Vocabulary and Synonyms

Intrepid means fearless, brave, and adventurous in the face of danger. Daring perfectly captures this quality of courage and willingness to take risks. Cowardly and trembling are antonyms (opposites), while stupid and thoughtless are unrelated to bravery.

Inveterate means established, habitual, or deeply rooted, especially referring to long-standing habits or beliefs. Habitual is the correct synonym. Mild and insignificant are opposite in intensity, venerate means to respect deeply, and simple doesn't capture the sense of something ingrained over time.

Inveigh means to speak or write about something with strong criticism or bitterness. Speak out angrily is the closest match among the options. Help, guide, and enlighten are all positive acts, while overwhelm means to flood - none capture the critical, verbal nature of inveigh.

Intransigent means unwilling to change one's views or to agree. Obdurate is a perfect synonym, meaning stubbornly unyielding. Yielding, meek, and flexible are all antonyms (opposites), while transparent means open and clear - unrelated to stubbornness.

Invidious means unpleasant, objectionable, or causing animosity or resentment. Unpleasant is the correct synonym here. Enviable is actually an antonym (desirable), exhaustive means thorough, mannerly means polite, and orderly means organized - none match the negative quality of invidious.

Iota is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, and figuratively means an extremely small amount. Speck captures this sense of something tiny or insignificant. Great quantity, cosmos, and lot all suggest largeness, while chaos means disorder.

Invincible means too powerful to be defeated or overcome. Unbeatable is a perfect synonym. Vulnerable and feeble are antonyms (easily defeated), while winsome and enchanting mean attractive/charming - unrelated to the concept of being unconquerable.

Apolitical means not interested in or concerned with politics. 'Not intrested in politics' (despite the typo) correctly captures this meaning. Antipolitical suggests active opposition, terrorist is unrelated, and subversive means working against established order - which is more political than apolitical.

 Accoutrements means personal clothing, accessories, etc. So option 4 is the correct answer.

Candour means the quality of being open, honest, and straightforward in speech or expression. Openness is the best synonym. Enthusiasm is eagerness, freedom is lack of restraint, and intimacy suggests closeness - none capture the quality of frank honesty that candour denotes.

Fluctuation means continuous change from one state to another, especially rising and falling irregularly. Change is the broadest and most accurate synonym. Increase and decrease are unidirectional (only up or only down), while stability is the opposite of fluctuation.

Azure is a bright sky-blue color, like the clear sky on a sunny day. Blue is the correct answer. Green and brown are other colors entirely, and 'round and big' describes shape/size not color.

Bonhomie refers to a good-natured, friendly demeanor or atmosphere. Friendliness directly captures this sense of easy sociability and warmth. The distractors are unrelated: wrath means anger, very is an intensifier, and greed means excessive desire.

Appease means to calm, pacify, or placate someone by giving in to their demands. Pacify is the closest synonym. Agitate means to provoke, qualify means to modify, and interrupt means to break into - none align with appease.

Puissant is a formal term meaning powerful, mighty, or having great influence. Powerful is the direct synonym. The distractors are all weak/articulate/healthy - none convey strength or authority.