Contextual Vocabulary Quiz-1

Answer - felicitations
Felicitation means words expressing praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occasion.
So the correct spelling is ‘FELICITATION’.
Facilitation - to make something easier

Answer - pardon

Condone means to accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).
Pardon here means to accept and forgive unethical behavior.
Expose - make (something) visible by uncovering it.
Accuse - charge (someone) with an offence or crime.
Damage - to spoil something

Answer - obviate

Obviate means to avoid or prevent (something undesirable).
Avert means prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence).
Dissipate - disappear or cause to disappear.
Distribute - give a share or a unit of (something) to each of a number of recipients.
Malign - evil in nature or effect.

Answer - underrate

Disparage means regard or represent as being of little worth.
Underrate - underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something).
Boost - help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.
Support - give assistance to, especially financially.
Abate - become less intense or widespread.

Answer - consent

Acquiesce - accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Consent - to agree to do something without a fight
Deny - to reject doing something or accepting something
Frown - to be angry
Address - a formal speech delivered to an audience.

Answer - resilience
Fortitude means courage in pain or adversity.
Resilience - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
Hatred - apathy or dislike towards people
Reluctance - unwillingness or disinclination to do something.
Patience - the ability to tolerate

Answer - diligence

Tenacity - the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.

Diligence - careful and persistent work or effort.

Timidity - lack of courage or confidence.
Agitation - a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.
Exhaustion - a state of extreme physical or mental tiredness.

Answer - keenness

Alacrity means brisk and cheerful readiness.

Keenness - the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness.

Adamancy means : the quality or state of being adamant : obstinacy.
Spunk - courage and determination.
Indifference - lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.

Answer - mitigate

Ameliorate means to make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Mitigate means to make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.

Intensify - become or make more intense.
Appreciate - recognize the full worth of.
Suffer - to tolerate

Answer - approval

Approbate means to approve formally; sanction which is very closely related to approval.

Disallowance - means a denial or rejection
Confirmation - verification or final proof of something.
Misfortune - bad luck.

Here confirmation may be confused with the similar meaning of approval but it is not. Here approbation means formal approval so we use ‘approval’ as the answer instead of confirmation.