In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Infrequent
Answer: D
It is rare.
Infrequent means not happening often, which is what rare says. Sometimes describes when something happens rather than how often, and cannot substitute for the adjective; never and usual are at the two extremes.
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Gratify
Answer: D
It is indulge.
To gratify is to give someone what they want, and to indulge is to do exactly that. Pacify is to calm someone who is angry, which may be done by refusing them; appreciate is to value something.
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Apathetic
Answer: D
It is emotionless.
Apathetic means without feeling or interest, from the Greek a-pathos, without passion. Caring and concerned are its opposites, and refusing describes an action, not a state of feeling.
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Embezzle
Answer: D
It is misappropriate.
To embezzle is to take for oneself money entrusted to one's care, which is what misappropriate means. Remunerate is to pay someone, the opposite direction of travel.
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Abandon
Answer: D
It is forsake.
To abandon is to leave something for good, and forsake carries the same finality. Keep with is its opposite.
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Ponder
Answer: A
It is think.
To ponder is to think something over at length. Evaluate is close but narrower - it means to judge worth, whereas pondering need reach no conclusion at all.
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Pious
Answer: D
It is devout.
Pious means showing deep religious devotion, which devout says exactly. Pure and clean describe a condition rather than an attitude, and pretentious is the sense the word takes only when used sarcastically.
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Improvement
Answer: B
It is betterment.
Improvement and betterment both mean the process of making something better. Advancement suggests moving forward in position, and promotion a rise in rank - both narrower.
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Meld
Answer: B
It is merge.
To meld is to blend or combine into one, and the word itself may be a blend of melt and weld. Glisten and soothe are unrelated.
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Salacity
Answer: C
It is indecency.
Salacity means lewdness or an undue interest in sexual matters, from the Latin salax, lustful. Bliss and depression describe states of feeling and have no bearing on it.
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