eng unit 8 vocab

Question 1

animosity

Answer 1

(n) strong dislike
syn: bitter hostility
ant: affection

Question 2

apathy

Answer 2

(n) a lack of feeling
syn: indifference
ant: enthusiasm

Question 3

apprehensive

Answer 3

(adj) fearful or anxious (normally about the future)
syn: worried
ant: unworried

Question 4

commend

Answer 4

(v) to praise
syn: applaud
ant: loathe

Question 5

compatible

Answer 5

(adj) able to get along
syn: harmonious
ant: mismatched

Question 6

condolence

Answer 6

(n) an expression of sympathy
syn: sympathy

Question 7

consecrate

Answer 7

(v) to make sacred
syn: dedicate
ant: defile

Question 8

decrepit

Answer 8

(adj) old and feeble
syn: rickety
ant: sturdy

Question 9

deride

Answer 9

(v) to ridicule
syn: mock
ant: praise

Question 10

ingenuous

Answer 10

(adj) innocent
syn: naive
ant: sophisticated

Question 11

multifarious

Answer 11

(adj) having great variety
syn: varied
ant: unvaried

Question 12

obsolete

Answer 12

(adj) out of date
syn: antiqued
ant: current

Question 13

omnivorous

Answer 13

(adj) eating every kind of food
syn: all devouring

Question 14

parsimonious

Answer 14

(adj) stingy
syn: frugal
ant: generous

Question 15

quandary

Answer 15

(n) a state of perplexity
syn: confusion

Question 16

recalcitrant

Answer 16

(adj) resisting authority
syn: disobedient
ant: obedient

Question 17

reprisal

Answer 17

(n) an injury done in turn for an injury
syn: retaliation

Question 18

revel

Answer 18

(v) to take great pleasure in (n) a wild celebration
syn: relish
ant: abhor

Question 19

stultify

Answer 19

(v) to make ineffective/useless
syn: stifle
ant: stimulate

Question 20

suave

Answer 20

(adj) charming in manner or appearance
syn: sophisticated