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MBA Entrance Vocabulary Practice Set 134
Practice 5 high-utility vocabulary words through meaning, synonym and antonym questions, then review explanations, examples and memory cues.
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stolid
adjective • Advanced
Meaning: calm, dependable, and showing little emotion
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic
Antonyms: emotional, excitable
Examples: The columnist described the proposal as stolid. In context, stolid suggests something that is calm, dependable, and showing little emotion.
strident
adjective • Advanced
Meaning: loud and harsh or forcefully expressed
Synonyms: shrill, harsh
Antonyms: soft, mellow
Examples: The columnist described the proposal as strident. In context, strident suggests something that is loud and harsh or forcefully expressed.
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surfeit
noun • Advanced
Meaning: an excessive amount of something
Synonyms: excess, glut
Antonyms: scarcity, deficiency
Examples: The editorial described the episode as a clear case of surfeit. In this context, surfeit refers to an excessive amount of something.
sybaritic
adjective • Advanced
Meaning: fond of luxury and sensual pleasure
Synonyms: luxurious, hedonistic
Antonyms: austere, abstemious
Examples: The columnist described the proposal as sybaritic. In context, sybaritic suggests something that is fond of luxury and sensual pleasure.
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tendentious
adjective • Advanced
Meaning: expressing a particular bias or point of view
Synonyms: biased, partisan
Antonyms: neutral, impartial
Examples: The columnist described the proposal as tendentious. In context, tendentious suggests something that is expressing a particular bias or point of view.