Find out your current level of Vocabulary by completing ALL 15 following questions.
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#1. Since the townspeople were so dissatisfied, various methods to (alleviate) the situation were debated.
To alleviate something is to make it more bearable or to ease it.
#2. Regarding the need for more free refreshments, the group’s opinion was enthusiastic and (unanimous).
When a group’s opinion is unanimous, it is in accord or uniform.
#3. Even though she’d read her supervisor’s memo four or five times, she still found his rambling message (ambiguous).
To be ambiguous is to be vague or unclear.
#4. The assistant was fast becoming an (indispensable) member of the department, so they had no choice but to offer him a higher salary to stay on.
To be indispensable is to be necessary or essential.
#5. In order to get their votes in the next election, the senator responded to all the complaints of her constituents in a (diplomatic) manner.
To be diplomatic is to be sensitive in dealing with others or tactful.
#6. The technical department enthusiastically hired Ms. Long because she was (proficient) in the use of computers.
When one is proficient at something, one is an expert or is skilled at it.
#7. The suspect gave a (plausible) explanation for his presence at the scene, so the police decided to look elsewhere for the perpetrator of the crime.
If something is plausible, it is believable or credible.
#8. The attorney wanted to (expedite) the process, because her client was becoming impatient.
To expedite a process is to hurry it up or accelerate it.
#9. Excited about winning the award, Marcia walked up to the podium and delivered an (animated) acceptance speech.
Something that is animated is energetic or lively.
#10. As soon as the details of the election were released to the media, the newspaper was (inundated) with calls—far too many to be handled effectively.
To be inundated is to be overwhelmed or flooded.
#11. When people heard that timid Bob had taken up skydiving, they were (incredulous).
When one is incredulous, one is skeptical or disbelieving.
#12. The Marion Police Department’s policy of aggressively recruiting women officers is unmatched, (unique) in every way.
To be unique is to be one of a kind or unparalleled.
#13. The (intermittent) rain soaked the garden many different times during the day.
When something is intermittent, it is periodic or starts and stops at intervals.
#14. Even under tremendous public pressure, the planning committee would not commit itself wholeheartedly to the proposal and gave only (tentative) approval to the waterfront development plan.
When something is tentative, it is of an uncertain or provisional nature
#15. After several small brushfires at the campground, officials felt the need to (augment) the rules pertaining to campfires.
To augment something is to add to or expand it.
Although choice c, consider, is not out of the question, since officials are responding to several fires that have already occurred, it is more likely that they will do something more pronounced and definitive than just considering the existing rules.
