In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Precedence
Answer: B
It is priority.
Precedence is the right to come before others in order or importance. A procession is an order of going, but precedence is the entitlement rather than the file.
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Zenith
Answer: D
It is summit.
The zenith is the point of the sky directly overhead, and figuratively the highest point of anything. Its opposite is the nadir.
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Amnesty
Answer: D
It is general pardon.
An amnesty is an official pardon for a class of offenders, usually political. It comes from the Greek amnestia, forgetting - the same root as amnesia, which is why loss of memory is the plausible wrong answer.
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Impede
Answer: A
It is obstruct or hinder.
To impede is to get in the way of, from the Latin for shackling the feet - pes, foot, the same root as impediment. To let free is its opposite.
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Ensue
Answer: D
It is follow.
To ensue is to happen afterwards as a result. Remain is its opposite in effect; compel and plead are unrelated.
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Rejuvenate
Answer: C
It is renew.
To rejuvenate is to make young again, from the Latin juvenis. Age is its opposite.
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Quack
Answer: D
It is charlatan.
A quack is someone who claims medical skill he has not. The word is short for quacksalver, one who quacks about his salves; a philanthropist is his opposite in intent.
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Intrigue
Answer: C
It is plot.
Intrigue as a noun means a secret scheme, from the Latin for entangling. Request and veto are open acts.
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Heretical
Answer: D
It is unorthodox.
Heretical means holding opinions contrary to accepted doctrine, from the Greek hairesis, a choosing. Heathenish means outside the faith altogether, which is a different charge - heresy is dissent from within.
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Chivalrous
Answer: C
It is gallant.
Chivalrous means courteous and honourable, especially towards women, from the code of the medieval knight - chevalier, horseman. Military names the knight's calling rather than the quality.
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