,KAPLAN MEDICAL SURGICAL INTEGRATED TEST ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
BILK - (ANSWER)to cheat; defraud
NOMINAL - (ANSWER)existing in name only; negligible
BLIGHT - (ANSWER)to afflict; destroy
BLITHE - (ANSWER)joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
NUANCE - (ANSWER)a subtle expression of meaning or quality
FERVID - (ANSWER)intensely emotional; feverish
SPECIOUS - (ANSWER)deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
SOLECISM - (ANSWER)grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
JETTISON - (ANSWER)to discard; get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
LAMENT - (ANSWER)to express sorrow; to grieve
GULLIBLE - (ANSWER)easily deceived
FLORID - (ANSWER)excessively decorated or embellished
,FANATICAL - (ANSWER)acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion
EPHEMERAL - (ANSWER)lasting a short time
SEDITION - (ANSWER)behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
GLIB - (ANSWER)fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
ABDICATE - (ANSWER)to give up a position, right, or power
IRASCIBLE - (ANSWER)easily made angry
FLAG - (ANSWER)to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
FETID - (ANSWER)foul-smelling; putrid
GLOWER - (ANSWER)to glare or stare angrily and intensely
MONASTIC - (ANSWER)extremely plain or secluded
PEDANT - (ANSWER)someone who shows off learning
PATHOGENIC - (ANSWER)causing disease
CHAUVINIST - (ANSWER)someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs
GUILE - (ANSWER)deceit; trickery
SOBRIQUET - (ANSWER)nickname
, NASCENT - (ANSWER)starting to develop; coming into existence
BELFRY - (ANSWER)bell tower; room in which a bell is hung
BANAL - (ANSWER)predictable; cliched; boring
CRESCENDO - (ANSWER)steadily increasing in volume or force
FRUGALITY - (ANSWER)tending to be thrifty or cheap
CORROBORATE - (ANSWER)to support with evidence
AUSTERE - (ANSWER)severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
LUMINOUS - (ANSWER)bright; brilliant; glowing
GROVEL - (ANSWER)to humble oneself in a demeaning way
SANGUINE - (ANSWER)ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
STRATAGEM - (ANSWER)trick designed to deceive an enemy
EMULATE - (ANSWER)to copy; to try to equal or excel
HEGEMONY - (ANSWER)the domination of one state or group over its allies
EXPURGATE - (ANSWER)to censor
DETAILED ANSWERS
BILK - (ANSWER)to cheat; defraud
NOMINAL - (ANSWER)existing in name only; negligible
BLIGHT - (ANSWER)to afflict; destroy
BLITHE - (ANSWER)joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
NUANCE - (ANSWER)a subtle expression of meaning or quality
FERVID - (ANSWER)intensely emotional; feverish
SPECIOUS - (ANSWER)deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
SOLECISM - (ANSWER)grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
JETTISON - (ANSWER)to discard; get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
LAMENT - (ANSWER)to express sorrow; to grieve
GULLIBLE - (ANSWER)easily deceived
FLORID - (ANSWER)excessively decorated or embellished
,FANATICAL - (ANSWER)acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion
EPHEMERAL - (ANSWER)lasting a short time
SEDITION - (ANSWER)behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
GLIB - (ANSWER)fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
ABDICATE - (ANSWER)to give up a position, right, or power
IRASCIBLE - (ANSWER)easily made angry
FLAG - (ANSWER)to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
FETID - (ANSWER)foul-smelling; putrid
GLOWER - (ANSWER)to glare or stare angrily and intensely
MONASTIC - (ANSWER)extremely plain or secluded
PEDANT - (ANSWER)someone who shows off learning
PATHOGENIC - (ANSWER)causing disease
CHAUVINIST - (ANSWER)someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs
GUILE - (ANSWER)deceit; trickery
SOBRIQUET - (ANSWER)nickname
, NASCENT - (ANSWER)starting to develop; coming into existence
BELFRY - (ANSWER)bell tower; room in which a bell is hung
BANAL - (ANSWER)predictable; cliched; boring
CRESCENDO - (ANSWER)steadily increasing in volume or force
FRUGALITY - (ANSWER)tending to be thrifty or cheap
CORROBORATE - (ANSWER)to support with evidence
AUSTERE - (ANSWER)severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
LUMINOUS - (ANSWER)bright; brilliant; glowing
GROVEL - (ANSWER)to humble oneself in a demeaning way
SANGUINE - (ANSWER)ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
STRATAGEM - (ANSWER)trick designed to deceive an enemy
EMULATE - (ANSWER)to copy; to try to equal or excel
HEGEMONY - (ANSWER)the domination of one state or group over its allies
EXPURGATE - (ANSWER)to censor
