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VOCABULARY REVIEWER FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:50 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 50
- To keep someone completely interested
- If you are enthralled by something, you enjoy it and give it your complete attention and
interest.
e.g. "She had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold."
(Captivate, Charm, Fascinate, Bewitch, Enchant)
Perilous
Impeccable
Enthralls
Bailiwick
Definition 2 of 50
- Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
( Heartless, Unfeeling, Uncaring, Cold, Cold-hearted,
Hard.)
Callous
Explicit
Caustic
Perilous
,Definition 3 of 50
- Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid.
( Luxurious, Deluxe, Magnificent, Sumptuous,
Splendid, Grand.)
Immaculate
Palpable
Chateau
Palatial
Definition 4 of 50
filled with or characterized by lively energy and excitement.
( Cheerful, Sunny, High-Spirited.)
Vivacious
Exuberant
Jovial
Blithe
Definition 5 of 50
- Easily angered, irritable
(Irritable, Quick-tempered, Short-tempered,
Bad-tempered.)
Debilitating
Irascible
Spurious
Interminable
,Definition 6 of 50
-Having no parallel or equal; exceptional
e.g. "The sudden rise in unemployment is unparalleled in the postwar period."
( Exceptional, Incomparable, Rare, Singular, Unequaled,
Unique, Unmatched, Unprecedented.)
Remarkable
Unprecedented
Impeccable
Unparalleled
Definition 7 of 50
- A small settlement, generally one smaller than a village.
- Small village, colony, homestead.
( Village, Settlement, Dorp, Town, Villa, Courthouse, Small-town, and Pueblo)
Ordeal
Hamlet
Dissect
Enamored
Definition 8 of 50
- Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
(good for)
e.g.
Conducive
Amass
Aural
Evince
, Definition 9 of 50
- Descendant; heir
( Descendant, Offshoot, Heir, Successor, Child, Issue,
Offspring.)
Scion
Rescind
Disciple
Maw
Definition 10 of 50
- Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.
- Dull or dreary; monotonous
( Colorless, Gray, Washed out, Neutral, Pale, Muted, Lackluster, Lusterless, Muddy, Watery.)
Ordeal
Amass
Drab
Frolic
Definition 11 of 50
- Extremely hungry
Hamlet
Famished
Immense
Repast
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