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This exam tested 7 questions from this topic — heavy concentration on vocabulary contrasts.
Correct: Scattered ✓
Sporadic = occurring at irregular intervals; scattered.
| Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|
| Scattered, intermittent, occasional, infrequent | Consistent, uniform, frequent, regular, continuous |
Correct: Supreme ✓
Omni (all) + potent (powerful) = all-powerful, supreme.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Omnipotent | All-powerful |
| Omniscient | All-knowing |
| Omnipresent | Everywhere at once |
| Omnivorous | Eats all (both meat & plants) |
| Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|
| Supreme, almighty, all-powerful | Feeble, impotent, vulnerable, weak |
Correct: Enact ✓
Repeal = revoke/abolish a law. Opposite: Enact (make a law).
| Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Enact | Make a law (parliament's action) |
| Pass | Vote into law |
| Promulgate | Officially announce |
| Repeal | Cancel a law |
| Annul | Make legally void |
| Nullify | Make invalid |
| Abolish | Formally end (slavery, monarchy) |
| Rescind | Officially cancel (decision/contract) |
Correct: Bias ✓
Equity = fairness, impartiality. Antonym: Bias (prejudice).
| Synonyms of Equity | Antonyms |
|---|---|
| Fairness, impartiality, justice, integrity, uprightness, honesty | Bias, prejudice, unfairness, partiality, favouritism |
Correct: Diplomatic ✓
The sentence describes a POSITIVE trait. Diplomatic = tactful, sensitive.
| Word | Meaning | Positive/Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Diplomatic | Tactful, sensitive | ✅ Positive |
| Unsubtle | Blunt, obvious | ❌ Negative |
| Imprudent | Unwise, reckless | ❌ Negative |
| Impolite | Rude | ❌ Negative |
In fill-in-the-blank vocabulary: read the surrounding context. 'Dealing with people' = positive/skilful only.
Correct: Liberty ✓
The trio of 'leisure, money, room' = independence/freedom = liberty.
Reference: Virginia Woolf's 'A Room of One's Own' — argued women need money + a room (privacy) to write freely.
| Option | Why right/wrong |
|---|---|
| Liberty | ✓ Encompasses all three abstractly |
| Space | ❌ Too literal (only matches 'room') |
| Office | ❌ Workplace; doesn't match 'leisure' |
| Capacity | ❌ Ability, not freedom |
Correct: Denounce ✓
Condemn = express strong disapproval. Synonym: denounce.
Reference: Francis Bacon's essay 'Of Studies' (1597) — 'Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them.'
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Condemn = Denounce | Strongly disapprove |
| Laud / Compliment / Acclaim | All mean to praise (opposite) |
| To Praise (positive) | To Criticize (negative) |
|---|---|
| Laud, extol, compliment, acclaim, applaud, eulogize, commend, admire | Condemn, denounce, criticize, censure, decry, deplore, lambast |
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