Vocabulary and Synonyms

Errata are errors or mistakes found in books. Similarly, flaws are imperfections found in jewels. Both represent defects that diminish the value of otherwise valuable things. Option A is weak because erasures are intentional corrections, not inherent flaws. C is unrelated, and B is a verb not a noun.

 Interest is what is paid when repaying a loan. Usurer is someone who provides loans at high interest. Frugality is constricted spending, spending only on what is necessary and only at the lowest possible price. A Miser is someone who practices frugality, but to the extreme where it is considered greedy.

(Excessive-prevents). Excessive is the correct word to be used with delicacy and verb used should be singular as the subject (delicacy) is singular.

(were-to). The subject (duties) is plural ,so plural verb (were) will be used. Correct preposition to be used in the second blank is “to” as the correct preposition phrase is “ill suited to“.

Between (Among is used when three or more people are involved)

 Disconsolate means the inability to be consoled and when someone needs to be consoled they are generally feeling sad.

 When a biology student is asked to dissect a frog, the student is expected to divide the frog into its parts. Hence, the meaning is divide.

Disseminate means to scatter, spread, or distribute information or something widely. This is similar to how seeds are scattered for planting. Shatter is too violent, pedigree refers to lineage/ancestry, neither fits the meaning.

Dissipate means to waste or squander. Hence option 3 is the correct answer.

Distaff refers to the female branch or line of a family, or women's work traditionally. It comes from the tool used in spinning (traditionally women's work). 'Male' and 'Elderly' are incorrect - the term specifically relates to women or the female sphere.

Disport means to amuse oneself, play, or display oneself in a lively or playful manner. It comes from Latin 'disportare' (to carry away/amuse). 'Amide' is a chemical term, 'Upset' means to disturb, neither fits the meaning.

Distrait is a French loanword meaning absentminded, inattentive, or distracted. It describes someone whose mind is withdrawn or preoccupied. 'Upgrade' and 'Page' are completely unrelated to the meaning.

Diversity means variety, difference, or range of different things/people. It refers to the state of being diverse or varied. 'Advice' is counsel given, 'Burden' is a load, neither matches the meaning.

 Disjointed implies things are not joined together; with this in mind, disconnected is the corrrect answer. 

Divulge means to reveal, disclose, or make known information that was previously secret or private. It comes from Latin 'divulgare' (to spread among the people). 'Repeat' doesn't imply disclosure, 'Disregard' means to ignore, neither fits.