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Q 1 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BANAL?
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Ans: commonplace Correct Answer: commonplace
BANAL means lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor- bored by his banal remarks. The book lists commonplace among the synonyms of BANAL (also: hackneyed, prosaic).
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Q 2 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BANAL?
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Ans: racy Correct Answer: racy
BANAL means lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor- bored by his banal remarks. The book lists racy among the antonyms of BANAL (also: original, vivid).
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Q 3 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BANEFUL?
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Ans: deleterious Correct Answer: deleterious
BANEFUL means destructive, poisonous. The book lists deleterious among the synonyms of BANEFUL (also: pernicious, virulent).
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Q 4 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BANEFUL?
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Ans: beneficent Correct Answer: beneficent
BANEFUL means destructive, poisonous. The book lists beneficent among the antonyms of BANEFUL (also: anodyne, benign).
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Q 5 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BANTER?
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Ans: raillery Correct Answer: raillery
BANTER means good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits exchanged banter, to the amusement of the audience. The book lists raillery among the synonyms of BANTER (also: chaff, backchat).
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Q 6 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BANTER?
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Ans: flattery Correct Answer: flattery
BANTER means good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits exchanged banter, to the amusement of the audience. The book lists flattery among the antonyms of BANTER (also: praise, work).
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Q 7 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BELIE?
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Ans: misrepresent Correct Answer: misrepresent
BELIE means to give a false idea of. The book lists misrepresent among the synonyms of BELIE (also: disprove, confound).
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Q 8 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BELIE?
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Ans: betray Correct Answer: betray
BELIE means to give a false idea of. The book lists betray among the antonyms of BELIE (also: represent, bare).
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Q 9 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BELLIGERENT?
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Ans: aggressive Correct Answer: aggressive
BELLIGERENT means engaged in war. The book lists aggressive among the synonyms of BELLIGERENT (also: agonistic, argumentative).
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Q 10 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BELLIGERENT?
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Ans: nonaggressive Correct Answer: nonaggressive
BELLIGERENT means engaged in war. The book lists nonaggressive among the antonyms of BELLIGERENT (also: nonbelligerent, pacific).
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Q 11 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BENEVOLENT?
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Ans: benign Correct Answer: benign
BENEVOLENT means kindly; charitable. The book lists benign among the synonyms of BENEVOLENT (also: benignant, gracious magnanimous).
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Q 12 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BENEVOLENT?
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Ans: malevolent Correct Answer: malevolent
BENEVOLENT means kindly; charitable. The book lists malevolent among the antonyms of BENEVOLENT (also: malignant).
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Q 13 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BEREAVE?
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Ans: abate Correct Answer: abate
BEREAVE means to deprive or leave desolate by loss a widow just bereaved of her husband. The book lists abate among the synonyms of BEREAVE (also: deprive, divest).
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Q 14 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BEREAVE?
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Ans: clothe Correct Answer: clothe
BEREAVE means to deprive or leave desolate by loss a widow just bereaved of her husband. The book lists clothe among the antonyms of BEREAVE (also: hold, keep).
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Q 15 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BESMIRCH?
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Ans: stilly Correct Answer: stilly
BESMIRCH means to soil or dirty. The book lists stilly among the synonyms of BESMIRCH (also: defile, smirch).
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Q 16 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BESMIRCH?
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Ans: clean Correct Answer: clean
BESMIRCH means to soil or dirty. The book lists clean among the antonyms of BESMIRCH (also: cleanse, decontaminate).
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Q 17 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BIASED?
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Ans: bigoted Correct Answer: bigoted
BIASED means prejudiced. The book lists bigoted among the synonyms of BIASED (also: arbitrary, partial partisan).
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Q 18 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BIASED?
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Ans: disinterested Correct Answer: disinterested
BIASED means prejudiced. The book lists disinterested among the antonyms of BIASED (also: equitable).
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Q 19 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BIBLIOPHILE?
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Ans: bibliolator Correct Answer: bibliolator
BIBLIOPHILE means a lover of books. The book lists bibliolator among the synonyms of BIBLIOPHILE (also: bibliomaniac, bookman).
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Q 20 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BIBLIOPHILE?
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Ans: bibliophobe Correct Answer: bibliophobe
BIBLIOPHILE means a lover of books. The book lists bibliophobe among the antonyms of BIBLIOPHILE.
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Q 21 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BIZARRE?
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Ans: odd Correct Answer: odd
BIZARRE means queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre Clothes, outlandish in the extreme. The book lists odd among the synonyms of BIZARRE (also: fantastic, grotesque).
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Q 22 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BIZARRE?
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Ans: realistic Correct Answer: realistic
BIZARRE means queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre Clothes, outlandish in the extreme. The book lists realistic among the antonyms of BIZARRE (also: reasonable, average).
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Q 23 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BLAND?
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Ans: mild Correct Answer: mild
BLAND means gentle; polite; agreeable. The book lists mild among the synonyms of BLAND (also: suave affable or persuasive in manner, soothing).
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Q 24 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BLAND?
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Ans: piquant Correct Answer: piquant
BLAND means gentle; polite; agreeable. The book lists piquant among the antonyms of BLAND (also: tart, facy).
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Q 25 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BLANDISHMENT?
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Ans: adulation Correct Answer: adulation
BLANDISHMENT means a flattering speech or act. The book lists adulation among the synonyms of BLANDISHMENT (also: allurement, blandishments).
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Q 26 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BLEMISH?
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Ans: blight Correct Answer: blight
BLEMISH means to scar or spoil. The book lists blight among the synonyms of BLEMISH (also: blotch, defect).
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Q 27 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BLEMISH?
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Ans: adornment Correct Answer: adornment
BLEMISH means to scar or spoil. The book lists adornment among the antonyms of BLEMISH (also: decoration, embellishment).
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Q 28 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BLIGHT?
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Ans: wither Correct Answer: wither
BLIGHT means to ruin or decay. The book lists wither among the synonyms of BLIGHT (also: blast, blemish).
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Q 29 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BLIGHT?
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Ans: adornment Correct Answer: adornment
BLIGHT means to ruin or decay. The book lists adornment among the antonyms of BLIGHT (also: decoration, embellishment).
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Q 30 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BLITHE?
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Ans: jocund Correct Answer: jocund
BLITHE means gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood . spread cheer with her blithe spirit. The book lists jocund among the synonyms of BLITHE (also: merry, joyous).
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Q 31 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BLITHE?
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Ans: dejected Correct Answer: dejected
BLITHE means gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood . spread cheer with her blithe spirit. The book lists dejected among the antonyms of BLITHE (also: forlorn, abject).
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Q 32 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BOG?
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Ans: morass Correct Answer: morass
BOG means a swamp. The book lists morass among the synonyms of BOG (also: fen, quagmire).
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Q 33 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BOMBASTIC?
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Ans: unrhetorical Correct Answer: unrhetorical
BOMBASTIC means high-sounding; pretentious in language. The book lists unrhetorical among the synonyms of BOMBASTIC (also: ranting, pompous).
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Q 34 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BOMBASTIC?
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Ans: eloquent Correct Answer: eloquent
BOMBASTIC means high-sounding; pretentious in language. The book lists eloquent among the antonyms of BOMBASTIC (also: well-spoken, bald).
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Q 35 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BOORISH?
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Ans: churlish Correct Answer: churlish
BOORISH means unrefined in speech or manners. The book lists churlish among the synonyms of BOORISH (also: uncouth, uncultured).
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Q 36 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BOORISH?
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Ans: suave Correct Answer: suave
BOORISH means unrefined in speech or manners. The book lists suave among the antonyms of BOORISH (also: cultivated, polished).
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Q 37 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BUCOLIC?
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Ans: urban Correct Answer: urban
BUCOLIC means pertaining to the country. The book lists urban among the antonyms of BUCOLIC (also: citified, urbanized).
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Q 38 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BUFFOON?
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Ans: harlequin Correct Answer: harlequin
BUFFOON means a clown. The book lists harlequin among the synonyms of BUFFOON (also: buffo, clown).
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Q 39 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BUFFOON?
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Ans: charmer Correct Answer: charmer
BUFFOON means a clown. The book lists charmer among the antonyms of BUFFOON (also: enthusiast, exciter).
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Q 40 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BULWARK?
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Ans: idea Correct Answer: idea
BULWARK means an embankment used as a fortification. The book lists idea among the synonyms of BULWARK.
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Q 41 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is opposite in meaning to BULWARK?
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Ans: assail Correct Answer: assail
BULWARK means an embankment used as a fortification. The book lists assail among the antonyms of BULWARK (also: assault, attack).
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Q 42 English Vocabulary (B)
Which word is closest in meaning to BUMPTIOUS?
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Ans: aggressive Correct Answer: aggressive
BUMPTIOUS means obnoxiously conceited or self- . assertive. The book lists aggressive among the synonyms of BUMPTIOUS (also: arrogant, contumelious).
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