Gen. Vocab Test 34

“Banal” most nearly means: “Banal” most nearly means:

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Commonplace; lacking originality Commonplace; lacking originality
Highly creative Highly creative
Secret Secret
Dangerous Dangerous

A “boon” most nearly means: A “boon” most nearly means:

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A benefit or blessing A benefit or blessing
A curse A curse
A delay A delay
A mistake A mistake

“Complacent” most nearly means: “Complacent” most nearly means:

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Self-satisfied and unconcerned Self-satisfied and unconcerned
Highly alert and anxious Highly alert and anxious
Very angry Very angry
Extremely curious Extremely curious

To “censor” most nearly means to: To “censor” most nearly means to:

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Suppress or remove objectionable content
Publish widely Publish widely
Praise publicly Praise publicly
Clarify meaning Clarify meaning

“Benevolent” most nearly means: “Benevolent” most nearly means:

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Kind and charitable Kind and charitable
Cruel Cruel
Lazy Lazy
Uncertain Uncertain

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

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Highly learned Highly learned
Very lazy Very lazy
Very noisy Very noisy
Very shy Very shy

To “bilk” someone most nearly means: To “bilk” someone most nearly means:

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Cheat or defraud Cheat or defraud
Help generously Help generously
Teach Teach
Entertain Entertain

“Empirical” most nearly means: “Empirical” most nearly means:

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Based on observation or experiment Based on observation or experiment
Based purely on imagination Based purely on imagination
Based on tradition alone Based on tradition alone
Based on rumor Based on rumor

To “enervate” most nearly means to: To “enervate” most nearly means to:

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Weaken or drain energy Weaken or drain energy
Energize Energize
Confuse Confuse
Teach Teach

To bear the “brunt” of something means to bear the: To bear the “brunt” of something means to bear the:

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Main force/impact Main force/impact
Minor inconvenience Minor inconvenience
Reward Reward
Praise Praise

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

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Selecting from diverse sources Selecting from diverse sources
Uniform and identical Uniform and identical
Very secret Very secret
Very weak Very weak

“Credulous” most nearly means: “Credulous” most nearly means:

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Too ready to believe Too ready to believe
Highly skeptical Highly skeptical
Very angry Very angry
Extremely intelligent Extremely intelligent

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

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Lasting a very short time Lasting a very short time
Permanent Permanent
Highly dangerous Highly dangerous
Very expensive Very expensive

“Cursory” most nearly means: “Cursory” most nearly means:

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Quick and not thorough Quick and not thorough
Detailed and careful Detailed and careful
Confusing Confusing
Very slow Very slow

To “bypass” most nearly means: To “bypass” most nearly means:

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Avoid or go around Avoid or go around
Confront directly Confront directly
Improve Improve
Collect Collect

“Brusque” most nearly means: “Brusque” most nearly means:

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Abrupt and curt Abrupt and curt
Warm and friendly Warm and friendly
Confused Confused
Carefully planned Carefully planned

“Blandishment” most nearly means: “Blandishment” most nearly means:

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Flattering talk used to persuade Flattering talk used to persuade
Harsh criticism Harsh criticism
A legal order A legal order
Silent approval Silent approval

To “buttress” an argument most nearly means: To “buttress” an argument most nearly means:

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Support or strengthen Support or strengthen
Undermine Undermine
Ignore Ignore
Mock Mock

“Blatant” most nearly means: “Blatant” most nearly means:

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Very obvious (often offensively so) Very obvious (often offensively so)
Hidden Hidden
Confusing Confusing
Gentle Gentle

To “broach” a topic most nearly means: To “broach” a topic most nearly means:

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Introduce for discussion Introduce for discussion
Avoid Avoid
Prove false Prove false
Celebrate Celebrate

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

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Honest and straightforward Honest and straightforward
Secretive Secretive
Confusing Confusing
Hostile Hostile

“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 order A written order

“Cogent” most nearly means: “Cogent” most nearly means:

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Clear, logical, and convincing Clear, logical, and convincing
Weak and unpersuasive Weak and unpersuasive
Confusing Confusing
Irrelevant Irrelevant

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

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Shy due to lack of confidence Shy due to lack of confidence
Bold and aggressive Bold and aggressive
Careless Careless
Highly curious Highly curious

“Dogmatic” most nearly means: “Dogmatic” most nearly means:

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Stating opinions as if they are facts Stating opinions as if they are facts
Open-minded Open-minded
Indifferent Indifferent
Uncertain Uncertain

To “concur” most nearly means to: To “concur” most nearly means to:

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Agree Agree
Refuse Refuse
Hide Hide
Criticize Criticize

To “delineate” most nearly means to: To “delineate” most nearly means to:

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Describe or outline clearly Describe or outline clearly
Hide Hide
Argue loudly Argue loudly
Destroy Destroy

To “beguile” most nearly means: To “beguile” most nearly means:

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Charm or deceive Charm or deceive
Hurt physically Hurt physically
Explain clearly Explain clearly
Reject Reject

“Brevity” most nearly means: “Brevity” most nearly means:

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Shortness (of speech or time) Shortness (of speech or time)
Loudness Loudness
Anger Anger
Complexity Complexity

To “elucidate” most nearly means to: To “elucidate” most nearly means to:

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Make clear; explain Make clear; explain
Complicate Complicate
Hide Hide
Reject Reject

“Equivocal” most nearly means: “Equivocal” most nearly means:

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Ambiguous or open to two meanings Ambiguous or open to two meanings
Direct and clear Direct and clear
Angry and rude Angry and rude
Very funny Very funny

“Enigmatic” most nearly means: “Enigmatic” most nearly means:

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Mysterious; hard to understand Mysterious; hard to understand
Very clear Very clear
Extremely noisy Extremely noisy
Highly emotional Highly emotional

Choose the best synonym of “brevity”: Choose the best synonym of “brevity”:

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Conciseness Conciseness
Confusion Confusion
Anger Anger
Expansion Expansion

To “deploy” most nearly means to: To “deploy” most nearly means to:

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Position or put into use Position or put into use
Withdraw Withdraw
Confuse Confuse
Celebrate Celebrate

“Exemplary” most nearly means: “Exemplary” most nearly means:

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Serving as a good example Serving as a good example
Average Average
Unclear Unclear
Suspicious Suspicious

To “beleaguer” someone most nearly means: To “beleaguer” someone most nearly means:

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Harass or besiege Harass or besiege
Praise Praise
Comfort Comfort
Reward Reward

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

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Scarcity or lack Scarcity or lack
Abundance Abundance
Noise Noise
Delay Delay

To “chide” someone is to: To “chide” someone is to:

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Scold or rebuke Scold or rebuke
Encourage Encourage
Ignore Ignore
Reward Reward

“Deference” most nearly means: “Deference” most nearly means:

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Respectful submission Respectful submission
Strong anger Strong anger
Complete confusion Complete confusion
Careless behavior Careless behavior

To “bifurcate” most nearly means: To “bifurcate” most nearly means:

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Divide into two branches Divide into two branches
Join into one Join into one
Delay Delay
Destroy Destroy

“It behooves you to…” most nearly means: “It behooves you to…” most nearly means:

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It is your duty / it is advisable It is your duty / it is advisable
It is impossible It is impossible
It is funny It is funny
It is irrelevant It is irrelevant

“Belligerent” most nearly means: “Belligerent” most nearly means:

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Hostile and aggressive Hostile and aggressive
Peaceful Peaceful
Shy Shy
Indifferent Indifferent

To “eschew” most nearly means to: To “eschew” most nearly means to:

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Deliberately avoid Deliberately avoid
Strongly support Strongly support
Accurately measure Accurately measure
Publicly praise Publicly praise

To “exacerbate” most nearly means to: To “exacerbate” most nearly means to:

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Make worse Make worse
Improve Improve
Hide Hide
Explain Explain

“Capricious” most nearly means: “Capricious” most nearly means:

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Impulsive and unpredictable Impulsive and unpredictable
Very careful and steady Very careful and steady
Always friendly Always friendly
Extremely slow Extremely slow

“Brawn” most nearly means: “Brawn” most nearly means:

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Physical strength Physical strength
Intelligence Intelligence
Sadness Sadness
Patience Patience

To “conciliate” most nearly means to: To “conciliate” most nearly means to:

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Make peace with / appease Make peace with / appease
Provoke Provoke
Confuse Confuse
Delay Delay

A “blemish” is: A “blemish” is:

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A flaw or mark A flaw or mark
A victory A victory
A reward A reward
A celebration A celebration

A “conundrum” most nearly means: A “conundrum” most nearly means:

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A confusing problem or dilemma A confusing problem or dilemma
A clear solution A clear solution
A celebration A celebration
A guarantee A guarantee

“Benediction” most nearly means: “Benediction” most nearly means:

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A blessing A blessing
A warning A warning
A complaint A complaint
A punishment A punishment

Gen. Vocab Test 34 : Question 1 of 50