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- PHILISTINE
A. novice
B. intellectual
C. pious
D. debutante
Answer
B. intellectual
philistine is used disparagingly to describe a person guided by material rather than intellectual values; an intellectual is a person who engages in creative use of his or her intellect - GERMANE
A. irrelevant
B. indifferent
C. impartial
D. improvident
Answer
A. irrelevant
germane means to be appropriate or relevant, therefore irrelevant is the opposite - IRASCIBLE
A. determined
B. placid
C. reasonable
D. pliant
Answer
B. placid
irascible means easily angered; placid means calm or serene - APPROBATE
A. ingratitude
B. condemn
C. dissatisfaction
D. master
Answer
B. condemn
to approbate means to approve or sanction; to condemn means to declare wrong or to convict - SUPERCILIOUS
A. unimportant
B. relevant
C. serious
D. meek
Answer
D. meek
supercilious means coolly or patronizingly haughty; meek means enduring injury with patience and without resentment - IMPROVIDENT
A. cautious
B. fortunate
C. proven
D. intelligent
Answer
A. cautious
improvident means lacking prudent foresight, or careless; cautious means to be wary or to exercise forethought - DEMUR
A. embrace
B. crude
C. boisterous
D. falter
Answer
A. embrace
to demur means to delay or hesitate; to embrace means to accept readily or gladly; demure means coy - FATUOUS
A. crafty
B. frugal
C. sensible
D. inane
Answer
C. sensible
fatuous means inanely foolish; sensible is its nearest opposite - QUISCENT
A. lackadaisical
B. active
C. dull
D. prescient
Answer
B. active
quiescent means marked by inactivity or repose, therefore active is the opposite - SARTORIAL
A. cheerful
B. sincere
C. inelegant
D. homespun
Answer
D. homespun
sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; homespun means homemade
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