Civil Service Exam Vocabulary Review 15
This is the PCSR 15th vocabulary reviewer.
1. Abridge – verb
Shorten, diminish, curtail
Because my time was limited, I just watched the abridged version of the movie.
2. Blunder – noun
Error, careless mistake, blooper
The criminal’s blunder led to his capture.
3. Cacophonous- adjective
Discordant, loud noise
I did not sleep well last night because of the cacophonous sound upstairs.
4. Deadlock-noun
Standstill, dead end, stalemate
Because the negotiations had reached a deadlock, the team leader decided to take a recess.
5. Ensconce-verb
Settle, establish
After her retirement, the old maid ensconced on her rest house by the beach.
6. Fervent-adjective
Ardent, hot
After attending a retreat, Allison suddenly felt a fervent desire to change herself.
7. Gibe-verb
Mock, jibe, slam, taunt
The mean girls at school consistently gibed at Minna, teasing her about her old clothes.
8. Heinous-adjective
Atrocious, hatefully bad
Most of the senators voted to bring back the death penalty, but for heinous crimes only.
9. Incorrigible-adjective
not correctable
The effect of the drugs on the youth makes them incorrigible; they will just keep on justifying their wrongdoings.
10. Insipid-adjective
Lack of flavor, dull
Grandma prepared us an insipid cookie. We pretend that it was sweet so that grandma’s feelings won’t get hurt.