a) be similar to
b) give rise to
c) hold accountable
d) corrupt
2. Blinkered
a) depraved
b) unbiased
c) full of lights
d) limited in outlook
3. Repudiate
a) criticize formally
b) confuse
c) disprove
d) deny as untrue
4. Inimical
a) without equal
b) miraculous
c) hostile
d) imaginative
5. Prolixity
a) relaxed manner
b) excellence
c) dispiritedness
d) verbosity
6. Importuned
a) contributed
b) asked persistently
c) made significant
d) suggested
7. Gauche
a) clumsy
b) surprised
c) unique
d) disreputable
8. Castigate
a) slander
b) capture
c) scold harshly
d) preserve
9. Virago
a) adventurer
b) violent wind
c) screaming woman
d) virtuous person
10. Nonplussed
a) dissolved
b) inconsiderate
c) unsure how to act
d) confident
