Word Knowledge: Vocabulary in Context Flashcards
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The word FORTIFY most nearly means:
Answer: Strengthen
Fortify means to make stronger or more secure, especially for defense.
The word MENACE most nearly means:
Answer: Threat
Menace means a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat.
The word RESILIENT most nearly means:
Answer: Able to recover quickly
Resilient means able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
The word CENSURE most nearly means:
Answer: Official criticism or disapproval
Censure means to formally express strong disapproval.
The word FUTILE most nearly means:
Answer: Hopeless or pointless
Futile means producing no result; pointless.
The word EXERT most nearly means:
Answer: Apply effort or force
Exert means to apply or bring to bear (effort, force, or influence).
The word AMIABLE most nearly means:
Answer: Friendly and pleasant
Amiable means having a friendly, pleasant manner.
The word CLANDESTINE most nearly means:
Answer: Secret
Clandestine means done secretly, especially in a covert or unauthorized way.
The word ARBITRARY most nearly means:
Answer: Based on random choice rather than reason
Arbitrary means based on random choice or personal whim rather than any reason.
The word INSUBORDINATE most nearly means:
Answer: Defiant of authority
Insubordinate means refusing to obey orders; defying authority.
The word DETERIORATE most nearly means:
Answer: Become progressively worse
Deteriorate means to become progressively worse in quality or condition.
The word ACUTE most nearly means:
Answer: Sharp or intense
Acute means sharp, intense, or requiring immediate attention.
The word VOLATILE most nearly means:
Answer: Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably
Volatile means likely to change suddenly; can also describe a substance that vaporizes easily.
The word MANDATORY most nearly means:
Answer: Required
Mandatory means required by law or rules; obligatory.
The word TENUOUS most nearly means:
Answer: Thin and weak; not firmly established
Tenuous means very thin, weak, or having little substance.
The word DISCORD most nearly means:
Answer: Conflict or disagreement
Discord means lack of agreement or harmony; conflict.
The word AUSTERE most nearly means:
Answer: Sternly simple; having no luxuries
Austere means severe or strict; plain and without comfort.
The word EXPEDITIOUS most nearly means:
Answer: Done with speed and efficiency
Expeditious means done with speed and efficiency.
The word ACRIMONY most nearly means:
Answer: Bitterness or ill feeling
Acrimony means bitterness or ill feeling, especially in speech.
The word VIABLE most nearly means:
Answer: Capable of working or succeeding
Viable means capable of working successfully; feasible.