In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Obnoxious
Answer: C
It is offensive.
Obnoxious means extremely unpleasant, from the Latin for exposed to harm - the sense has shifted from suffering the injury to causing it.
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Acclaim
Answer: D
It is applaud.
To acclaim is to praise enthusiastically and publicly, from the Latin for shouting towards. Excel is what earns acclaim, not the acclaim itself.
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Remuneration
Answer: D
It is compensation.
Remuneration is payment for work or services, from the Latin munus, a gift. It is not remuneration's near-twin renumeration, which is not a word at all.
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Glib
Answer: A
It is fluent.
Glib means speaking easily but shallowly. Dull is its opposite in manner - the glib speaker is anything but dull to listen to, which is the trouble with him.
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Vehement
Answer: D
It is forceful.
Vehement means showing strong feeling - a vehement denial. Smooth-running and airy are its opposites in force.
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Admonish
Answer: A
It is to warn.
To admonish is to warn or reprove firmly. To cajole is to coax, which works in the opposite direction, and encourage is its opposite in effect.
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Superficial
Answer: A
It is shallow.
Superficial means on the surface only, from the Latin for on the face. Unusually fine and proud are unrelated.
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Suffice
Answer: A
It is be adequate.
To suffice is to be enough, from the Latin sufficere. Endure is to last or bear, which is a different thing - a supply may suffice without enduring.
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Psychopathic
Answer: A
It is mentally or emotionally diseased.
Psychopathic comes from the Greek psyche, mind, and pathos, suffering. Cardiac arrest and muscular disorder belong to the body.
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Notorious
Answer: A
It is well known for some bad quality.
Notorious is fame of the wrong kind. Generous and idealistic are qualities that would not earn it.
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