【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】By definition, an ascetic (one who practices severe self-discipline) is characterized by self denial. A zealot (extreme enthusiast) is characterized by fanaticism. Beware eye-catchers. A miser may hoard wealth, but he is not necessarily characterized by affluence. Even poor persons may be misers.
(Defining Characteristic)

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】To camouflage something is to make it difficult to discern or perceive. To encipher or encode something is to make it difficult to comprehend.(Function)

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】A seer or prophet is by definition someone gifted in prophecy. A sage or wise person is by definition someone gifted in wisdom.(Defining Characteristic)