SSC 452 Exam Questions and Correct Answers 100% Verified Graded A+
glib - to speak smoothly (insincerely); he offered a glib explanation abt his whereabouts
subtle - not obvious
scurry - to run quickly
rabble - a noisy mob or the lowest class of ppl; the aristocrats of the french rev regarded
the rabble w deep contempt
tenuous - weak/thin; the connection between it is tenuous at best
glutton (n) - someone who eats too much; he is such a glutton
frenetic - frenzied; she worked at a frenetic pace
forthright - direct and honest; the suspect started speaking in a forthright manner
nominal - in name only or a low amt; he was nominally the king
savant (n) - a well-educated person; she was a savant
, coerce (v) - to force by threat; the gangsters coerced the restaurant owner
prescient (adj) - the investors managing Yale's endowment showed prescient judgement
concise - brief and to the point
opaque - not letting light through/unintelligible; they claimed that the translation is
opaque
excise - to cut out; they were forced to excise a few scenes out of the movie
dossier - group of documents; he pulled the dossier from the drawer
culminate - to reach the highest point; the movie never manages to culminate to the
climax
allot - to distribute
conundrum - a riddle; she faced a real conundrum
bevy - a group (esp of birds); she's surprised at the bevy of offerings at the buffet
glib - to speak smoothly (insincerely); he offered a glib explanation abt his whereabouts
subtle - not obvious
scurry - to run quickly
rabble - a noisy mob or the lowest class of ppl; the aristocrats of the french rev regarded
the rabble w deep contempt
tenuous - weak/thin; the connection between it is tenuous at best
glutton (n) - someone who eats too much; he is such a glutton
frenetic - frenzied; she worked at a frenetic pace
forthright - direct and honest; the suspect started speaking in a forthright manner
nominal - in name only or a low amt; he was nominally the king
savant (n) - a well-educated person; she was a savant
, coerce (v) - to force by threat; the gangsters coerced the restaurant owner
prescient (adj) - the investors managing Yale's endowment showed prescient judgement
concise - brief and to the point
opaque - not letting light through/unintelligible; they claimed that the translation is
opaque
excise - to cut out; they were forced to excise a few scenes out of the movie
dossier - group of documents; he pulled the dossier from the drawer
culminate - to reach the highest point; the movie never manages to culminate to the
climax
allot - to distribute
conundrum - a riddle; she faced a real conundrum
bevy - a group (esp of birds); she's surprised at the bevy of offerings at the buffet
