Vocabulary Test Answers

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Vocabulary Test Answers

1. Idiosyncrasy is:

Answer: a peculiar habit or characteristic of an individual or group

2. Someone with excessive concern for precision and formal rules is:

Answer: pedantic

3. Beleaguer means:

Answer: to harass

4. “John’s __________ was irritating. He was reluctant even to buy bread!”

Answer: parsimony

5. An ombudsman is:

Answer: an impartial person who watches for administrative abuses inside organizations

6. If something is in oblivion:

Answer: people have completely forgotten about it

7. The fights on the streets created a big:

Answer: turmoil

8. Mary was always able to recover quickly from misfortunes. She was very:

Answer: resilient

9. A Pyrrhic victory is:

Answer: a victory with huge losses

10. The ________ steps confirmed he was hiding from someone.

Answer: furtive

11. A bipartisan act:

Answer: is supported by both sides

12. Recoil means:

Answer: to move away or bounce back

13. Fred was in a hurry so he entered the room:

Answer: briskly

14. The __________ moon was shiny that night.

Answer: waxing

15. An algorithm is:

Answer: a procedure defined to solve a problem, usually structured in steps

16. If something is implied by actions or statements, it is:

Answer: tacit

17. They had mixed feelings about it; hence their comments weres:

Answer: ambivalent

18. In a meritocracy:

Answer: the advancement of individuals is based on their performance

19. Rhetoric is:

Answer: the skill of using language persuasively

20. Alice was in a conundrum. She had no:

Answer: choice

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Subject: Re: Vocabulary Test Answers Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:26 am

can't believe I got two wrong. Uhhhhhhhhhhhh..................

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Subject: Re: Vocabulary Test Answers Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:19 am

LOL

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