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Vocabulary
10 ECAT English questions with answers and explanations.
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Choose the word closest in meaning to MITIGATE.
- 1 Worsen
- 2 Lessen
- 3 Ignore
- 4 Repeat
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Correct answer: Lessen
To mitigate is to make something less severe or serious.
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An AMBIGUOUS statement is one that is:
- 1 Clear and exact
- 2 Open to more than one meaning
- 3 Very short
- 4 Completely false
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Correct answer: Open to more than one meaning
Ambiguous means unclear because it can be understood in more than one way.
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Choose the word closest in meaning to PRUDENT.
- 1 Wise and careful
- 2 Rude
- 3 Lazy
- 4 Generous
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Correct answer: Wise and careful
A prudent person acts sensibly and thinks about the consequences.
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Choose the word opposite in meaning to VERBOSE.
- 1 Wordy
- 2 Concise
- 3 Loud
- 4 Careful
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Correct answer: Concise
Verbose means using too many words. Concise means expressing much in few words.
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A FRUGAL person is:
- 1 Careful about spending money
- 2 Very rich
- 3 Always generous
- 4 Fond of luxury
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Correct answer: Careful about spending money
Frugal means sparing and economical, especially with money.
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Choose the word closest in meaning to LUCID.
- 1 Confusing
- 2 Clear
- 3 Heavy
- 4 Secret
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Correct answer: Clear
Lucid describes something expressed clearly and easy to understand.
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An effort that is FUTILE is:
- 1 Successful
- 2 Tiring
- 3 Useless
- 4 Necessary
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The ZENITH of a career is its:
- 1 Beginning
- 2 Highest point
- 3 End
- 4 Slowest period
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Choose the word closest in meaning to TENACIOUS.
- 1 Weak
- 2 Persistent
- 3 Careless
- 4 Gentle
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Correct answer: Persistent
A tenacious person holds on firmly and does not give up easily.
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To ABSTAIN from something is to:
- 1 Enjoy it fully
- 2 Hold back from doing it
- 3 Demand it
- 4 Forget it
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Correct answer: Hold back from doing it
Abstain means to choose not to do or have something.