VEPT Vocabulary 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word means to formally withdraw or cancel a previous statement or belief?
- recant (Correct answer)
- assert
- affirm
- proclaim
Correct answer: recant
To recant means to formally take back or disavow something previously said or believed.
Question 2: The word 'lucid' most closely means:
- confusing
- clear and easy to understand (Correct answer)
- lengthy
- emotional
Correct answer: clear and easy to understand
Lucid means expressed clearly and easy to understand, or mentally clear.
Question 3: Which word best describes something that exists everywhere at the same time?
- scarce
- fleeting
- ubiquitous (Correct answer)
- obscure
Correct answer: ubiquitous
Ubiquitous means present, appearing, or found everywhere simultaneously.
Question 4: The synonym of 'frugal' is:
- wasteful
- thrifty (Correct answer)
- generous
- extravagant
Correct answer: thrifty
Frugal means being careful with money and resources, which is synonymous with thrifty.
Question 5: Which word describes a person who is easily angered or irritable?
- placid
- serene
- irascible (Correct answer)
- amiable
Correct answer: irascible
Irascible means having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
Question 6: The word 'tenacious' means:
- weak and easily discouraged
- holding firmly to a purpose or belief (Correct answer)
- quick to forgive
- indifferent to outcomes
Correct answer: holding firmly to a purpose or belief
Tenacious means very determined, persistent, and not giving up easily.
Question 7: Which word means to make something less severe or intense?
- aggravate
- exacerbate
- mitigate (Correct answer)
- amplify
Correct answer: mitigate
To mitigate means to reduce the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
VEPT Vocabulary 2
Which word means to formally withdraw or cancel a previous statement or belief?