A Hungry
B Moderate
C Greedy
D Insatiable
Explanation: \'Voracious\' means extremely eager. \'Moderate\' is its opposite.
A Ugly
B Beautiful
C Strong
D Intelligent
Explanation: \'Pulchritudinous\' means physically beautiful.
A Reserved
B Talkative
C Silent
D Quiet
Explanation: \'Taciturn\' means reserved. \'Talkative\' is its opposite.
A The student who I taught excelled.
B The student whom I taught excelled.
C The student who me taught excelled.
D The student whose I taught excelled.
Explanation: \'Whom\' is the object pronoun after the verb \'taught\'.
A To moisten
B To dry completely
C To saturate
D To flood
Explanation: \'Desiccate\' means to remove the moisture from something.
A Vigilant
B Self-satisfied
C Alert
D Cautious
Explanation: \'Complacent\' means showing smug satisfaction. \'Self-satisfied\' is similar.
A Content
B Complaining
C Happy
D Satisfied
Explanation: \'Querulous\' means complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
A Thrifty
B Wasteful
C Economical
D Frugal
Explanation: \'Prodigal\' means spending money recklessly. \'Wasteful\' is similar.
A Neither the cats nor the dog were fed.
B Neither the cats nor the dog was fed.
C Neither the cats nor the dog has been fed.
D Neither the cats nor the dog have been fed.
Explanation: With \'neither...nor\', the verb agrees with the nearer subject.
A Flexible
B Stubbornly refusing to change
C Yielding
D Compliant
Explanation: \'Obdurate\' means refusing to change one\'s opinion or course of action.
A Combine
B Separate
C Merge
D Unite
Explanation: \'Amalgamate\' means to combine. \'Separate\' is its opposite.
A Dull
B Having keen insight
C Stupid
D Slow
Explanation: \'Perspicacious\' means having a ready insight into things.
A Mature
B Rudimentary
C Complete
D Finished
Explanation: \'Inchoate\' means just begun and not fully formed. \'Rudimentary\' is similar.
A Popular
B Contentious
C Unanimous
D Agreed
Explanation: A \'Contentious\' decision would logically displease various parties.
A Energetic
B Sluggish
C Vigorous
D Active
Explanation: \'Languid\' means lacking energy. \'Sluggish\' is its synonym.
A Open
B Secret
C Public
D Official
Explanation: \'Clandestine\' means kept secret or done secretively.
A Kind
B Malevolent
C Generous
D Charitable
Explanation: \'Benevolent\' means well-meaning. \'Malevolent\' means wishing evil.
A There are less errors in this draft.
B There is less time than we thought.
C There are less students enrolled.
D There has less information available.
Explanation: \'Less\' is used with uncountable nouns. \'Fewer\' is for countable nouns.
A Traditional
B Challenging established beliefs
C Conventional
D Orthodox
Explanation: \'Iconoclastic\' means attacking or rejecting cherished beliefs.
A Convincing
B Unconvincing
C Persuasive
D Compelling
Explanation: \'Cogent\' means clear and logical. \'Unconvincing\' is its opposite.