Vocabulary Test 11

Scrutinize means to examine or inspect something very closely and thoroughly, paying attention to every detail. This exactly matches the definition provided. Efficacy means effectiveness, concur means agree, and totting (totting up) means adding up numbers.

Paleontology is the scientific study of fossils and ancient life forms through preserved remains. Paroxysm means a sudden attack or outburst, genealogy is the study of family history, and pantology refers to universal knowledge (a rare/archaic term).

Compunction means a feeling of guilt, regret, or uneasiness about doing something wrong - exactly matching the definition. Vim means energy, stasis means a state of inactivity, and dysphoria is a state of unhappiness/dissatisfaction (but not specifically from guilt).

Peregrination means a long, wandering journey or travel, often used in literary contexts. Pronominal relates to pronouns in grammar, sidle means to move sideways, and bustle means to move in an energetic or noisy manner. Only peregrination captures the concept of a journey.

Buxom means having a full, well-developed figure, and lively or energetic in demeanor - capturing both the lively and jolly aspects mentioned. Taciturn means reserved or uncommunicative (opposite), torment means severe suffering, and fawning is an adjective (likely fawning) meaning obsequious or flattering.

The sentence requires words that create logical contrast. Furore means an excited or passionate public response, and tenable means defensible or reasonable. This makes sense: someone presented views with great excitement/passion, but the views themselves were not well-supported. The options don't form coherent sentence logic.

A cantata is a musical composition for voices and instruments, typically based on a narrative text - essentially a story set to music. Cyan is a blue-green color, chant is repetitive singing, and efficacy refers to effectiveness.

'Congealed' means solidified or thickened, used metaphorically to describe someone becoming emotionally hardened or cold. 'Sunder' means to break apart or separate. The sentence suggests she became emotionally hardened after her husband's death, and now nothing can break through that emotional armor.

'Concurs' means agrees or is of the same opinion. 'Debonair' means charming, confident, and socially sophisticated. The sentence means everyone agrees that he is charming and sophisticated.

'Taciturn' means habitually uncommunicative, reserved, or silent by nature. This is the direct synonym requested. Congeal means to solidify, debonair means charming, and pert means bold or impertinent.

The sentence advises that neither someone who is habitually silent (taciturn) nor someone who boastfully exaggerates (braggart) should expect to be selected for an MBA group discussion. Both traits are undesirable in GD settings where communication and balance are valued.