Recalcitrant most nearly means ___________.
Answer(s): A
Recalcitrant refers to someone who is stubbornly defiant of authority or control.
Mike's legacy was worthy of debate.
Mike's legacy was worthy of debate. In this sentence, although we can't necessarily tell what kind of legacy is meant, we do know that legacy means an example handed down from the past.He might have handed down his magical skill (legerdemain), but we can't tell that from just this short sentence. Other perhaps easily confused terms might be legend for an unproven story, and efficacy (efficiency or skill).
"The graveyards are full of indispensable men." – Charles de Gaulle.
Answer(s): D
"The graveyards are full of indispensable men."When Charles de Gaulle uttered this bit of irony, he was referring to men who believed themselves to be absolutely essential – but whom we have had to do without anyway.The graveyards are in feet full of men who are "no longer living", but that isn't the definition for this word.
Ms. Arnold displayed a surprising amount of lethargy for one in her position.
Lethargy means sluggishness or a seeming unwillingness or inability to move.
He attempted to assuage her concerns ________________.
Answer(s): C
He attempted to assuage her concerns, meaning to soothe or comfort."Add to" is the same as augment; when you pacify someone by giving in to their demands you appease them; and to waste away means to atrophy.
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