guileful
D. Downright
Answer: C
6. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: On slippery ground
A. Robust
B. Definitive
C. Affable
D. Parlous
Answer: D
7. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Amp Up
A. to pull something away from someplace in order to maintain alignment
B. to excite, arouse, or work up (a person, emotions, etc)
C. to target someone relentlessly for some personal gain
D. to show someone the right way to do something.
Answer: B
8. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Complicit
A. Genuine
B. Timid
C. Conniving
D. Demure
Answer: C
9. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Illusory
A. Palpable
B. Dingy
C. Barmecida
D. Sterling
Answer: C
10. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Importune
A. Beseech
B. Deprave
C. Solicit
D. Dissuade
Answer: D
11. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Collateral
A. Auxiliary
B. Concomitant
C. Adjuvant
D. Cardinal
Answer: D
12. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Unleash
A. Despoil
B. Vent
C. Fetter
D. Manacle
Answer: B
13. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Insolvent
A. Swank
B. Penurious
C. Upscale
D. Luscious
Answer: B
14. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Resonant
A. Evocative
B. Redolent
C. Poignant
D. Quelling
Answer: D
15. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Mandate
A. Injunction
B. Fiat
C. Statute
D. Vitiate
Answer: D
16. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Recede
A. Burgeon
B. Lapse
C. Bate
D. Hightail
Answer: A
17. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Slump
A. Oust
B. Gelid
C. Founder
D. Crescendo
Answer: C
18. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Blasphemy
A. Fringe
B. Propinquity
C. Sanctification
D. Profanity
Answer: D
19. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Cohort
A. Litigant
B. Antagonist
C. Motley
D. Phalanx
Answer: D
20. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Mollify
A. Placate
B. Fluster
C. Prolong
D. Confound
Answer: A
1. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Face Off
A. Skirmish
B. Dissension
C. Friction
D. Rapport
Answer: D
2. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Disclose
A. Vouchsafe
B. Dissemble
C. Relish
D. Blab
Answer: B
3. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: In Letter And Spirit
A. Comply with the exact words that are used in something rather than its general meaning.
B. Comply with the real meaning or intention of something, even if literally it says otherwise.
C. Remove the multilateral implication of something's literal meaning.
D. Comply with something as meant in the literal sense as well implied in essence.
Answer: D
4. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Perception
A. Sagacity
B. Discernment
C. Acumen
D. Ignorance
Answer: D
5. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Condone
A. Ignore
B. Overlook
C. Forgive
D. Condemn
Answer: D
6. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Dud
A. Unsound
B. Repatriate
C. Genuine
D. Hasten
Answer: C
7. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Scrupulous
A. Precise
B. Flagging
C. Slipshod
D. Haphazard
Answer: A
8. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Oversight
A. Precision
B. Implode
C. Inculpate
D. Perceive
Answer: A
9. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Discernible
A. Apparent
B. Vague
C. Opaque
D. Enigmatic
Answer: A
10. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Malevolent
A. Benevolent
B. Malignant
C. Vicious
D. Nasty
Answer: A
11. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Staunch
A. Resolute
B. Janus-faced
C. Rootless
D. Primal
Answer: B
12. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Obstructive
A. Wilful
B. Recalcitrant
C. Obliging
D. Invasive
Answer: C
13. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Reinvigorate
A. Apathetic
B. Torpid
C. Emasculate
D. Ebullient
Answer: C
14. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Disparaging
A. Veridical
B. Indubitable
C. Kosher
D. Derogatory
Answer: D
15. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Accretion
A. Attrition
B. Snowballing
C. Proliferation
D. Inundation
Answer: A
16. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Rhetoric
A. Longevity
B. Claptrap
C. Conciseness
D. Ephemerality
Answer: C
17. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Confine
A. Libertine
B. Cap
C. Unfetter
D. Girdle
Answer: C
18. elect the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Profuse
A. Prolific
B. Hackneyed
C. Lavish
D. Thrifty
Answer: D
19. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Infiltrated
A. Foist
B. Offload
C. Clog
D. Ply
Answer: A
20. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Infringe
A. Castigate
B. Sporadic
C. Desiccate
D. Undermine
Answer: D
1. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Confine
A. Libertine
B. Cap
C. Unfetter
D. Girdle
Answer: C
2. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Absurd
A. Feeble
B. Equitable
C. Devious
D. Risible
Answer: D
3. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.: Disclose
A. Vouchsafe
B. Dissemble
C. Relish
D. Blab
Answer: B
4. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Discernible
A. Apparent
B. Vague
C. Opaque
D. Enigmatic
Answer: A
5. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Chip Away
A. to gradually make something less effective.
B. to steal recurrently because of implusive behaviour.
C. to remove parts of something to upgrade it.
D. to forcefully join an exclusive group reserved for the elite.
Answer: A
6. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Allegation
A. Approval
B. Commendation
C. Averment
D. Recommendation
Answer: C
7. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Ablaze
A. Conflagrant
B. Irascible
C. Pallid
D. Peppery
Answer: C
8. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Distinct
A. Faint
B. Sweeping
C. Bleary
D. Marked
Answer: D
9. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Disparaging
A. Veridical
B. Indubitable
C. Kosher
D. Derogatory
Answer: D
10. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Dud
A. Unsound
B. Repatriate
C. Genuine
D. Hasten
Answer: C
11. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Sporadic
A. Erratic
B. Peaky
C. Protean
D. Perennial
Answer: D
12. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Zealot
A. Partisan
B. Dilettante
C. Renegade
D. Nemesis
Answer: A
13. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Curtail
A. Dilate
B. Pare
C. Abbreviate
D. Diminish
Answer: A
14. Select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase: Under a cloud
A. Suspected
B. Melancholic
C. Indisposed
D. Senile
Answer: A
15. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Provocation
A. Commendation
B. Affront
C. Instigation
D. Harassment
Answer: A
16. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Violation
A. Contravention
B. Deference
C. Vacillation
D. Infraction
Answer: B
17. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Array
A. Mausoleum
B. Provision
C. Sesquipedalian
D. Panoply
Answer: D
18. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Integrity
A. Ambiguity
B. Quandary
C. Abnegation
D. Probity
Answer: D
19. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Minutiae
A. Gist
B. Trivia
C. Kernel
D. Mellow
Answer: B
20. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Stringent
A. Clement
B. Draconian
C. Acrimonious
D. Picky
Answer: A
1. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Defile
A. Hallow
B. Purge
C. Taint
D. Pale
Answer: C
2. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Impropriety
A. Probity
B. Mantle
C. Misconduct
D. Onus
Answer: C
3. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Kowtow
A. Impel
B. Hector
C. Canonise
D. Grovel
Answer: D
4. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: Raison D’etre
A. The most important purpose of someone’s existence.
B. The main point of disagreement.
C. The reason behind a failure.
D. The will to perform a task
Answer: A
5. Select the word/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase: In Letter And Spirit
A. Comply with the exact words that are used in something rather than its general meaning.
B. Comply with the real meaning or intention of something, even if literally it says otherwise.
C. Remove the multilateral implication of something's literal meaning.
D. Comply with something as meant in the literal sense as well implied in essence.
Answer: D
6. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: High-handed
A. Proletarian
B. Overbearing
C. Docile
D. Sycophantic
Answer: B
7. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Vile
A. Wretched
B. Sordid
C. Noxious
D. Innocuous
Answer: D
8. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Scrupulous
A. Precise
B. Flagging
C. Slipshod
D. Haphazard
Answer: A
9. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Obstructive
A. Wilful
B. Recalcitrant
C. Obliging
D. Invasive
Answer: C
10. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Infiltrated
A. Foist
B. Offload
C. Clog
D. Ply
Answer: A
11. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Coup
A. Pedantic
B. Veracity
C. Stratagem
D. Perdition
Answer: C
12. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Manifest
A. Machinate
B. Embosom
C. Evince
D. Scrimmage
Answer: C
13. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Welsh
A. Armistice
B. Renege
C. Impricate
D. Arbitration
Answer: B
14. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Stark
A. Austere
B. Severe
C. Sterile
D. Benign
Answer: D
15. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Bountiful
A. Conducive
B. Obligated
C. Delusion
D. Copious
Answer: D
16. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Suspension
A. Perpetual
B. Abeyance
C. Revival
D. Fecund
Answer: B
17. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Illusory
A. Palpable
B. Dingy
C. Barmecidal
D. Sterling
Answer: C
18. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Disentangle
A. Emancipate
B. Trammel
C. Stellar
D. Embroil
Answer: A
19. Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Importune
A. Beseech
B. Deprave
C. Solicit
D. Dissuade
Answer: D
20. Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Halcyon
A. Overwrought
B. Idyllic
C. Squally
D. Contrived
Answer: B
A. Modish
B. Reigning
C. Contemporary
D. Archaic
Answer: D
2. Invoke
A. Wither
B. Implore
C. Waive
D. Supplicate
Answer: C
3. Rhetoric
A. Longevity
B. Claptrap
C. Conciseness
D. Ephemerality
Answer: C
4. Malevolent
A. Benevolent
B. Malignant
C. Vicious
D. Nasty
Answer: A
5. Condone
A. Ignore
B. Overlook
C. Forgive
D. Condemn
Answer: D
6. Chide
A. Anguish
B. Shoulder
C. Praise
D. Forgo
Answer: C
7. Tout
A. Undergird
B. Admonish
C. Gasconade
D. Lambaste
Answer: A
8. Strive
A. Essay
B. Clout
C. Relinquish
D. Fractious
Answer: A
9. Abstemious
A. Temperate
B. Austere
C. Gluttonous
D. Ascetic
Answer: C
10. Profuse
A. Prolific
B. Hackneyed
C. Lavish
D. Thrifty
Answer: D
11. Allay
A. Escalate
B. Adorn
C. Inimical
D. Venerate
Answer: A
12. Cut Through Red Tape
A. To adhere to the norms and policies even after obstacles.
B. To inaugurate an event as the primary presiding guest of honor.
C. To circumvent bureaucratic obstacles in order to accomplish something.
D. To find the solution to a very challenging problem after a very long time.
Answer: C
13. Flee
A. Materialise
B. Rack
C. Skulk
D. Hotfoot
Answer: D
14. Amend
A. Moribund
B. Tangle
C. Blemish
D. Expurgate
Answer: D
15. Deflect
A. Veer
B. Countenance
C. Pander
D. Unkink
Answer: A
16. Overreach
A. Eschew
B. Eclipse
C. Edify
D. Ebb
Answer: B
17. Globalise
A. Immure
B. Quarantine
C. Broaden
D. Circumscribe
Answer: C
18. Mendicant
A. Destitute
B. Affluent
C. Fat-cat
D. Vagrant
Answer: D
19. Renement
A. Adulteration
B. Debasement
C. Tweaking
D. Lapse
Answer: C
20. Tightrope
A. Alleviation
B. Laxity
C. Mooch
D. Escapade
Answer: D
A. Oxymoron
B. Paradox
C. Corroboration
D. Refutation
Answer: C
3. Reel under
A. To ponder deeply over some issue
B. To be overcome by euphoria
C. To struggle to deal with some burden
D. To prevent oneself from difficult circumstances
Answer: C
4. Opportunistic
A. Upright
B. Munificent
C. Ingenuous
D. Devious
Answer: D
5. Stitch-up
A. Swindle
B. Gull
C. Finagle
D. Screen
Answer: D
6. Shy away
A. Grapple
B. Circumvent
C. Accost
D. Indulge
Answer: B
7. Determined
A. Mettlesome
B. Obstinate
C. Irresolute
D. Stalwart
Answer: C
8. Gleaming
A. Refulgent
B. Matte
C. Ashen
D. Placate
Answer: A
9. Eternal
A. Intrepid
B. Transient
C. Abnegation
D. Steadfast
Answer: B
10. Parsimony
A. Assorted
B. Generosity
C. Exploratory
D. Subvention
Answer: B
11. Agnostic
A. Believer
B. Skeptic
C. Boorish
D. Refine
Answer: A
12. Impunity
A. Ostentatious
B. Cohort
C. Incarceration
D. Surcease
Answer: C
13. Deterrence
A. Contravention
B. Indictment
C. Encouragement
D. Infringement
Answer: C
14. Thwart
A. Antecedent
B. Piquancy
C. Tedious
D. Facilitate
Answer: D
15. Escalating
A. Impasse
B. Arrest
C. Brink
D. Amplify
Answer: D
16. Revel
A. Gloom
B. Spree
C. Bacchanal
D. Debauch
Answer: A
17. Nudge
A. Discourage
B. Poke
C. Prod
D. Prompt
Answer: A
18. Vagrant
A. idle
B. roving
C. settled
D. wanderer
Answer: C
19. A difficult problem
A. Maze
B. Equation
C. Conundrum
D. Puzzle
Answer: C
20. Notional
A. Pertain
B. Definite
C. Remarkable
D. Non-existent
Answer: B
A. Camouflage
B. Enunciate
C. Aggrandize
D. Exceed
Answer: A
2. Backdrop
A. Ambient
B. Moil
C. Disposition
D. Indentation
Answer: A
3. Fray
A. Sycophant
B. Unprecedented
C. Nefarious
D. Ruckus
Answer: D
4. Appellate
A. Judicial
B. Defendant
C. Respondent
D. Abdicator
Answer: A
5. Approbation
A. Reception
B. Appreciation
C. Repertoire
D. Discouragement
Answer: D
6. Instinctive
A. Hardwired
B. Subliminal
C. Visceral
D. Informed
Answer: D
7. Inflict
A. Consort
B. Exact
C. Endue
D. Ascertain
Answer: B
8. Sarcastic
A. Bilious
B. Barbed
C. Tart
D. Adulatory
Answer: D
9. Distraught
A. Overwrought
B. Peppy
C. Prickly
D. Composed
Answer: D
10. Salve
A. Entrench
B. Ridicule
C. Assuage
D. Parody
Answer: C
11. Promulgate
A. Demand
B. Publicize
C. Achieve
D. Proactive
Answer: B
12. Implicate
A. Absolve
B. Impersonate
C. Complicate
D. Impose
Answer: A
13. an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one
A. Negligible
B. Effective
C. Repercussions
D. Anarchy
Answer: C
14. attributes that show a person’s or organization’s experience, skill, achievement, or value
A. Credentials
B. Quintessential
C. Inferential
D. Ensile
Answer: A
15. Radical
A. Grating
B. Exhaustive
C. Token
D. Desultory
Answer: B
16. Inoculate
A. Adjust
B. Reciprocate
C. Inject
D. Eliminate
Answer: C
17. Dismantle
A. Assemble
B. Destroy
C. Excite
D. Upset
Answer: B
18. Allusive
A. Amortize
B. Chastise
C. Direct
D. Reprise
Answer: C
19. the state of being relaxed, easy-going
A. Beseech
B. Urge
C. Trickle
D. Laxity
Answer: D
20. Stark
A. Austere
B. Dingy
C. Unreal
D. Onus
Answer: A
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