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281. Synonym of "prognosis" is _________?

  • A. scheme
  • B. forecast
  • C. preface
  • D. identification of a disease

Explanation: A prognosis is a forecast of the likely course or outcome of a disease or situation. Identification of a disease is diagnosis, not prognosis.

Correct answer: forecast

282. Synonym of "chagrin" is _________?

  • A. chin
  • B. mortification
  • C. elation
  • D. intuition
  • E. chamber

Explanation: Chagrin is a feeling of embarrassment, disappointment, or annoyance, making mortification the best synonym. Elation is an opposite feeling of great happiness.

Correct answer: mortification

283. Synonym of "reticence" is _________?

  • A. reserve
  • B. retention
  • C. regret
  • D. brazenness
  • E. hostility

Explanation: Reticence means restraint or reluctance to speak, which is expressed by reserve. Brazenness is the opposite quality, involving boldness without shame.

Correct answer: reserve

284. Synonym of "cynosure" is _________?

  • A. obscurity
  • B. center of attention
  • C. certainty
  • D. clown

Explanation: A cynosure is a person or thing that attracts widespread attention, so it is the center of attention. Obscurity has the opposite sense of being little noticed.

Correct answer: center of attention

285. Synonym of "tenable" is _________?

  • A. experimental
  • B. long lasting
  • C. flimsy
  • D. defensible

Explanation: Tenable means capable of being defended or maintained logically. Defensible matches this meaning, whereas flimsy suggests weak or unsupportable.

Correct answer: defensible

286. Synonym of "incommunicado" is _________?

  • A. close-mouthed
  • B. disguised
  • C. irreconcilable
  • D. without means of communication

Explanation: Incommunicado describes someone isolated and unable to communicate with others. Without means of communication states this meaning directly.

Correct answer: without means of communication

287. Synonym of "wrangler" is _________?

  • A. lawman
  • B. cowboy
  • C. inventor
  • D. arbitrator

Explanation: A wrangler can be a cowboy, especially one who manages horses or cattle on a ranch. It can also mean an argumentative person, but that meaning is not represented among the options.

Correct answer: cowboy

288. Synonym of "quorum" is _________?

  • A. public meeting
  • B. all the participants
  • C. necessary number of members
  • D. document

Explanation: A quorum is the minimum or necessary number of members required for a meeting to conduct valid business. It does not mean all participants.

Correct answer: necessary number of members

289. Synonym of "vapid" is _________?

  • A. steamy
  • B. helter skelter
  • C. lively
  • D. boring

Explanation: Vapid describes something dull, uninteresting, or lacking stimulation, so boring is the matching synonym. Lively conveys the opposite idea.

Correct answer: boring

290. Synonym of "senescent" is _________?

  • A. sensitive
  • B. ageing
  • C. sleepy
  • D. sweet smelling

Explanation: Senescent means growing old or showing the effects of ageing. Sleepy and sensitive describe different conditions.

Correct answer: ageing