Accuplacer Reading Comprehension
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abashed - COREECT feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
accolade - COREECT a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
aesthete - COREECT one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and
nature
ambiguously - COREECT in an ambiguous manner (ambiguous=Open to more than
one interpretation; having a double meaning.)
anarchy - COREECT a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a
failure of government)
aphorism - COREECT a short pithy instructive saying (pithy=brief, to the point)
austerity - COREECT the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly
pleasures)
automaton - COREECT someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic
way
bantam - COREECT a small but aggressive person;
blitzkrieg - COREECT a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial
bombardment
Bolshevik - COREECT emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or
revolutionaries
cacophony - COREECT a loud harsh or strident noise
candid - COREECT characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety
or evasion
clodhopper - COREECT a thick and heavy shoe, (n.) a clumsy country person; a
bumpkin; big heavy shoes
,connive - COREECT encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
conspiratorial - COREECT relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators,
planning acting together secretly; in a plotting manner
consternation - COREECT fear resulting from the awareness of danger
contentious - COREECT inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even
to engage in law suits
contretemps - COREECT an embarrassing mischance
discernible - COREECT perceptible by the senses or intellect
dowager - COREECT a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
eloquence - COREECT powerful and effective language
encumbrance - COREECT an onerous or difficult concern
enmity - COREECT a state of deep-seated ill-will
erratic - COREECT liable to sudden unpredictable change
fey - COREECT slightly insane
foreboding - COREECT a feeling of evil to come
fratricide - COREECT a person who murders their brother or sister
funereal - COREECT suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
furlough - COREECT a temporary leave of absence from military duty
futility - COREECT uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
gibe - COREECT an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
intended to have a telling effect
gull - COREECT a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
, herringbone - COREECT a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
Holocaust - COREECT the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from
1941 until 1945
idiosyncratic - COREECT peculiar to the individual
impinge - COREECT impinge or infringe upon
inane - COREECT devoid of intelligence
indulgent - COREECT characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
infer - COREECT reason by deduction; establish by deduction
insidious - COREECT beguiling but harmful
insinuating - COREECT calculated to please or gain favor
inured - COREECT made tough by habitual exposure
invading - COREECT involving invasion or aggressive attack
inveigle - COREECT influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
irate - COREECT feeling or showing extreme anger
irresolutely - COREECT lacking determination or decisiveness
jounce - COREECT move up and down repeatedly
judiciously - COREECT in a judicious manner (judicious=wise, thoughtful)
knickers - COREECT trousers ending above the knee
legging - COREECT a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to
the ankle)
liaison - COREECT a channel for communication between groups
ludicrous - COREECT broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED
AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST UPDATE 2025
abashed - COREECT feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
accolade - COREECT a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
aesthete - COREECT one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and
nature
ambiguously - COREECT in an ambiguous manner (ambiguous=Open to more than
one interpretation; having a double meaning.)
anarchy - COREECT a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a
failure of government)
aphorism - COREECT a short pithy instructive saying (pithy=brief, to the point)
austerity - COREECT the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly
pleasures)
automaton - COREECT someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic
way
bantam - COREECT a small but aggressive person;
blitzkrieg - COREECT a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial
bombardment
Bolshevik - COREECT emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or
revolutionaries
cacophony - COREECT a loud harsh or strident noise
candid - COREECT characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety
or evasion
clodhopper - COREECT a thick and heavy shoe, (n.) a clumsy country person; a
bumpkin; big heavy shoes
,connive - COREECT encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
conspiratorial - COREECT relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators,
planning acting together secretly; in a plotting manner
consternation - COREECT fear resulting from the awareness of danger
contentious - COREECT inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even
to engage in law suits
contretemps - COREECT an embarrassing mischance
discernible - COREECT perceptible by the senses or intellect
dowager - COREECT a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
eloquence - COREECT powerful and effective language
encumbrance - COREECT an onerous or difficult concern
enmity - COREECT a state of deep-seated ill-will
erratic - COREECT liable to sudden unpredictable change
fey - COREECT slightly insane
foreboding - COREECT a feeling of evil to come
fratricide - COREECT a person who murders their brother or sister
funereal - COREECT suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
furlough - COREECT a temporary leave of absence from military duty
futility - COREECT uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
gibe - COREECT an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
intended to have a telling effect
gull - COREECT a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
, herringbone - COREECT a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
Holocaust - COREECT the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from
1941 until 1945
idiosyncratic - COREECT peculiar to the individual
impinge - COREECT impinge or infringe upon
inane - COREECT devoid of intelligence
indulgent - COREECT characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
infer - COREECT reason by deduction; establish by deduction
insidious - COREECT beguiling but harmful
insinuating - COREECT calculated to please or gain favor
inured - COREECT made tough by habitual exposure
invading - COREECT involving invasion or aggressive attack
inveigle - COREECT influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
irate - COREECT feeling or showing extreme anger
irresolutely - COREECT lacking determination or decisiveness
jounce - COREECT move up and down repeatedly
judiciously - COREECT in a judicious manner (judicious=wise, thoughtful)
knickers - COREECT trousers ending above the knee
legging - COREECT a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to
the ankle)
liaison - COREECT a channel for communication between groups
ludicrous - COREECT broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
