UCVTS Admissions Exam Commonly Tested Words Part 2 || SOLVED

Abate - CORRECT ANSWER To lessen. Abode - CORRECT ANSWER Home. Accord - CORRECT ANSWER Agreement. Acrid - CORRECT ANSWER Harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper. Adept - CORRECT ANSWER Skillful. Adjacent - CORRECT ANSWER Next to. Advocate - CORRECT ANSWER To speak in favor of. Affable - CORRECT ANSWER Friendly. Affliction - CORRECT ANSWER Something that causes pain or suffering. Akin - CORRECT ANSWER Related to or alike. Allege - CORRECT ANSWER To assert without proof or confirmation. Allure - CORRECT ANSWER The power to attract or charm. Ambiguous - CORRECT ANSWER Unclear or doubtful in meaning. Amiss - CORRECT ANSWER In a wrong or imperfect way. Anarchy - CORRECT ANSWER (n) A lack of government and law; confusion. Apathetic - CORRECT ANSWER Feeling or showing little emotion. Apex - CORRECT ANSWER The highest point of something. Articulate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully. Aspire - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend. Assimilate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) To absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully. Astute - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom. Atrocity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) An extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasant. Audacious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring. Augment - CORRECT ANSWER To make larger, increase. Avert - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) To turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid. Avid - CORRECT ANSWER Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager. Awry - CORRECT ANSWER (adj., adv.) In a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course. Banter - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) To exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing. Barter - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) An exchange in trade; (v.) to exchange goods. Benefactor - CORRECT ANSWER A person who gives friendly aid. Benighted - CORRECT ANSWER Being in a state of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unenlightened. Bigot - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) An intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person. Bizarre - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Extremely strange, unusual, atypical. Blatant - CORRECT ANSWER Obvious. Bleak - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Bare, dreary, dismal. Cache - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) A hiding place; something hidden or stored. Candid - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Frank, sincere; impartial; unposed. Capacious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Able to hold much, roomy. Capricious - CORRECT ANSWER Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. Capsize - CORRECT ANSWER To overturn. Cascade - CORRECT ANSWER Waterfall. Chaff - CORRECT ANSWER Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing. Chastise - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely. Citadel - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place. Clad - CORRECT ANSWER Clothed or covered. Clarify - CORRECT ANSWER To make clear. Cogent - CORRECT ANSWER Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point. Cogitate - CORRECT ANSWER To think deeply. Cognizant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction. Component - CORRECT ANSWER A part or element of a larger whole. Confiscate - CORRECT ANSWER To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of. Connoisseur - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) An expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts. Copious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) Abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose. Counterfeit - CORRECT ANSWER Fake; false. Covet - CORRECT ANSWER To desire something belonging to another.