Definitions
a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
hiatus
humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable, kind
beneficent
vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
susceptible
produce is to farming as
a. sinecure is to manufacturing
b. contraband is to smuggling
c. gossamer is to mining
d. propensity is to importing
b
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
concoct
to sympathize with; have pity or sorrow for; share a feeling of distress
commiserate
narrow-minded, insular, naïve
provincial
relax, calm, put at ease
disconcert
erudite is to knowledge as
a. vapid is to intelligence
b. insular is to sophistication
c. cordial is to talent
d. dexterous is to skill
d
overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
imperious
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
austere
betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
perfidy
hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct
expedite
expostulate is to reason as
a. inveigh is to invective
b. exhort is to compliment
c. permeate is to warning
d. transcend is to argument
a
fair, just, embodying principles of justice
equitable
tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
fractious
equanimity, poise, aplomb, self-assurance
sangfroid
strong, solid, substantial, valid
tenuous
nominal is to exorbitant as
a. provincial is to parochial
b. bombastic is to occult
c. tenuous is to substantial
d. lurid is to sensational
c
abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
brusque
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
salutary
esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse, complicated
recondite
dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
accrue
assuage is to irritate as
a. intercede is to mediate
b. expedite is to hamper
c. surmise is to verify
d. ameliorate is to improve
b
weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
ennui