VEPT Vocabulary 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word means to gradually become worse or less valuable over time?
- flourish
- deteriorate (Correct answer)
- improve
- stabilize
Correct answer: deteriorate
To deteriorate means to become progressively worse in quality, condition, or value.
Question 2: The word 'superfluous' most closely means:
- very necessary
- more than what is needed or wanted (Correct answer)
- completely absent
- extremely rare
Correct answer: more than what is needed or wanted
Superfluous means unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Question 3: Which word describes someone who pretends to have virtues or beliefs they do not actually hold?
- philanthropist
- altruist
- hypocrite (Correct answer)
- optimist
Correct answer: hypocrite
A hypocrite is a person who claims to have moral standards or beliefs to which their own behavior does not conform.
Question 4: The word 'resilient' means:
- easily broken or defeated
- able to recover quickly from difficulties (Correct answer)
- slow to respond to change
- dependent on others for support
Correct answer: able to recover quickly from difficulties
Resilient means able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
Question 5: Which word means to settle or resolve a dispute between two parties as a neutral third party?
- instigate
- arbitrate (Correct answer)
- escalate
- aggravate
Correct answer: arbitrate
To arbitrate means to reach a decision in a dispute by acting as an impartial mediator.
Question 6: The word 'eloquent' is best defined as:
- difficult to understand
- fluent and persuasive in speaking or writing (Correct answer)
- quiet and withdrawn
- harsh and blunt in tone
Correct answer: fluent and persuasive in speaking or writing
Eloquent means fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing, often with strong emotional appeal.
Question 7: Which word means the quality of being politely firm and confident?
- timidity
- aggression
- passivity
- assertiveness (Correct answer)
Correct answer: assertiveness
Assertiveness is the quality of being confident and direct in expressing oneself while respecting others.
VEPT Vocabulary 4
Which word means to gradually become worse or less valuable over time?