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Which word best describes a professor's article on "the meaning of meaning" that is extremely hard for most people to understand? A) Flippant B) Abstruse C) Tangential D) Orthodox
B) Abstruse
To distribute resources, such as assigning a specific number of paper clips to a department, is to ________ them. A) Allocate B) Squander C) Oscillate D) Castigate
A) Allocate
A person who is internationally sophisticated and feels at home in many different places or situations is: A) An Expatriate B) A Fledgling C) Cosmopolitan D) A Partisan
C) Cosmopolitan
Aspirin is often taken to ________ headache pain, making it more bearable or relieving it temporarily. A) Vex B) Alleviate C) Flaunt D) Exonerate
B) Alleviate
A candidate’s campaign speech that is full of pompous, pretentious writing but lacks substance is dismissed as: A) Cerebral B) Bombast C) Epitome D) Vestige
B) Bombast
Which term describes two countries or events that are side by side, adjoining, or happening one right after the other? A) Disparate B) Antipodal C) Contiguous D) Corrugated
C) Contiguous
If a student makes "saucy" or frivolously disrespectful remarks in a serious setting, their behavior is: A) Vigilant B) Flippant C) Magnanimous D) Brawny
B) Flippant
A business that is no longer in operation or a garden that has completely died out after a hot spell is: A) Defunct B) Autonomous C) Fledgling D) Expedient
A) Defunct
To criticize someone severely, as a mother-in-law might do to someone for forgetting an airport pickup, is to: A) Laud B) Castigate C) Expedite D) Palliate
B) Castigate
When a reporter uses a careful exposé to expose the nonsense of a company's false claims, they ________ those claims. A) Defile B) Debunk C) Decry D) Degenerate
B) Debunk
Someone who is constantly alert and watchful, such as a teacher looking for grammatical errors, is being: A) Autonomous B) Flippant C) Orthodox D) Vigilant
D) Vigilant
If an individual performs a task strictly for the money rather than out of dedication or belief, their motives are: A) Mercenary B) Cerebral C) Bipartisan D) Orthodox
A) Mercenary
To waste an inheritance on trips to Las Vegas instead of managing it carefully is to ________ it. A) Allocate B) Expedite C) Palliate D) Squander
D) Squander
A collection of literary works, such as a volume of important writings by English authors, is known as an: A) Epitome B) Vestige C) Anthology D) Rhetoric
C) Anthology
A "glaringly bad" or scandalous error, such as a crime committed in broad daylight, is described as: A) Fledgling B) Replete C) Tangential D) Flagrant
D) Flagrant
To speed up or ease the progress of something, such as mail delivery or a court case, is to: A) Expedite B) Oscillate C) Debilitate D) Decry
A) Expedite
