Vocabulary - Region #1

The investor seemed almost​ (a)   : she knew which stocks to select before they rose in value.

• prescient
• circumspect
• audacious
• discerning

Answer explanation

having foresight

Linda went to the meeting on the ​ (a)   of hearing about the new plan; in reality, she went because she wanted to spend some time away from her desk.

• pretext
• hunch
• rationale
• deception

Answer explanation

to conceal

If elected, the candidate's first priority would be to​ (a)   the laws which were negatively affecting his constituency.

• abrogate
• sanction
• ratify
• allay

Answer explanation

abolish

It is important to think ​ (a)   when learning about a new place because the culture, history, geograph, and politics all interact to enable true understanding.

• holistically
• authentically
• discretely
• critically

The play had a (n) ​ (a)   tone; all the patrons left the theater chortling and pleased.

• jovial
• ecstatic
• somber
• melancholy

Answer explanation

humor

Jeff was absolutely ​ (a)   about his idea; try as we might, we could not dissuade him.

• adamant
• relenting
• pragmatic
• capricious

Answer explanation

unyielding

In weaving cloth with threads, one draws the weft, or horizontal yarns, through the warp yams, or the vertical, in an even and ​ (a)   manner to create a tight cloth.

• consistent
• oblique
• imaginative
• substantial

Answer explanation

even

The party was an unmitigated disaster, "Josephine said with ​ (a)   unworried about hurting anyone's feelings.

• candor
• ire
• elation
• vexation

Answer explanation

honesty

The author was rarely intrigued by the ​ (a)   details of detective work; rather, he explored the exciting moments of danger and suspense.

• mundane
• anxious
• listless
• definitive

Answer explanation

ordinary

We ​ (a)   rejected the amendment; no argument or plea could persuade us to reverse our position.

• categorically
• ambiguously
• harmoniously
• equivocally

Answer explanation

absolute