Question

i. definitions

1. evident or obvious

a. macroscopic
b. baroque
c. patent
d. diaphanous
e. famous

1. wise; having keen

perception and sound
judgment
a. laconic
b. ephemeral
c. nebulous
d. sedulous
e. sagacious

1. to remove offensive

passages of a play, novel,
etc.
a. bowdlerize
b. ferret
c. extenuate
d. rationalize
e. enervate

1. young and

experienced
a. ignoble
b. pedantic
c. adroit
d. callow
e. fecund

1. a sound made by a bell

rung slowly for a death
or funeral
a. quandary
b. peccadillo
c. aegis
d. bedlam
e. knell

1. a phony attitude; pose

a. panegyric
b. affectation
c. quiddity
d. altruism
e. emendation

1. skillful; clever

a. rakish
b. sedulous
c. adroit
d. callow
e. fervent

1. an essential quality

a. obloquy
b. peccadillo
c. perspicacity
d. quiddity
e. chagrin

1. a division into two parts

a. imprecation
b. dichotomy
c. affectation
d. cataclysm
e. antithesis

1. to search or drive out

a. impair
b. deviate
c. besiege
d. ferret
e. peruse

1. to stare angrily

a. knell
b. glower
c. besmirch
d. gloat
e. eschew

1. strong disapproval; a bad

reputation resulting from
public criticism
a. quandary
b. dichotomy
c. obloquy
d. bedlam
e. quiddity

1. an expression of praise

a. altruism
b. deference
c. panegyric
d. emendation
e. peccadillo

1. to read carefully;

scrutinize
a. edify
b. eschew
c. ferret
d. glower
e. peruse

1. to make an excuse for

a. rationalize
b. importune
c. enervate
d. recapitulate
e. elucidate

1. visible to the naked eye

a. sacrosanct
b. macroscopic
c. fortuitous
d. diaphanous
e. amorphous

1. using few words; short;

concise
a. imminent
b. laconic
c. fecund
d. sedulous
e. callow

1. a minor offense; a

misdeed
a. debacle
b. peccadillo
c. non sequitur
d. dichotomy
e. imprecation

Explanation:

Question 1

We need to find the word that means "evident or obvious". Let's analyze each option:

• Option A: "macroscopic" means visible to the naked eye (related to size), not "evident/obvious".
• Option B: "baroque" refers to a style (ornate), not related.
• Option C: "patent" means evident, obvious, or open to view. This matches the definition.
• Option D: "diaphanous" means transparent or very delicate, not "evident/obvious".
• Option E: "famous" means well - known, not the same as "evident/obvious".

We are looking for a word that means "wise; having keen perception and sound judgment". Let's check each option:

• Option A: "laconic" means using few words, not related to wisdom.
• Option B: "ephemeral" means short - lived, not related.
• Option C: "nebulous" means vague, not related.
• Option D: "sedulous" means diligent, not related to wisdom.
• Option E: "sagacious" means wise, having good judgment. This matches the definition.

We need a word that means "to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.". Let's analyze the options:

• Option A: "bowdlerize" means to remove or modify parts of a text (especially offensive ones) for publication. This matches the definition.
• Option B: "ferret" means to search out, not related to removing offensive passages.
• Option C: "extenuate" means to make less serious, not the same as removing offensive parts.
• Option D: "rationalize" means to justify, not related.
• Option E: "enervate" means to weaken, not related.

Answer:

C. patent

Question 2