(a) businessman
(b) dictator
(c) beginner
(d) liar
2. Obstinate
(a) ignorant
(b) uninformed
(c) stubborn
(d) agreeable
(e) None of these
3. Maverick
(a) unwanted person
(b) warrior
(c) radical thinker
(d) conformist
(e) None of these
4. Expunge
(a) conceal
(b) substitute
(c) attack
(d) erase
(e) None of these
5. Evanescent
(a) powerful
(b) creative
(c) short-lived
(d) excited
(e) None of these
6. Morose
(a) scholarly
(b) plentiful
(c) gloomy
(d) righteous
(e) None of these
7. Desecrate
(a) ruin something holy
(b) deserve
(c) consider worthless
(d) dry up
(e) None of these
8. Loath
(a) unnecessary
(b) call out
(c) reluctant
(d) hate-filled
(e) None of these
9. Myriad
(a) secret location
(b) favorable event
(c) large number
(d) unwritten rule
(e) None of these
10. Expunge
(a) substitute
(b) conceal
(c) erase
(d) attack
(e) None of these
11. Inequity
(a) lack of resources
(b) wealth of ideas
(c) foolishness
(d) unfairness
(e) None of these
12. Ossify
(a) harden
(b) praise
(c) get rid of
(d) scold
(e) None of these
13. Despot
(a) tyrant
(b) fraud
(c) source
(d) enemy
(e) None of these
14. Placid
(a) having one location
(b) overly content
(c) rude
(d) peaceful
(e) None of these
15. Complaisant
(a) stubborn
(b) cheerfully obedient
(c) bossy
(d) self-satisfied
(e) None of these
Answers
1. beginner
2. stubborn
3. radical thinker
4. erase
5. short-lived
6. gloomy
7. ruin something holy
8. reluctant
9. large number
10. erase
11. unfairness
12. harden
13. tyrant
14. peaceful
15. cheerfully obedient