Mixed Test (Vocabulary)

 When we uncrumple something such as a wadded piece of paper, we straighten it out. Hence, straightened is correct.

Ecstasy is an overwhelming feeling of great joy. Agony means great pain and suffering. 

 Altruistic means to be generous or helpful towards others and egoistic means to be self-centered or to be devoted solely to oneself. 

Fervent means someone passionately excited. 

Pragmatic means something realistic. Idealistic means something unrealistic.  

To cede means to yield or give up.

Grandeur means splendour and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style. 

Sallow is the condition of a person's complexion having a yellowish or pale brown colour and is associated with illness. Hence, sallow is the correct answer.

'Pester' means to annoy, bother, or harass someone persistently (like 'pestering someone for answers'). Idolatry is worship of idols, Baptism is a Christian sacrament, and Invocation means calling upon a deity or spirit.

'Avaricious' means greedy or having an excessive desire for wealth (from 'avarice' = greed). Captivation means fascinating, Wreck means destruction/ruin, and Sabotage means deliberate destruction or obstruction.

'Penitent' means feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or wrongdoings (from 'penitence' = repentance). Serene means calm, Peevish means irritable/cross, and Huffy means resentful/indignant.

Myopic means short-sighted. Provident means far-sighted.

'Soporific' means causing or tending to cause sleep or drowsiness (from Latin 'sopor' = deep sleep). Genetic relates to genes/heredity, Hectic means frantic/bustling, and Frenetic means frenzied/wildly excited - opposites of sleep-inducing.

Eavesdrop means to listen secretly to the private conversation of others and wiretap means to get information secretly or underhandedly. So, option 3 is the correct answer.
 

Dainty means something that is good to eat; something that is delicious.