TEAS 7 ENGLISH TEST
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Question Answer
reprimand ----------- Every time Ermengarde
made a mistake in class, she was afraid that
Miss Minchin would reprimand her and tell reprove severely; rebuke 1
her father how badly she was doing in school.
also N.
temporize ----------- I cannot permit you to
temporize any longer; I must have a definite avoid commiting oneself; gain time 2
answer today.
magnate ----------- Growing up in Pittsburgh,
Annie Dillard was surrounded by the mansions
person of prominence or influence 3
of the great steel and coal magnates who set
their mark on that city.
influx ----------- The influx of refugees into the
flowing into 4
country has taxed the relief agencies severely.
,neophyte ----------- This mountain slope
contains slides that will challenge experts as recent convert; beginner 5
well as neophytes.
venerate ----------- In Tibet today, the common
people still venerate their traditional spiritual revere 6
leader, the Dalai Lama.
heedless ----------- He drove on, heedless of
the danger warnings placed at the side of the not noticing; disregarding 7
road.
arrest ----------- Slipping, the trapeze artist
plunged from the heights until a safety net stop or slow down; catch someone's
luckily arrested his fall. This near-disaster attention 8
arrested the crowd's attention.
pander ----------- The reviewer accused the
makers of Lethal Weapon of pandering to the cater to the low desires of others 9
masses' taste for violence.
ensconce ----------- Now that their children
were ensconced safely in the private school,
settle comfortably 10
the jet-setting parents decided to leave for
Europe.
phlegmatic ----------- The nurse was a cheerful
but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face calm; not easily disturbed 11
of sudden emergencies.
,stodgy ----------- For a young person, Winston
seems remarkably stodgy: you'd expect stuffy; boringly conservative 12
someone his age to show a little more life.
recapitulate ----------- Let us recapitulate what
summarize 13
has been said thus far before going ahead.
herbivorous ----------- Some herbivorous
animals have two stomachs for digesting their grain-eating 14
food.
plummet ----------- Stock prices plummeted as
Wall Street reacted to the crisis in the fall sharply 15
economy.
flourish ----------- The orange trees flourished grow well; prosper; decorate with
in the sun. ornaments 16
feint ----------- The boxer was fooled by his
trick; shift; sham blow 17
opponent's feint and dropped his guard. alsoV.
integral ----------- Physical education is an
complete; necessary for completeness
integral part of our curriculum; a sound mind
18
and a sound body are complementary.
dissipate ----------- He is a fine artist, but I fear
he may dissipate his gifts if he keeps wasting squander; waste; scatter 19
his time playing games.
,migratory ----------- The return of the
migratory birds to the northern sections of wandering 20
this country is a harbinger of spring. migrate,V.
coterie ----------- After his book has been
published, he was invited to join the literary group that meets socially; select circle 21
coterie that lunched daily at the hotel.
fallow ----------- Farmers have learned that it is
advisable to permit land to lie fallow every plowed but not sowed; uncultivated 22
few years.
tedious ----------- The repetitious nature of
work on the assembly line made Martin's job boring; tiring 23
very tedious. tedium, N.
asteroid ----------- Asteroids have become
commonplace to the readers of interstellar small planet 24
travel stories in science fiction magazines.
prelude ----------- I am afraid that this border
introduction; forerunner 25
raid is the prelude to more serious attacks.
overt ----------- According to the United States
Constitution, a person must commit an overt open to view 26
act before he may be tried for treason.
dupe ----------- While the gullible Watson often
was made a dupe by unscrupulous parties,
someone easily fooled 27
Sherlock Holmes was far more difficult to fool.
alsoV.
,deducible ----------- If we accept your premise,
derived by reasoning 28
your conclusions are easily deducible.
facile ----------- Words came easily to Jonathan:
he was a facile speaker and prided himself on easily accomplished; ready or fluent;
being ready to make a speech at a moment's superficial 29
notice.
adulterate ----------- It is a crime to adulterate
foods without informing the buyer; when
make impure by adding inferior or
consumers learned that Beech-Nut had
tainted substances 30
adulterated their apple juice by mixing it with
water, they protested vigorously.
gloss over ----------- No matter how hard he
tried to talk around the issue, President Bush
explain away 31
could not gloss over the fact that he had
raised taxes after all.
incubate ----------- Inasmuch as our supply of
electricity is cut off, we shall have to rely on hatch; scheme 32
the hens to incubate these eggs.
catharsis ----------- Aristotle maintained that
purging or cleansing of any passage of
tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul
the body 33
of base concepts.
console ----------- When her father died, lessen sadness or disappointment; give
Marius did his best to console Cosette. comfort 34
figurative ----------- To lose one's marbles is a not literal, but metaphorical; using a
figurative expression; if you're told that Jack figure of speech 35
,has lost his marbles, no one expects you to
rush out to buy him a replacement set.
interim ----------- The company will not
consider our proposal until next week; in the meantime 36
interim, let us proceed as we have in the past.
captivate ----------- Bart and Lisa were
captivated by their new nanny's winning charm or enthrall 37
manner.
indomitable ----------- Focusing on her game
despite all her personal problems, tennis
unconquerable; unyielding 38
champion Steffi Graf proved she had an
indomitable will to win.
bestow ----------- He wished to bestow great
give 39
honors upon the hero.
extrinsic ----------- A criti?cally acclaimed
extrinsic feature of the Chrysler Building is its
ornate spire. The judge would not admit the external; not essential; extraneous 40
testimony, ruling that it was extrinsic to the
matter at hand.
misanthrope ----------- In Gulliver's Travels,
Swift portrays an image of humanity as vile,
one who hates mankind 41
degraded beasts; for this reason, various
critics consider him a misanthrope.
,initiate ----------- The college is about to initiate
a program in reducing math anxiety among begin; originate; receive into a group 42
students.
cupidity ----------- The defeated people could
not satisfy the cupidity of the conquerors, greed 43
who demanded excessive tribute.
polyglot ----------- New York City is a polyglot
community because of the thousands of speaking several languages 44
immigrants who settle there.
languish ----------- Left at Miss Minchin's school
for girls while her father went off to war, Sarah
Crewe refused to languish; instead, she hid lose animation; lose strength 45
her grief and actively befriended her less
fortunate classmates.
euphonious ----------- Euphonious even when
spoken, the Italian language is particularly pleasing in sound 46
pleasing to the ear when sung. euphony. N.
bucolic ----------- Filled with browsing cows and
bleating sheep, the meadow was a charmingly rustic; pastoral 47
bucolic sight.
refraction ----------- When you look at a stick
inserted in water, it looks bent because of the bending of a ray of light 48
refraction of the light by the water.
calculated ----------- Lexy's choice of clothes to deliberately planned; likely 49
wear to the debate tournament was carefully
,calculated. Her conventional suit was one
calculated to appeal to the conservative
judges.
protrude ----------- His fingers protruded from
stick out 50
the holes in his gloves. protrusion, N.
archives ----------- These documents should be
public records; place where public
part of the archives so that historians may be
records are kept 51
able to evaluate them in the future.
ghastly ----------- The murdered man was a
horrible 52
ghastly sight.
morbid ----------- People who come to disaster
given to unwholesome thought; moody;
sites just to peer at the grisly wreckage are
characteristic of disease 53
indulging their morbid curiosity.
antiquated ----------- Philip had grown so
accustomed to editing his papers on word
old-fashioned; obsolete 54
processors that he thought typewriters were
too antiquated for him to use.
descant ----------- He was willing to descant
upon any topic of conversation, even when he
discuss fully 55
knew very little about the subject under
discussion. also N.
absorb ----------- During the nineteenth
century, America absorbed hordes of assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink
immigrants, turning them into productive up; wholly engage 56
citizens. Can Huggies diapers absorb more
,liquid than Pampers can? This question does
not ab
dapper ----------- In The Odd Couple TV show,
Tony Randall played Felix Unger, an excessively
neat and trim 57
dapper soul who could not stand to have a
hair out of place.
pan ----------- Hoping for a rave review of his
new show, the playwright was miserable when criticize harshly 58
the critics panned it unanimously.
brunt ----------- Tom Sawyer claimed credit for
painting the fence, but the brunt of the work
fell on others. However, he bore the brunt of main impact or shock 59
Aunt Polly's complaints when the paint began
to peel.
untenable ----------- Wayne is so contrary that,
indefensible; not able to be maintained
the more untenable a position is, the harder
60
he'll try to defend it.
alcove ----------- Though their apartment
lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove nook; small, recessed section of a room
adjacent to the living room made an adequate 61
breakfast nook for the young couple.
indifferent ----------- Because Ann felt no desire
to marry, she was indifferent to Carl's constant
unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
proposals. Not only was she indifferent to him
62
personally, but she felt that, given his general
silliness, he would make an indifferent
, rotundity ----------- Washington Irving
emphasized the rotundity of the governor by roundness; sonorousness of speech 63
describing his height and circumference.
annihilate ----------- The enemy in its revenge
destroy 64
tried to annihilate the entire population.
gambit ----------- The player was afraid to
accept his opponent's gambit because he
feared a trap which as yet he could not see. opening in chess in which a piece is
gambol V. skip; leap playfully. Watching sacrificed 65
children gambol-ing in the park is a pleasant
exper
outspoken ----------- The candidate was too
outspoken to be a successful politician; he had candid; blunt 66
not yet learned to weigh his words carefully.
gratuitous ----------- Quit making gratuitous
given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
comments about my driving; no one asked
67
you for your opinion.
gape ----------- The huge pit gaped before him;
if he stumbled, he would fall in. Slackjawed in
wonder, Huck gaped at the huge stalactites open widely; stare open-mouthed 68
hanging down from the ceiling of the
limestone cavern.
bacchanalian ----------- Emperor Nero attended
drunken 69
the bacchanalian orgy.
BANK / 3500+ TERMS &
DEFINITIVE ANSWERS /
2025/2026
Question Answer
reprimand ----------- Every time Ermengarde
made a mistake in class, she was afraid that
Miss Minchin would reprimand her and tell reprove severely; rebuke 1
her father how badly she was doing in school.
also N.
temporize ----------- I cannot permit you to
temporize any longer; I must have a definite avoid commiting oneself; gain time 2
answer today.
magnate ----------- Growing up in Pittsburgh,
Annie Dillard was surrounded by the mansions
person of prominence or influence 3
of the great steel and coal magnates who set
their mark on that city.
influx ----------- The influx of refugees into the
flowing into 4
country has taxed the relief agencies severely.
,neophyte ----------- This mountain slope
contains slides that will challenge experts as recent convert; beginner 5
well as neophytes.
venerate ----------- In Tibet today, the common
people still venerate their traditional spiritual revere 6
leader, the Dalai Lama.
heedless ----------- He drove on, heedless of
the danger warnings placed at the side of the not noticing; disregarding 7
road.
arrest ----------- Slipping, the trapeze artist
plunged from the heights until a safety net stop or slow down; catch someone's
luckily arrested his fall. This near-disaster attention 8
arrested the crowd's attention.
pander ----------- The reviewer accused the
makers of Lethal Weapon of pandering to the cater to the low desires of others 9
masses' taste for violence.
ensconce ----------- Now that their children
were ensconced safely in the private school,
settle comfortably 10
the jet-setting parents decided to leave for
Europe.
phlegmatic ----------- The nurse was a cheerful
but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face calm; not easily disturbed 11
of sudden emergencies.
,stodgy ----------- For a young person, Winston
seems remarkably stodgy: you'd expect stuffy; boringly conservative 12
someone his age to show a little more life.
recapitulate ----------- Let us recapitulate what
summarize 13
has been said thus far before going ahead.
herbivorous ----------- Some herbivorous
animals have two stomachs for digesting their grain-eating 14
food.
plummet ----------- Stock prices plummeted as
Wall Street reacted to the crisis in the fall sharply 15
economy.
flourish ----------- The orange trees flourished grow well; prosper; decorate with
in the sun. ornaments 16
feint ----------- The boxer was fooled by his
trick; shift; sham blow 17
opponent's feint and dropped his guard. alsoV.
integral ----------- Physical education is an
complete; necessary for completeness
integral part of our curriculum; a sound mind
18
and a sound body are complementary.
dissipate ----------- He is a fine artist, but I fear
he may dissipate his gifts if he keeps wasting squander; waste; scatter 19
his time playing games.
,migratory ----------- The return of the
migratory birds to the northern sections of wandering 20
this country is a harbinger of spring. migrate,V.
coterie ----------- After his book has been
published, he was invited to join the literary group that meets socially; select circle 21
coterie that lunched daily at the hotel.
fallow ----------- Farmers have learned that it is
advisable to permit land to lie fallow every plowed but not sowed; uncultivated 22
few years.
tedious ----------- The repetitious nature of
work on the assembly line made Martin's job boring; tiring 23
very tedious. tedium, N.
asteroid ----------- Asteroids have become
commonplace to the readers of interstellar small planet 24
travel stories in science fiction magazines.
prelude ----------- I am afraid that this border
introduction; forerunner 25
raid is the prelude to more serious attacks.
overt ----------- According to the United States
Constitution, a person must commit an overt open to view 26
act before he may be tried for treason.
dupe ----------- While the gullible Watson often
was made a dupe by unscrupulous parties,
someone easily fooled 27
Sherlock Holmes was far more difficult to fool.
alsoV.
,deducible ----------- If we accept your premise,
derived by reasoning 28
your conclusions are easily deducible.
facile ----------- Words came easily to Jonathan:
he was a facile speaker and prided himself on easily accomplished; ready or fluent;
being ready to make a speech at a moment's superficial 29
notice.
adulterate ----------- It is a crime to adulterate
foods without informing the buyer; when
make impure by adding inferior or
consumers learned that Beech-Nut had
tainted substances 30
adulterated their apple juice by mixing it with
water, they protested vigorously.
gloss over ----------- No matter how hard he
tried to talk around the issue, President Bush
explain away 31
could not gloss over the fact that he had
raised taxes after all.
incubate ----------- Inasmuch as our supply of
electricity is cut off, we shall have to rely on hatch; scheme 32
the hens to incubate these eggs.
catharsis ----------- Aristotle maintained that
purging or cleansing of any passage of
tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul
the body 33
of base concepts.
console ----------- When her father died, lessen sadness or disappointment; give
Marius did his best to console Cosette. comfort 34
figurative ----------- To lose one's marbles is a not literal, but metaphorical; using a
figurative expression; if you're told that Jack figure of speech 35
,has lost his marbles, no one expects you to
rush out to buy him a replacement set.
interim ----------- The company will not
consider our proposal until next week; in the meantime 36
interim, let us proceed as we have in the past.
captivate ----------- Bart and Lisa were
captivated by their new nanny's winning charm or enthrall 37
manner.
indomitable ----------- Focusing on her game
despite all her personal problems, tennis
unconquerable; unyielding 38
champion Steffi Graf proved she had an
indomitable will to win.
bestow ----------- He wished to bestow great
give 39
honors upon the hero.
extrinsic ----------- A criti?cally acclaimed
extrinsic feature of the Chrysler Building is its
ornate spire. The judge would not admit the external; not essential; extraneous 40
testimony, ruling that it was extrinsic to the
matter at hand.
misanthrope ----------- In Gulliver's Travels,
Swift portrays an image of humanity as vile,
one who hates mankind 41
degraded beasts; for this reason, various
critics consider him a misanthrope.
,initiate ----------- The college is about to initiate
a program in reducing math anxiety among begin; originate; receive into a group 42
students.
cupidity ----------- The defeated people could
not satisfy the cupidity of the conquerors, greed 43
who demanded excessive tribute.
polyglot ----------- New York City is a polyglot
community because of the thousands of speaking several languages 44
immigrants who settle there.
languish ----------- Left at Miss Minchin's school
for girls while her father went off to war, Sarah
Crewe refused to languish; instead, she hid lose animation; lose strength 45
her grief and actively befriended her less
fortunate classmates.
euphonious ----------- Euphonious even when
spoken, the Italian language is particularly pleasing in sound 46
pleasing to the ear when sung. euphony. N.
bucolic ----------- Filled with browsing cows and
bleating sheep, the meadow was a charmingly rustic; pastoral 47
bucolic sight.
refraction ----------- When you look at a stick
inserted in water, it looks bent because of the bending of a ray of light 48
refraction of the light by the water.
calculated ----------- Lexy's choice of clothes to deliberately planned; likely 49
wear to the debate tournament was carefully
,calculated. Her conventional suit was one
calculated to appeal to the conservative
judges.
protrude ----------- His fingers protruded from
stick out 50
the holes in his gloves. protrusion, N.
archives ----------- These documents should be
public records; place where public
part of the archives so that historians may be
records are kept 51
able to evaluate them in the future.
ghastly ----------- The murdered man was a
horrible 52
ghastly sight.
morbid ----------- People who come to disaster
given to unwholesome thought; moody;
sites just to peer at the grisly wreckage are
characteristic of disease 53
indulging their morbid curiosity.
antiquated ----------- Philip had grown so
accustomed to editing his papers on word
old-fashioned; obsolete 54
processors that he thought typewriters were
too antiquated for him to use.
descant ----------- He was willing to descant
upon any topic of conversation, even when he
discuss fully 55
knew very little about the subject under
discussion. also N.
absorb ----------- During the nineteenth
century, America absorbed hordes of assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink
immigrants, turning them into productive up; wholly engage 56
citizens. Can Huggies diapers absorb more
,liquid than Pampers can? This question does
not ab
dapper ----------- In The Odd Couple TV show,
Tony Randall played Felix Unger, an excessively
neat and trim 57
dapper soul who could not stand to have a
hair out of place.
pan ----------- Hoping for a rave review of his
new show, the playwright was miserable when criticize harshly 58
the critics panned it unanimously.
brunt ----------- Tom Sawyer claimed credit for
painting the fence, but the brunt of the work
fell on others. However, he bore the brunt of main impact or shock 59
Aunt Polly's complaints when the paint began
to peel.
untenable ----------- Wayne is so contrary that,
indefensible; not able to be maintained
the more untenable a position is, the harder
60
he'll try to defend it.
alcove ----------- Though their apartment
lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove nook; small, recessed section of a room
adjacent to the living room made an adequate 61
breakfast nook for the young couple.
indifferent ----------- Because Ann felt no desire
to marry, she was indifferent to Carl's constant
unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
proposals. Not only was she indifferent to him
62
personally, but she felt that, given his general
silliness, he would make an indifferent
, rotundity ----------- Washington Irving
emphasized the rotundity of the governor by roundness; sonorousness of speech 63
describing his height and circumference.
annihilate ----------- The enemy in its revenge
destroy 64
tried to annihilate the entire population.
gambit ----------- The player was afraid to
accept his opponent's gambit because he
feared a trap which as yet he could not see. opening in chess in which a piece is
gambol V. skip; leap playfully. Watching sacrificed 65
children gambol-ing in the park is a pleasant
exper
outspoken ----------- The candidate was too
outspoken to be a successful politician; he had candid; blunt 66
not yet learned to weigh his words carefully.
gratuitous ----------- Quit making gratuitous
given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
comments about my driving; no one asked
67
you for your opinion.
gape ----------- The huge pit gaped before him;
if he stumbled, he would fall in. Slackjawed in
wonder, Huck gaped at the huge stalactites open widely; stare open-mouthed 68
hanging down from the ceiling of the
limestone cavern.
bacchanalian ----------- Emperor Nero attended
drunken 69
the bacchanalian orgy.
