Gen. Vocab Test 33

“Ubiquitous” most nearly means: “Ubiquitous” most nearly means:

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Present everywhere Present everywhere
Present nowhere Present nowhere
Rare and unusual Rare and unusual
Limited to cities Limited to cities

“Cacophony” most nearly means: “Cacophony” most nearly means:

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A harsh mixture of sounds A harsh mixture of sounds
A pleasant melody A pleasant melody
Complete silence Complete silence
A written warning A written warning

“Innate” most nearly means: “Innate” most nearly means:

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Inborn / natural Inborn / natural
Learned later Learned later
Temporary Temporary
Artificial Artificial

“Alacrity” most nearly means: “Alacrity” most nearly means:

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Eager willingness Eager willingness
Deep sadness Deep sadness
Extreme anger Extreme anger
Confusion Confusion

“Placate” most nearly means: “Placate” most nearly means:

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Calm or appease Calm or appease
Provoke Provoke
Ignore Ignore
Confuse Confuse

“Eclectic” most nearly means: “Eclectic” most nearly means:

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Selecting from diverse sources Selecting from diverse sources
Stubbornly fixed Stubbornly fixed
Completely uniform Completely uniform
Extremely rare Extremely rare

“Erudite” most nearly means: “Erudite” most nearly means:

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Highly learned Highly learned
Extremely noisy Extremely noisy
Careless Careless
Unhealthy Unhealthy

“Intrinsic” most nearly means: “Intrinsic” most nearly means:

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Essential; belonging naturally Essential; belonging naturally
Unrelated Unrelated
Temporary Temporary
External External

“Propitious” most nearly means: “Propitious” most nearly means:

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Favorable / promising Favorable / promising
Unlucky Unlucky
Meaningless Meaningless
Overcrowded Overcrowded

“Deleterious” most nearly means: “Deleterious” most nearly means:

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Harmful Harmful
Helpful Helpful
Transparent Transparent
Temporary Temporary

To “obviate” is to: To “obviate” is to:

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Remove the need for Remove the need for
Make obvious Make obvious
Create a problem Create a problem
Delay a decision Delay a decision

An “anachronism” is: An “anachronism” is:

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Something out of its proper time Something out of its proper time
A logical conclusion A logical conclusion
A strong disagreement A strong disagreement
A sudden improvement A sudden improvement

“Hackneyed” most nearly means: “Hackneyed” most nearly means:

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Overused; lacking originality Overused; lacking originality
Highly creative Highly creative
Dangerous Dangerous
Complicated Complicated

“Impecunious” most nearly means: “Impecunious” most nearly means:

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Having little or no money Having little or no money
Very wealthy Very wealthy
Highly educated Highly educated
Very talkative Very talkative

“Apathy” most nearly means: “Apathy” most nearly means:

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Lack of interest or feeling Lack of interest or feeling
Strong excitement Strong excitement
Intense anger Intense anger
Deep curiosity Deep curiosity

“Insipid” most nearly means: “Insipid” most nearly means:

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Dull or lacking flavor/interest Dull or lacking flavor/interest
Very spicy Very spicy
Extremely intelligent Extremely intelligent
Highly energetic Highly energetic

“Indefatigable” most nearly means: “Indefatigable” most nearly means:

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Tireless Tireless
Easily tired Easily tired
Careless Careless
Uncertain Uncertain

“Mitigate” most nearly means: “Mitigate” most nearly means:

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Make less severe Make less severe
Prove false Prove false
Make permanent Make permanent
Increase rapidly Increase rapidly

“Veracity” most nearly means: “Veracity” most nearly means:

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Truthfulness Truthfulness
Speed Speed
Weakness Weakness
Noise Noise

“Fervor” most nearly means: “Fervor” most nearly means:

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Intense passion Intense passion
Deep sadness Deep sadness
Laziness Laziness
Confusion Confusion

To “rebut” is to: To “rebut” is to:

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Refute with evidence or argument Refute with evidence or argument
Support strongly Support strongly
Delay Delay
Simplify Simplify

“Altruistic” most nearly means: “Altruistic” most nearly means:

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Selflessly concerned for others Selflessly concerned for others
Self-centered Self-centered
Secretive Secretive
Careless Careless

“Impartial” most nearly means: “Impartial” most nearly means:

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Fair; not biased Fair; not biased
Angry Angry
Confused Confused
Highly emotional Highly emotional

An “aberration” is: An “aberration” is:

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A departure from what is normal A departure from what is normal
A strict rule A strict rule
A common habit A common habit
A written record A written record

“Bellicose” most nearly means: “Bellicose” most nearly means:

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Aggressive and eager to fight Aggressive and eager to fight
Peaceful and calm Peaceful and calm
Quiet and shy Quiet and shy
Generous Generous

“Conflagration” most nearly means: “Conflagration” most nearly means:

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A large destructive fire A large destructive fire
A calm discussion A calm discussion
A small gathering A small gathering
A written document A written document

“Antithesis” most nearly means: “Antithesis” most nearly means:

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Direct opposite Direct opposite
Strong agreement Strong agreement
Careful planning Careful planning
Quick decision Quick decision

“Candid” most nearly means: “Candid” most nearly means:

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Honest and straightforward Honest and straightforward
Secretive Secretive
Uncertain Uncertain
Angry Angry

To “abstain” is to: To “abstain” is to:

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Refrain from doing or having something Refrain from doing or having something
Demand strongly Demand strongly
Celebrate loudly Celebrate loudly
Agree immediately Agree immediately

To “abate” most nearly means: To “abate” most nearly means:

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To lessen or reduce To lessen or reduce
To increase rapidly To increase rapidly
To ignore completely To ignore completely
To praise publicly To praise publicly

“Prolific” most nearly means: “Prolific” most nearly means:

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Highly productive Highly productive
Barely noticeable Barely noticeable
Secretive Secretive
Harmful Harmful

“Loquacious” most nearly means: “Loquacious” most nearly means:

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Talkative Talkative
Silent Silent
Angry Angry
Lazy Lazy

To “amplify” is to: To “amplify” is to:

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Increase in size, volume, or intensity Increase in size, volume, or intensity
Reduce Reduce
Hide Hide
Divide Divide

“Recondite” most nearly means: “Recondite” most nearly means:

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Obscure and difficult to understand Obscure and difficult to understand
Simple and clear Simple and clear
Popular and well-known Popular and well-known
Funny and light Funny and light

“Garrulous” most nearly means: “Garrulous” most nearly means:

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Excessively talkative Excessively talkative
Very silent Very silent
Aggressive Aggressive
Uncertain Uncertain

“Surreptitious” most nearly means: “Surreptitious” most nearly means:

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Done secretly or stealthily Done secretly or stealthily
Done openly Done openly
Done carelessly Done carelessly
Done angrily Done angrily

“Dilatory” most nearly means: “Dilatory” most nearly means:

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Tending to delay Tending to delay
Very quick Very quick
Highly intelligent Highly intelligent
Extremely generous Extremely generous

“Obdurate” most nearly means: “Obdurate” most nearly means:

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Stubborn and unyielding Stubborn and unyielding
Gentle and kind Gentle and kind
Quick to change Quick to change
Very curious Very curious

To “enervate” someone is to: To “enervate” someone is to:

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Weaken or drain energy Weaken or drain energy
Energize Energize
Educate Educate
Entertain Entertain

“Inimical” most nearly means: “Inimical” most nearly means:

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Harmful or hostile Harmful or hostile
Helpful and friendly Helpful and friendly
Neutral and detached Neutral and detached
Funny and playful Funny and playful

“Pellucid” most nearly means: “Pellucid” most nearly means:

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Clear and easy to understand Clear and easy to understand
Confusing and complex Confusing and complex
Angry and harsh Angry and harsh
Weak and tired Weak and tired

To “adulterate” something is to: To “adulterate” something is to:

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Make it impure by adding inferior substances
Improve it by refining Improve it by refining
Preserve it carefully Preserve it carefully
Measure it accurately Measure it accurately

“Acumen” most nearly means: “Acumen” most nearly means:

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Sharp insight or judgment Sharp insight or judgment
Physical strength Physical strength
Anger Anger
Silence Silence

“Intransigent” most nearly means: “Intransigent” most nearly means:

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Unwilling to change one’s views Unwilling to change one’s views
Quick to apologize Quick to apologize
Open-minded and flexible Open-minded and flexible
Easily influenced Easily influenced

“Perfunctory” most nearly means: “Perfunctory” most nearly means:

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Done with little care or interest Done with little care or interest
Done very thoroughly Done very thoroughly
Extremely creative Extremely creative
Highly emotional Highly emotional

“Diffident” most nearly means: “Diffident” most nearly means:

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Shy due to lack of confidence Shy due to lack of confidence
Aggressively confident Aggressively confident
Highly skilled Highly skilled
Easily irritated Easily irritated

“Ephemeral” most nearly means: “Ephemeral” most nearly means:

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Lasting for a very short time Lasting for a very short time
Lasting forever Lasting forever
Highly harmful Highly harmful
Carefully planned Carefully planned

“Dearth” most nearly means: “Dearth” most nearly means:

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Scarcity / lack Scarcity / lack
Overflow Overflow
Noise Noise
Hesitation Hesitation

“Reticent” most nearly means: “Reticent” most nearly means:

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Reserved; not revealing much Reserved; not revealing much
Very talkative Very talkative
Careless Careless
Overconfident Overconfident

“Sporadic” most nearly means: “Sporadic” most nearly means:

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Occurring irregularly Occurring irregularly
Happening continuously Happening continuously
Happening on schedule Happening on schedule
Happening daily Happening daily

Gen. Vocab Test 33 : Question 1 of 50