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2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Insipid. Answer: lacking taste or flavor
●● Pragmatic. Answer: concerned with practical matters
●● Iconoclast. Answer: someone who attacks cherished beliefs or
institutions
●● Arduous. Answer: difficult to accomplish, hard to endure
●● Profligate. Answer: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of
resources
●● Prosaic. Answer: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
●● Ameliorate. Answer: make, become better
●● Obsequious. Answer: obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
, ●● Capricious. Answer: given to sudden behavior change
●● Fortuitous. Answer: happening by accident or chance
●● Orthodox. Answer: Conforming to all the traditional beliefs, and
religious practices
●● Alacrity. Answer: lively and cheerful readiness
●● Pellucid. Answer: translucently clear
●● Corroborate. Answer: confirm or give support to
●● Magnanimous. Answer: very generous or forgiving
●● Scrupulous. Answer: diligent, thorough, and extremely careful
●● Prolific. Answer: fruitful, present in large number
●● Dogmatic. Answer: dictatorial, opinionated
●● Placate. Answer: make (someone) less angry or hostile
2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Insipid. Answer: lacking taste or flavor
●● Pragmatic. Answer: concerned with practical matters
●● Iconoclast. Answer: someone who attacks cherished beliefs or
institutions
●● Arduous. Answer: difficult to accomplish, hard to endure
●● Profligate. Answer: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of
resources
●● Prosaic. Answer: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
●● Ameliorate. Answer: make, become better
●● Obsequious. Answer: obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
, ●● Capricious. Answer: given to sudden behavior change
●● Fortuitous. Answer: happening by accident or chance
●● Orthodox. Answer: Conforming to all the traditional beliefs, and
religious practices
●● Alacrity. Answer: lively and cheerful readiness
●● Pellucid. Answer: translucently clear
●● Corroborate. Answer: confirm or give support to
●● Magnanimous. Answer: very generous or forgiving
●● Scrupulous. Answer: diligent, thorough, and extremely careful
●● Prolific. Answer: fruitful, present in large number
●● Dogmatic. Answer: dictatorial, opinionated
●● Placate. Answer: make (someone) less angry or hostile