Directions (1-15): For each of the words below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word/phrase from the alternatives that is most the appropriate substitute in the given context and mark its number as your answer.
1. Batten: As the economy grows worse, investors need to batten down the hatches and prepare for tough times ahead.
Batten-strengthen or fasten (something) with battens,a long flat strip of squared timber or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall. synonyms- Fix,tie, secure,bar, bolt, clamp, rail,Antonym- let go,loosen ,unsten, unfix.
2. Consecrate: The little company of seven determined to consecrate their union by vows.
Consecrate-make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose, ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop. synonyms- sanctify, bless, make holy, make sacred, hallow, dedicate, devote, give (over), set aside, set apart, assign, allot, allocate
3. Burly: Several burly guards bowed to Sirian and Rissa and trailed them into the street.
Burly-(of a person) large and strong; heavily built.synonyms-strapping, well built, sturdy, sturdily built, powerfully built, broad-shouldered, brawny, strong, muscular
4. Inured: Does violence on television inure children to violence in real life?
Chimera- a fire-breathing female monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail,a thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve. Synonyms- illusion, fantasy, delusion, dream, fancy
6. Jingoism: When the war began many people were caught up in a wave of el (a)Aloofness (b)Stoicism (c)Apathy (d)Torpor (e)Nationalism
7. Covenant: The restrictive covenants of the building development prohibit the construction of buildings over 30 feet tall. (a)Writ (b)Refusal (c)Contract (d)Rebuff (e)Repulse
Covenant-an agreement,a formal agreement, contract, or promise in writing, especially one undertaking to make regular payments to a charity synonyms-undertake, give an undertaking, pledge, promise, agree contract
8. Hubris: His failure was brought on by his hubris. (a)Haughtiness (b)Homage (c)Compliance (d)Prizing (e)Liking
Hubris-excessive pride or self-confidence. synonyms-arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, pride, vanity antonyms- modesty
9. Doughty: But it’s been put back together with doughty resolution, notably up on the volcanic bump of the old town (a)Skittish (b)Prissy (c)Coy (d)Prim (e)Brave
Doughty-brave and persistent. synonyms-fearless, dauntless, determined, resolute, indomitable, intrepid antonyms-timid
10. Fulminate: I couldn’t even think up of a word bad enough to insult her with, I was fulminating with so much rage (a)Rail (b)Berate (c)Bluster (d)Fuming (e)Menace
Delves-reach inside a receptacle and search for something. synonyms-investigate, conduct investigations into
12. Embellished: White walls are embellished with black grass wallpaper and surface details are defined in marble, natural stone and tiles (a)Place (b)Cover (c)Mar (d)Decorate (e)Revealed
Embellished-to decorates (something) by adding special details and features, to make (something) more appealing or attractive, make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. synonyms- decorate, adorn, ornament, dress, dress up, furnish, elaborate, embroidery, colour, expand on, exaggerate, dress up, touch up, gild
13. Juggernaut: With the reveal of its best-selling innovation, the software company has become a juggernaut in the tech industry (a)Refers (b)Nomadic (c)Grudge (d)Powerful (e)Grievance
Irascible-having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. synonyms- irritable, quick-tempered, short-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, hot-tempered
15. Imbue: His war experiences imbued him with a strong sense of patriotism. (a)Cloaca (b)Instil (c)Culvert (d)Conduit (e)Aperture
Imbue-inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality), to cause (someone or something) to be deeply affected by a feeling or to have a certain quality- instill, ingrain, permeate, saturate, diffuse, suffuse, pervade
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