The athlete has unexpectedly become indomitable A. weak B. disoriented C. unruly D. uncorquerable

• 36. "Indomitable" means impossible to defeat or subdue.
  • The closest option is (D) unconquerable.
• 37. "Incontrovertible" means not able to be denied or disputed.
  • The closest option is (A) indubitable.
• 38. "Swallowed it hook, line and sinker" is an idiom meaning to believe something completely.
  • The closest option is (B) completely.
• 39. "Hardline posture" implies a firm, unyielding stance.
  • The closest option is (C) uncompromising.
• 40. "Extemporaneous" means spoken or done without preparation.
  • The closest option is (A) unprepared.

• 41.
  • (A) con-VEN-ient (stress on 2nd syllable)
  • (B) MA-dam (stress on 1st syllable)
  • (C) em-BARR-ass (stress on 2nd syllable)
  • (D) con-TRIB-ute (stress on 2nd syllable)
  • The word with a different stress pattern is (B) madam.
• 42.
  • (A) suc-CESS (stress on 2nd syllable)
  • (B) SUF-fer (stress on 1st syllable)
  • (C) BLACK-board (stress on 1st syllable)
  • (D) CAL-en-dar (stress on 1st syllable)
  • The word with a different stress pattern is (A) success.

• 43. "Lucrative" implies profitability, and "think" suggests an assumption.
  • The closest option is (D) assume.
• 44. A "stringer" is a freelance journalist.
  • The closest option is (C) a freelancer for.
• 45. "Adamant" means unyielding, and "reprisal" means retaliation.
  • The closest option is (B) unyielding about/retaliatory.
• 46. "Hibernate" means to spend winter in a dormant state, which involves deep sleep.
  • The closest option is (C) sleep deeply.
• 47. "Disparaging" means expressing a low opinion.
  • The closest option is (B) derogatory.
• 48. "Eerie" means strange and frightening.
  • The closest option is (A) scary.
• 49. "Therapeutic" means relating to healing.
  • The closest option is (A) healing.
• 50. "Puerile" means childishly silly.
  • The closest option is (B) childish.
• 51. "Extraneous" means irrelevant or unnecessary.
  • The closest option is (A) superfluous.
• 52. A "Pyrrhic victory" is a victory won at too great a cost.
  • The closest option is (A) costly.
• 53. "Misconstrued" means interpreted wrongly.
  • The closest option is (D) misinterpreted.
• 54. "Luminaries" are prominent experts in a field.
  • The closest option is (C) experts.
• 55. "Assumed office" means to begin the duties of a position.
  • The closest option is (B) started work.

Here are the answers:

• 36. (D) unconquerable
• 37. (A) indubitable
• 38. (B) completely
• 39. (C) uncompromising
• 40. (A) unprepared
• 41. (B) madam
• 42. (A) success
• 43. (D) assume
• 44. (C) a freelancer for
• 45. (B) unyielding about/retaliatory
• 46. (C) sleep deeply
• 47. (B) derogatory
• 48. (A) scary
• 49. (A) healing
• 50. (B) childish
• 51. (A) superfluous
• 52. (A) costly
• 53. (D) misinterpreted
• 54. (C) experts
• 55. (B) started work