Court Interpreter Written Exam Version A

Court Interpreter Written Exam Version A misogynist Ans- misógino (hates women) misanthrope Ans- misántropo (hate human kind) purport Ans- pretend (pretender) contemptuous Ans- disparaging, snubby (despectivo, desdeñoso) easement Ans- a right to cross or otherwise use someone else's land for a specified purpose (servidumbre, derecho de paso) peruse Ans- to read very carefully (leer detenidamente) recuse (challenge) Ans- reject, to challenge (recusar, rechazar) recidivism Ans- relapse (relapsar) obdurate Ans- stubborn (obstinado) counterpart Ans- match, identical thing (homólogo/contrapartida) constrained Ans- restrained, restricted (restringido) extenuate Ans- mitigate (extenuar, mitigar) condone Ans- approve, excuse ( aprobar, consentir) correlate Ans- match, relate, associate (correlacionar) surreptitious Ans- secret (a escondidas, en secreto) deleterious Ans- harmful, bad (dañino, nocivo) rousing Ans- exciting (excitante, emocionante) furtive Ans- secret (furtivo, a escondidas) protracted Ans- to postpone, deffear, extend delay (alargado, extendido) foremost Ans- fist in place, order, rank (llider, mas importante) ravish Ans- to captivate, to rape( cautivar, embelesar/violar, forzar) induce Ans- persuade, convince, provoke, cause (inducir, provocar, causar) prevailing Ans- dominant (prevaleciente, dominante/actual) shrewd Ans- clever, smart, intelligent, sharp, quick, perceptive (listo, astuto, inteligente) engrossed Ans- fascinated, ravished, absorbed (absorto, ensimismado) enraptured Ans- enchanted, charmed, fascinated, (embelesado) specious Ans- deceptive, pleasing to the eye but deceptive (engañoso) toppled Ans- to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.(depuesto, derrocado) rattled Ans- to talk rapidly; chatter (traqueteado, tembloroso, hablar sin parar) leveled Ans- make it flat (nivelado, arrasado) preponderance Ans- predominance, majority, mass, bulk (premonderancia/predominio) distraught Ans- distracted; deeply (nsolado. turbado) doleful Ans- sorrowful; mournful; melancholy (dolido, triste) verisimilitude Ans- truthful (verdadero) kinship Ans- family (familia) aggrieve Ans- oppress, abuse, offend, hurt, harm, insult (apesadumbrar, afligir, acongojar, agravar) posit Ans- propose. suggest, put forward (proponer, plantear, sugerir) appease Ans- calm down, to satisfy (apaciguar) exult Ans- rejoice (regocijarse) titillate Ans- excite, stimulate, arouse, turn on, delight (excitar, despertar interes) digress Ans- to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing (divagar) enervate Ans- debilitate, to weakend, dissable ( enervar/debilitar) haughty Ans- arrogant, snooty, stuck-up , supercilious (altivo, arrogante) insouciant Ans- free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant (despreocupado) unprepossessing Ans- not particularly attractive or appealing to the eye (soso, poco atrayente, discreto) prescient Ans- having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight (presentir, clarividente, profetico) unassuming Ans- modest; unpretentious, reserved, humble , modest (modesto) doltish Ans- stupid, blockhead, fullish, thoughtless (estupido, idiota) subservient Ans- servile; excessively submissive; obsequious, subordinate (servil, subordinado) obeisant Ans- showing respect (respetuoso) adjunct Ans- addition, supplement, help, subordinate (adjunto, )auxiliar entomb Ans- bury (enterrar, sepultar) punctilious Ans- careful, finicky, particular, fussy, exact. precise (puntilloso, quisquilloso, detallista, meticuloso) conscientious Ans- honest, upright, strict, faithful, reliable, devout, religious (meticuloso) indolent Ans- slought, lazy (perezoso, indolente) guarded Ans- careful, chary (precavido, cauteloso, moderado) cogent Ans- convincing (convincente) construe Ans- communicate, interpret (inferir, interpretar) ghastly Ans- dreadful (horrible, espantoso, abominable) unambiguous Ans- clear (sin ambiguedades) dismal Ans- dreary, dark, gloomy, cheerless, doleful (deprimente, fúnebre) lucid Ans- evident, clear, obvious, bright (lucido, coherente) relinquish Ans- renounce, surrender, waive, retire (abandonar, renunciar) quiescent Ans- quite, still, inactive, calm (inmovil, inactivo) motley Ans- mix, heterogeneous, assorted ( diverso, heterogeneo) capacious Ans- spacious, large, roomy (espacioso, amplio) copious Ans- abundant, plentiful, extensive, ample ( copioso, abundante) hapless Ans- unlucky, unfortunated (desafortunado, desaventurado) shapely Ans- attractively shaped, slender, trim, graceful (torneado) animosity Ans- hostility (hostilidad) wholly Ans- totally, entirely, fully, completely (enteramente,