McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Uncategorized topics .
Chapters
| 451. |
expiation is most similar to |
| A. | breathing |
| B. | immigration |
| C. | divergence |
| D. | atonement |
| Answer» D. atonement | |
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Explanation: expiation means the act of making atonement; atonement means reparation for an offense or injury |
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| 452. |
flagitious is most similar to |
| A. | deliberate |
| B. | fatiguing |
| C. | villainous |
| D. | habitual |
| Answer» C. villainous | |
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Explanation: flagitious means marked by outrageous crime or vice; villainous means having the characteristics of a deliberate criminal or scoundrel |
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| 453. |
inveigle is most similar to |
| A. | cajole |
| B. | complexity |
| C. | hoodwink |
| D. | distress |
| Answer» A. cajole | |
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Explanation: to inveigle means to win over with flattery; to cajole means to persuade with flattery |
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| 454. |
heed |
| A. | trek |
| B. | consider |
| C. | consolidate |
| D. | bound |
| Answer» B. consider | |
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Explanation: to heed means to pay attention to, or to consider |
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| 455. |
edge |
| A. | diffuse |
| B. | point |
| C. | force |
| D. | dissuade |
| Answer» A. diffuse | |
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Explanation: to edge means to force or move gradually (as in to edge off the road) |
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| 456. |
elevate |
| A. | lessen |
| B. | mention |
| C. | affix |
| D. | hoist |
| Answer» D. hoist | |
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Explanation: to elevate means to lift up, or raise; to hoist means to raise into position |
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| 457. |
appoint |
| A. | score |
| B. | discuss |
| C. | nominate |
| D. | ensure |
| Answer» C. nominate | |
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Explanation: to appoint means to name officially, often to a position; to nominate means to appoint or propose for office |
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| 458. |
hoard |
| A. | stockpile |
| B. | burrow |
| C. | mine |
| D. | dessert |
| Answer» A. stockpile | |
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Explanation: to hoard means to gather a hidden supply; to stockpile means accumulate a reserve of something |
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| 459. |
homogeneous |
| A. | alike |
| B. | strange |
| C. | polite |
| D. | alkaline |
| Answer» A. alike | |
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Explanation: homogeneous means descended from the same ancestral type, or alike |
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| 460. |
hub |
| A. | counsel |
| B. | elder |
| C. | center |
| D. | extension |
| Answer» C. center | |
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Explanation: a hub is a center of activity |
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| 461. |
tame |
| A. | lost |
| B. | evasive |
| C. | pushy |
| D. | submissive |
| Answer» D. submissive | |
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Explanation: tame means deficient in spirit or courage, or submissive |
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| 462. |
irk |
| A. | shrug |
| B. | irritate |
| C. | devour |
| D. | avoid |
| Answer» B. irritate | |
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Explanation: to irk means to annoy or irritate |
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| 463. |
loom |
| A. | disappear |
| B. | cut |
| C. | surface |
| D. | teach |
| Answer» C. surface | |
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Explanation: to loom means to come into sight in enlarged or distorted form; to surface means to come to the surface or into view |
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| 464. |
fitful |
| A. | erratic |
| B. | angry |
| C. | tired |
| D. | pronounced |
| Answer» A. erratic | |
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Explanation: fitful means having intermittent or irregular character; erratic means lacking regularity |
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| 465. |
gaudy |
| A. | massive |
| B. | mindful |
| C. | tasteful |
| D. | flashy |
| Answer» D. flashy | |
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Explanation: gaudy means ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented; flashy means ostentatious or showy |
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| 466. |
flaunt |
| A. | conceal |
| B. | parade |
| C. | trust |
| D. | fray |
| Answer» B. parade | |
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Explanation: to flaunt means to display ostentatiously or impudently; to parade means to exhibit ostentatiously |
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| 467. |
flex |
| A. | bend |
| B. | binge |
| C. | rid |
| D. | consume |
| Answer» A. bend | |
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Explanation: to flex means to bend |
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| 468. |
tantalize |
| A. | pronounce |
| B. | reign |
| C. | equal |
| D. | flirt |
| Answer» D. flirt | |
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Explanation: to tantalize means to tease by presenting something desirable; to flirt means to behave amorously without serious intent |
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| 469. |
dastardly |
| A. | devastating |
| B. | cowardly |
| C. | clever |
| D. | munificent |
| Answer» B. cowardly | |
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Explanation: dastardly means despicably mean or cowardly |
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| 470. |
aficionado |
| A. | novice |
| B. | trickster |
| C. | devotee |
| D. | agent |
| Answer» C. devotee | |
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Explanation: an aficionado is a fan, or a devotee |
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| 471. |
contiguous |
| A. | catching |
| B. | divided |
| C. | adjoining |
| D. | circumstantial |
| Answer» C. adjoining | |
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Explanation: contiguous means touching along a boundary or point; adjoining means joining at a point or line |
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| 472. |
swindler |
| A. | charlatan |
| B. | expert |
| C. | divinity |
| D. | debonair |
| Answer» A. charlatan | |
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Explanation: a swindler is a person who takes money or property through fraud or deceit; a charlatan is a person who pretends to have knowledge or ability, or a fraud |
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| 473. |
rogue |
| A. | knave |
| B. | wander |
| C. | buffoon |
| D. | color |
| Answer» A. knave | |
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Explanation: a rogue is a dishonest person; a knave is a tricky deceitful person |
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| 474. |
apologist |
| A. | liar |
| B. | defender |
| C. | failure |
| D. | admirer |
| Answer» B. defender | |
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Explanation: an apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defense of a cause, or a defender |
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| 475. |
proxy |
| A. | spasm |
| B. | closeness |
| C. | delegate |
| D. | court |
| Answer» C. delegate | |
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Explanation: a proxy is a person who has the power to act for another, or a delegate |
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| 476. |
buffet |
| A. | protect |
| B. | barricade |
| C. | armoire |
| D. | strike |
| Answer» D. strike | |
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Explanation: to buffet means to strike repeatedly |
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| 477. |
travesty |
| A. | confusion |
| B. | mockery |
| C. | disaster |
| D. | speculation |
| Answer» B. mockery | |
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Explanation: a travesty is a distorted or grossly inferior imitation; a mockery is an insincere or contemptible imitation |
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| 478. |
bristle |
| A. | aloof |
| B. | seethe |
| C. | wave |
| D. | doubt |
| Answer» B. seethe | |
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Explanation: to bristle is to take on an aggressive or angry appearance; to seethe means to experience violent internal agitation |
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| 479. |
admonish |
| A. | laud |
| B. | decorate |
| C. | caution |
| D. | admire |
| Answer» C. caution | |
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Explanation: to admonish means to express warning in a gentle manner, or to caution |
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| 480. |
wheedle |
| A. | retreat |
| B. | deceive |
| C. | plead |
| D. | question |
| Answer» C. plead | |
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Explanation: to wheedle means to influence using soft words or flattery; to plead means to entreat or appeal earnestly |
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| 481. |
aplomb |
| A. | mine |
| B. | clumsiness |
| C. | complication |
| D. | poise |
| Answer» D. poise | |
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Explanation: aplomb means complete composure or self-assurance, or poise |
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| 482. |
aver |
| A. | dissipate |
| B. | create |
| C. | hate |
| D. | state |
| Answer» D. state | |
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Explanation: to aver means to declare positively, or to state |
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| 483. |
mien |
| A. | carriage |
| B. | average |
| C. | vicious |
| D. | disguise |
| Answer» A. carriage | |
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Explanation: mien means appearance or demeanor; carriage means manner of holding one’s body, or posture |
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| 484. |
paroxysm |
| A. | conundrum |
| B. | fit |
| C. | contraction |
| D. | spite |
| Answer» B. fit | |
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Explanation: a paroxysm is an attack or convulsion, or a fit |
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| 485. |
aegis |
| A. | superstition |
| B. | reference |
| C. | sponsorship |
| D. | archive |
| Answer» C. sponsorship | |
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Explanation: aegis means protection, or sponsorship |
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| 486. |
sepulture |
| A. | burial |
| B. | parasite |
| C. | verse |
| D. | sermon |
| Answer» A. burial | |
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Explanation: sepulture means burial |
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| 487. |
harridan |
| A. | governor |
| B. | vessel |
| C. | witch |
| D. | lawyer |
| Answer» C. witch | |
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Explanation: a harridan is a shrew, or a witch |
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| 488. |
apothegm |
| A. | medicine |
| B. | adage |
| C. | speculation |
| D. | resistance |
| Answer» B. adage | |
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Explanation: an apothegm is a short, pithy saying; an adage is a saying that embodies a common observation |
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| 489. |
grandiloquence |
| A. | respect |
| B. | bluster |
| C. | denial |
| D. | solemnity |
| Answer» B. bluster | |
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Explanation: grandiloquence means lofty or pompous eloquence; one meaning of bluster is loudly boastful speech |
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| 490. |
fulmination |
| A. | explosion |
| B. | recession |
| C. | achievement |
| D. | blessing |
| Answer» A. explosion | |
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Explanation: a fulmination is a sudden or loud noise, or an explosion |
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| 491. |
pococurante |
| A. | native |
| B. | hot |
| C. | blasé |
| D. | hidden |
| Answer» C. blasé | |
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Explanation: pococurante means indifferent or nonchalant; blasé means apathetic to pleasure |
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| 492. |
escarpment |
| A. | warning |
| B. | cliff |
| C. | campsite |
| D. | tomb |
| Answer» B. cliff | |
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Explanation: an escarpment is a long cliff or a steep slope |
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| 493. |
plutocrat |
| A. | banker |
| B. | priest |
| C. | judge |
| D. | astronomer |
| Answer» A. banker | |
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Explanation: a plutocrat is one who rules by virtue of wealth; a banker is one who engages in the business of finance |
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| 494. |
jovial |
| A. | incredulou |
| B. | merry |
| C. | revolting |
| D. | dizzy |
| Answer» B. merry | |
| 495. |
qualm |
| A. | distres |
| B. | impunity |
| C. | persevere |
| D. | scruple |
| Answer» D. scruple | |
| 496. |
sumptuous |
| A. | deliriou |
| B. | gorgeous |
| C. | perilous |
| D. | luxurious |
| Answer» D. luxurious | |
| 497. |
appall |
| A. | deliriou |
| B. | covered |
| C. | dismay |
| D. | confuse |
| Answer» C. dismay | |
| 498. |
negligent most nearly means |
| A. | pajama |
| B. | morbid |
| C. | careless |
| D. | dark |
| Answer» C. careless | |
| 499. |
congregate most nearly means |
| A. | worship |
| B. | gather |
| C. | disturb |
| D. | hurry |
| Answer» B. gather | |
| 500. |
utter most nearly means |
| A. | expres |
| B. | defer |
| C. | borrow |
| D. | laugh |
| Answer» A. expres | |
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