Zing Q2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
angst - CORRECT ANSWER - The students were only given one day for a major
assignment, causing them great angst.
canard - CORRECT ANSWER - The news channel was forced to apologize for and take
down their canard, which angered many people.
foray - CORRECT ANSWER - The Greeks defeated the Trojans by sneaking in with the
Trojan horse and launching a foray.
bête noire - CORRECT ANSWER - I suddenly became moody when I stepped into my
Spanish class, which was always been my bête noire.
altercation - CORRECT ANSWER - A simple disagreement about religion led to an
altercation, sending the class into chaos.
raison d'être - CORRECT ANSWER - She spent 10 hours a week practicing jump roping,
which soon became her raison d'être.
pastiche - CORRECT ANSWER - He received a 0 on his essay because it was a pastiche
of his classmate's.
éminence grise - CORRECT ANSWER - Wu Zhao was the éminence grise behind her
son's rule after her husband's death.
obstreperous - CORRECT ANSWER - The teenagers were kicked out of the classroom for
their obstreperous behavior.
, prolix - CORRECT ANSWER - She was unable to determine the argument of his prolix
essay.
reconnoiter - CORRECT ANSWER - To ensure everyone's safety, a SWAT team was sent
to reconnoiter the house before allowing public access.
jettison - CORRECT ANSWER - The plane was going to crash because it was too heavy,
so unnecessary items were jettisoned.
exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER - She exacerbated the situation by lying.
mercurial - CORRECT ANSWER - Her mercurial mood swings made it difficult to be
friends with her.
draconian - CORRECT ANSWER - A sentence of 10 years in prison for shoplifting is a
draconian punishment.
cloy - CORRECT ANSWER - She was binge eating donuts, eventually cloying her
appetite for her once favorite dessert.
jejune - CORRECT ANSWER - He used jejune words and overloaded sentences to reach
the minimum word count for the essay.
fraught - CORRECT ANSWER - Life of a TJ student is fraught with homework and tests.
slake - CORRECT ANSWER - There was no water to slake her thirst under the hot
summer sun.
pallor - CORRECT ANSWER - She layered on bronzer to hide her pallor.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
angst - CORRECT ANSWER - The students were only given one day for a major
assignment, causing them great angst.
canard - CORRECT ANSWER - The news channel was forced to apologize for and take
down their canard, which angered many people.
foray - CORRECT ANSWER - The Greeks defeated the Trojans by sneaking in with the
Trojan horse and launching a foray.
bête noire - CORRECT ANSWER - I suddenly became moody when I stepped into my
Spanish class, which was always been my bête noire.
altercation - CORRECT ANSWER - A simple disagreement about religion led to an
altercation, sending the class into chaos.
raison d'être - CORRECT ANSWER - She spent 10 hours a week practicing jump roping,
which soon became her raison d'être.
pastiche - CORRECT ANSWER - He received a 0 on his essay because it was a pastiche
of his classmate's.
éminence grise - CORRECT ANSWER - Wu Zhao was the éminence grise behind her
son's rule after her husband's death.
obstreperous - CORRECT ANSWER - The teenagers were kicked out of the classroom for
their obstreperous behavior.
, prolix - CORRECT ANSWER - She was unable to determine the argument of his prolix
essay.
reconnoiter - CORRECT ANSWER - To ensure everyone's safety, a SWAT team was sent
to reconnoiter the house before allowing public access.
jettison - CORRECT ANSWER - The plane was going to crash because it was too heavy,
so unnecessary items were jettisoned.
exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER - She exacerbated the situation by lying.
mercurial - CORRECT ANSWER - Her mercurial mood swings made it difficult to be
friends with her.
draconian - CORRECT ANSWER - A sentence of 10 years in prison for shoplifting is a
draconian punishment.
cloy - CORRECT ANSWER - She was binge eating donuts, eventually cloying her
appetite for her once favorite dessert.
jejune - CORRECT ANSWER - He used jejune words and overloaded sentences to reach
the minimum word count for the essay.
fraught - CORRECT ANSWER - Life of a TJ student is fraught with homework and tests.
slake - CORRECT ANSWER - There was no water to slake her thirst under the hot
summer sun.
pallor - CORRECT ANSWER - She layered on bronzer to hide her pallor.
