Rakan vs Omar

I had no intimation it might be the sudden brilliance of a star before it vanishes in a black hole.

Source: The Guardian

In this sentence, intimation means:

• idealism

• impropriety

• impediment

• inkling

Her face beamed and I gaped at her in horror, unable to speak.

Source: Nature

In this sentence, gaped means:

• screamed

• stared

• waved

• wept

guise means:

• an artful or simulated semblance

• the arrangement of the body and its limbs

• the limit beyond which something happens or changes

• a following of one thing after another in time

Which of the following is most likely to be described as unkempt?

• a pine forest

• an overgrown garden

• a freshly-mowed lawn

• a desolate beach

deploy means to:

• call together

• use or distribute systematically or strategically

• indulge to satiety

• convert code into ordinary language

Which of the following facial expressions is dour?

• a raised eyebrow

• a mean scowl

• a shocked look

• a slight smile

he lyrics for each section were preceded by a paragraph of prose that augmented the narrative laid out in the lyrics.

Source: Ready Player One: A Novel

In this sentence, augmented means:

• segmented

• tormented

• supplemented

• regimented

He kept his soldiers moving, darting from star to star, wallsliding to get behind and above the stolid Salamanders.

Source: Ender's Game

In this sentence, stolid means:

• having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

• marked by extreme intensity of convictions

• resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

• marked by strong resentment or cynicism

The cavemen are happy in the modern world, they say, but simply want to regain the fortitude that they attribute to their ancient ancestors.

Source: New York Times

In this sentence, fortitude means:

• the quality of being able to do something

• pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have

• the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity

verbatim means:

• in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy

• after an unspecified period of time or a long delay

• at breakneck speed

• using exactly the same words