NOUNS #1
a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
a. philanthropist
b. miser
c. hoarder
d. spendthrift
b. miser
"a typical miser, he hid his money in the house in various places"
plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought
a. construct
b. originate
c. devise
d. assemble
c. devise
"we must devise a plan to conquer mars"
forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.
a. functional
b. fundamental
c. frantic
d. factual
b. fundamental
"the protection of fundamental human rights"
say something in a solemn and emphatic manner
a. hint
b. suggest
c. declare
d. dictate
c. declare
“I was under too much pressure,” he declared"
the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces
a. arc
b. trajectory
c. track
d. angle
b. trajectory
"the missile's trajectory was preset"
influence or power, especially in politics or business
a. clout
b. control
c. dominance
d. stature
a. clout
"I knew he carried a lot of clout"
attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner
a. solicit
b. persuade
c. tout
d. synchronize
c. tout
"Jim was touting his wares"
using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive
a. all-knowing
b. mythical
c. intuitive
d. prophetic
c. intuitive
"I had an intuitive conviction that there was something unsound in him"
append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document
a. annex
b. seclude
c. modify
d. amend
a. annex
"the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791"
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength
a. task
b. mission
c. feat
d. handbag
c. feat
"the new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering"
a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound
a. refinement
b. variation
c. nuance
d. tone
c. nuance
"the nuances of facial expression and body language"
regard something as being caused by (someone or something)
a. attribute
b. blame
c. correspond
d. associate
a. attribute
"he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director"
(of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
a. scrupulous
b. fine-tuned
c. slapdash
d. negligent
a. scrupulous
"she's too scrupulous to have an affair with a married man"
waste time; be slow
a. procrastinate
b. expedite
c. fixate
d. dawdle
d. dawdle
"I couldn't dawdle over my coffee any longer"
the loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound
a. crescendo
b. peak
c. diminuendo
c. orchestra
a. crescendo
"the port engine's sound rose to a crescendo"
a person whose job is to transcribe speech in shorthand
a. transcriber
b. journalist
c. copywriter
d. stenographer
d. stenographer
"a court stenographer"
deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege
a. include
b. involve
c. combine
d. exclude
d. exclude
"women had been excluded from many scientific societies"
having no legal or binding force; invalid
a. irrelevant
b. invalid
c. compromising
d. null
d. null
"the establishment of a new interim government was declared null and void"
drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place
a. oust
b. eliminate
c. conquer
d. disrupt
a. oust
"he ousted a long-term incumbent by only 500 votes"
decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
a. compost
b. nutrient
c. fertilizer
d. rubbish
a. compost
"take the compost out to the garden"
a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law
a. testimony
b. obligation
c. claim
d. complaint
a. testimony
"he gave his testimony Monday in court"
apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality)
a. exert
b. employ
c. embark
d. embank
a. exert
"the moon exerts a force on the Earth"
supreme power or authority
a. sovereignty
b. knighthood
c. jurisdiction
d. influence
a. sovereignty
"how can we hope to wrest sovereignty away from the oligarchy and back to the people?"
predict (the future or a future event)
a. examine
b. foretell
c. contain
d. theorize
b. foretell
"a seer had foretold that she would assume the throne"
scattered pieces of waste or remains
a. crumbs
b. debris
c. seeds
d. matter
b. debris
"the cleaned up the debris after the tornado"