In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Amalgamate
Answer: B
It is to unite.
To amalgamate is to combine into one, from the amalgam, an alloy of mercury with another metal. Disconnect and separate are its opposites.
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Coeval
Answer: A
It is of the same age.
Coeval means existing at the same period, from the Latin co-aevum, of the same age. Corresponding and duplicate describe likeness rather than contemporaneity.
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Vendetta
Answer: A
It is feud.
A vendetta is a blood feud pursued between families, from the Italian and ultimately the Latin for vengeance. Friendship and harmony are its opposites.
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Trumpery
Answer: D
It is rubbish.
Trumpery means showy but worthless things, from the French tromper, to deceive - the same root as trumpery's cousin, trompe l'oeil.
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Lurid
Answer: A
It is shocking.
Lurid means sensational and shocking, and also glaringly bright in colour - the two senses meeting in lurid detail. Modest and delightful are its opposites.
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Divulge
Answer: A
It is reveal.
To divulge is to make known something secret, from the Latin for spreading among the common people. Conceal is its opposite.
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Compunction
Answer: B
It is regret.
Compunction is a feeling of guilt or unease about doing something, from the Latin for pricking - the prick of conscience. It appears most often in the negative, without compunction.
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Interim
Answer: C
It is temporary.
Interim means for the time being, from the Latin for in the meantime. Permanent and continual are its opposites.
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Incessant
Answer: E
It is continuous.
Incessant means never stopping, from the Latin for not ceasing. Discontinuous and terminable are its opposites.
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Apathy
Answer: E
It is indifference.
Apathy is absence of feeling or interest, from the Greek for without passion. Sympathy and concern are its opposites.
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