UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Irrational - Correct Answer- illogical; senseless; not reasonable
Irrelevant - Correct Answer- Not applicable; not related to the subject
Itinerary - Correct Answer- route, plan, or record of a trip
Jargon - Correct Answer- specialized language of a trade or profession; nonsensical speech
Jostle - Correct Answer- to shove or push rudely; to come into collision with
Judicious - Correct Answer- showing good judgment; wise; discreet; prudent
Juncture - Correct Answer- point where things are joined; a crossing; a point of time ; a crisis
point
Lament - Correct Answer- to express sorrow or mourning over; to grieve; to regret; an
expression of grief; a song or poem expressing grief
Lapse - Correct Answer- slight temporary error, or slip; a fall from a better to a worse
condition
Latitude - Correct Answer- freedom; scope
Legacy - Correct Answer- something inherited; money or property left by a will
Lexicon - Correct Answer- a dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular trade, group of people,
etc...
, Livid - Correct Answer- purplish or bluish from a bruise; pale, gray, or red with anger or
affliction; very angry or furious
Loathe - Correct Answer- to feel intense dislike or disgust; to detest
Malignant - Correct Answer- actively evil; tending to do great harm; life - threatening
Malleable - Correct Answer- Capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing; having the
capacity to be changed easily; adaptive
Mandatory - Correct Answer- required; obligatory
Mannerism - Correct Answer- A distinctive personal trait; an idiosyncrasy; an exaggerated or
unnatural style or habit, as in speech or dress
Martial - Correct Answer- Military; suggesting war; warlike
Meager - Correct Answer- Noticeably lacking quantity, quality, or extent; scanty; lean; thin
Mediocre - Correct Answer- only average or ordinary; medium; neither bad nor good
Melancholy - Correct Answer- gloom; low spirits; sad; depressed; causing or suggesting
sadness
Melodramatic - Correct Answer- overly dramatic, emotional, or sentimental
Mentor - Correct Answer- a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor
Merge - Correct Answer- to blend or combine in a way that results in the loss of separate
identity; to unite