Kaplan Prep 6

Question 1

Verisimilitude

Answer 1

Noun: the appearance of being true or real, genuineness

Question 2

Slake

Answer 2

Verb: to quench or satisfy (one’s thirst)

Question 3

Plaintive

Answer 3

Adj: sounding sad and mournful

Question 4

Restive

Answer 4

Adj: restless, unable to keep still or silent

Question 5

Dour

Answer 5

Adj: relentlessly severe, sad, or gloomy

Question 6

Appellation

Answer 6

Noun: a name or title

Question 7

Parochial

Answer 7

Adj: having a narrow or limited outlook, related to a church parish

Question 8

Sundry

Answer 8

Adj: of various kinds, several

Question 9

Inane

Answer 9

Adj: silly, stupid

Question 10

Hectoring

Answer 10

Adj: talk to in a bullying way

Question 11

Extol

Answer 11

Verb: to praise enthusiastically

Question 12

Prurient

Answer 12

Adj: having excessive interest in sexual matters

Question 13

Insuperable

Answer 13

Adj: impossible to overcome

Question 14

Avuncular

Answer 14

Adj: of or relating to an uncle

Question 15

Jocose

Answer 15

Adj: characterized by jokes and good humor