fetter most nearly means
(A) rancid
(B) praise
(C) hamper
(D) persist
Explanation:-
to fetter means to hamper, or to restrain
flagrant most nearly means
(A) vibrant
(B) glaring
(C) vicious
(D) pleasant
Explanation:-
flagrant means obviously wrong or immoral; glaring means painfully obvious
mitigate most nearly means
(A) relieve
(B) blend
(C) defend
(D) confuse
Explanation:-
mitigate means to make less severe or painful, or to relieve
rail most nearly means
(A) scold
(B) push
(C) try
(D) punish
Explanation:-
to rail means to scold in harsh, abusive language
meld most nearly means
(A) character
(B) distinction
(C) blend
(D) firmness
Explanation:-
to meld means to merge or to blend
rally most nearly means
(A) demonstrate
(B) muster
(C) course
(D) truly
Explanation:-
to rally means to arouse for action, or to muster
abject most nearly means
(A) indigent
(B) desire
(C) despondent
(D) extreme
Explanation:-
abject means cast down in spirit, or utterly hopeless; despondent means having lost all hope
bespoke most nearly means
(A) gentle
(B) quiet
(C) tailored
(D) handsome
Explanation:-
bespoke means custom-made; tailored also means custom-made
diffident most nearly means
(A) apathetic
(B) shy
(C) arrogant
(D) quarrelsome
Explanation:-
diffident means shy or lacking in confidence
proffer most nearly means
(A) mendicant
(B) wastrel
(C) predict
(D) tender
Explanation:-
to proffer means to put something forward for acceptance, or to tender
mordant most nearly means
(A) dead
(B) gruesome
(C) fetid
(D) caustic
Explanation:-
mordant means biting or caustic in means or speech
churlish most nearly means
(A) childish
(B) boorish
(C) tempestuous
(D) disorderly
Explanation:-
churlish means resembling an ill-bred or vulgar person, or boorish
antediluvian most nearly means
(A) antiquated
(B) parched
(C) nonsectarian
(D) nonsensical
Explanation:-
antediluvian means so ancient that it could have come before the time of the flood and Noah’s ark, or antiquated
picayune most nearly means
(A) petty
(B) spicy
(C) paltry
(D) southern
Explanation:-
picayune means trivial or of little value; paltry means trivial or meager
smite most nearly means
(A) flee
(B) speck
(C) dirt
(D) strike
Explanation:-
smite means to strike heavily especially with the hand
winnow most nearly means
(A) carve
(B) wind
(C) weed
(D) carry
Explanation:-
to winnow means to sift or get rid of, like weed, it is often used with “out’’
deplete
(A) decorate
(B) beg
(C) exhaust
(D) hurry
Explanation:-
deplete means to reduce or deprive or something essential; exhaust means to empty completely
voluntary
(A) willing
(B) charity
(C) prisoner
(D) careless
Explanation:-
voluntary means done by one’s own will, or willing
refute
(A) garbage
(B) deny
(C) offer
(D) difficult
Explanation:-
to refute means to prove wrong, or to deny the truth of
cheat
(A) stingy
(B) argue
(C) freckle
(D) defraud
Explanation:-
to cheat means to influence by means of trickery, or to defraud