Picat word knowledge

Emphasize most nearly means

A. justify

B. demean

C. calculate

D. accentuate

D

Quarantine most nearly means

A. suggest

B. substitute

C. possess

D. isolate

D

His letter LASHED yesterday's editorial.

A. denied

B. attacked

C. examined

D. questioned

B

Grand most nearly means

A. practical

B. standard

C. magnificent

D. burdensome

C

Solitary most nearly means

A. alone

B. placid

C. unloving

D. uncertain

E. uncomfortable

A

Defeated most nearly means

A. silent

B. beaten

C. absent

D. involved

B

She prepared the AGENDA for the meeting.

A. invitations

B. equipment needed

C. publicity

D. list of things to be done

D

They HARBORED abandoned cats.

A. found

B. set free

C. drowned

D. sheltered

D

Prosper most nearly means

A. thrive

B. invent

C. search

D. accuse

A

His job was to ERADICATE all pests.

A. get rid of

B. report on

C. protect

D. collect

A

His job is to APPRAISE the jewels.

A. display

B. secure

C. find buyer for

D. judge value of

D

Stern most nearly means

A. strict

B. critical

C. exaggerated

D. unreasonable

A

Mimic most nearly means

A. omit

B. imitate

C. depict

D. comment

E. contrive

B

They worked together to produce the maximum results.

A. best informed

B. longest running

C. brightest colored

D. greatest possible

D

Prestige most nearly means

A. status

B. assurance

C. skepticism

D. consideration

A

Frolic most nearly means

A. play

B. fidget

C. amuse

D. entertain

C

Durable most nearly means

A. colorful

B. flimsy

C. modern

D. resilient

D

Defective most nearly means

A. faulty

B. invisible

C. insecure

D. offensive

A

Contradictions most nearly means

A. announcements

B. oppositions

C. details

D. praises

B

This is one of the EXTERNAL signs of a faulty motor.

A. hidden

B. outer

C. serious

D. minor

B

Surpass most nearly means

A. compete

B. exceed

C. direct

D. finish

B

We will long remember our PERILOUS journey.

A. lengthy

B. primitive

C. chaotic

D. hazardous

D

Complexity most nearly means

A. majority

B. intricacy

C. entirety

D. simplicity

B

Blemish most nearly means

A. defect

B. blend

C. shame

D. decoration

A

Infuriate most nearly means

A. warm

B. examine

C. attack

D. enrage

D

You are invited to my ABODE

A. home

B. office

C. wedding

D. graduation

A

Inept most nearly means

A. selfish

B. silly

C. bungling

D. choosy

E. dull

C

Oppressive most nearly means

A. inaccurate

B. tyrannical

C. contrary

D. painful

B

Void most nearly means

A. uneven

B. empty

C. irregular

D. certain

E. firm

B

Fervently most nearly means

A. passionately

B. expectantly

C. fancifully

D. painfully

A

Nurture most nearly means

A. acquire

B. neglect

C. cultivate

D. regulate

C

Projectile most nearly means

A. assignment

B. machine

C. missile

D. column

C

Surplus most nearly means

A. advantage

B. excess

C. summit

D. junk

B

You'll just have to GROPE your way through the darkness.

A. shield

B. charge

C. hasten

D. fumble

D

Inaugurate most nearly means

A. inspire

B. induct

C. transfer

D. reconcile

A

Adage most nearly means

A. receipt

B. farewell

C. proverb

D. sum

C

Devout most nearly means

A. open

B. pious

C. loose

D. wicked

B

Erratically most nearly means

A. irregularly

B. outrageously

C. frightfully

D. incorrectly

E. suspiciously

A

Sustain most nearly means

A. cease

B. continue

C. tolerate

D. speculate

C

The cashier NEGATED the charge on the item.

A. forgot

B. nullified

C. questioned

D. disputed

B

They CONSOLED each other after the accident.

A. vindicated

B. arraigned

C. esteemed

D. solaced

D

Crass most nearly means

A. brief

B. crude

C. split

D. stubborn

B

Skepticism most nearly means

A. consideration

B. mannerism

C. cynicism

D. pliability

A

Admonition most nearly means

A. warning

B. approval

C. pressure

D. recognition

A

Embody most nearly means

A. cloak

B. exemplify

C. camouflage

D. discourage

B

Peruse most nearly means

A. study

B. begin

C. ferment

D. convince

A

Unpretentious most nearly means

A. simple

B. forgiving

C. complicated

D. inappropriate

A

Decry most nearly means

A. disparage

B. commend

C. distribute

D. exalt

A

Cajole most nearly means

A. acquire

B. harmonize

C. wheedle

D. discourage

C

Moratorium most nearly means

A. review

B. disclosure

C. probability

D. suspension

D

Contentious most nearly means

A. accomplished

B. quarrelsome

C. greedy

D. informal

B

Most companies have a policy against NEPOTISM.

A. stealing

B. fund raising

C. hiring relatives

D. dating coworkers

C

Broach most nearly means

A. justify

B. forget

C. ignore

D. mention

D

Lambaste most nearly means

A. honor

B. cajole

C. initiate

D. chastise

D

Construe most nearly means

A. direct

B. interpret

C. cover up

D. educate

B

Virulent most nearly means

A. cowardice

B. powerful

C. prognosis

D. durable

B

Ghastly most nearly means

A. infuriate

B. void

C. awful

D. defective

C

Cowardice most nearly means

A. admonition

B. peruse

C. complexity

D. fear

D

Resignation most nearly means

A. acceptance

B. eradicate

C. defeated

D. prestige

A

Cooperate most nearly means

A. greatest possible

B. judge value of

C. hiring relatives

D. to work with

D

Prognosis most nearly means

A. fervently

B. forecast

C. blemish

D. devout

B

Conceit most nearly means

A. console

B. external

C. perilous

D. vanity

D

Condemn most nearly means

A. list of things to be done

B. to disapprove strongly

C. magnificent

D. consideration

B