【答案解析】The opposite of to repudiate (disown; refuse to acknowledge) is to accept.
Think of "repudiating a debt."
单选题
ALOOFNESS:
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】The opposite of aloofness (remoteness, indifference) is concern.
Think of "haughty aloofness."
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OBFUSCATE:
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】The opposite of to obfuscate or confuse is to clarify.
Word Parts Clue: Ob-means completely; fuscmeans dark; -ate means to make. To obfuscate is to becloud or make completely dark.
Think of "obfuscating the issue."
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The epiphyte plants of the rain forest use trees for physical support but do not, like______ , sap nutrients from their hosts.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】By definition, parasites sap or drain nutrients from their hosts.
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To the embittered ex-philanthropist, all the former recipients of his charity were______ , as stingy with their thanks as they were wasteful of his largesse.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】The embittered benefactor thinks of them as ingrates (ungrateful persons) because they do not thank him sufficiently for his generosity.
He does not think of them as misers (hoarders of wealth): although they are stingy in expressing thanks, they are extravagant in spending money. He certainly does not think of them as louts (clumsy oafs), prigs (self-righteous fussbudgets), or renegades (traitors): the specific attribute he resents in them is ingratitude, not cloddishness, self-satisfaction, or perfidy.
单选题
DAMPEN : ENTHUSIASM ::
【正确答案】
E
【答案解析】To dampen enthusiasm is to diminish it. To mute (muffle) sound is to diminish it. Note that Choice C is incorrect: to distract attention is not to diminish it but to divert it in a new direction.
(Defining Characteristic)
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BURST : SOUND ::
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】A burst is a sudden violent outbreak of sound. A blast is a sudden violent outbreak (heavy gust) of wind.
Beware eye-catchers. Choice D is incorrect. A glimmer is a feeble or intermittent light, not a sudden violent flare or blast of light. (Degree of Intensity)