Kaplan Prep 3

Question 1

Doughty

Answer 1

Adj: brave and persistent

Question 2

Winsome

Answer 2

Adj: attractive or appealing

Question 3

Derelict

Answer 3

Adj: in a very poor condition

Question 4

Pander

Answer 4

Verb: to gratify or to indulge

Question 5

Parlous

Answer 5

Adj: precarious, full of danger or uncertainty

Question 6

Pertinacious

Answer 6

Adj: stubborn, rigid in beliefs and thoughts

Question 7

Convivial

Answer 7

Adj: friendly

Question 8

Semiotics

Answer 8

Adj: the study of signs

Question 9

Somniferous

Answer 9

Adj: sleep-inducing

Question 10

Cetology

Answer 10

Noun: the study of whales, dolphins, and porpoises

Question 11

Oracular

Answer 11

Adj: prophetic, of or relating to an oracle

Question 12

Coruscate

Answer 12

Verb: to flash or sparkle

Question 13

Ergonomics

Answer 13

Noun: the science of equipment design to foster efficient movement

Question 14

Argonomics

Answer 14

Noun: the economics of land management

Question 15

Econometrics

Answer 15

Noun: mathematical methods to develop economic theories