English 9 - list #10

Question 1

intricate

Answer 1

having many interrelated parts; difficult to understand; complicated.

Question 2

intricate

Answer 2

syn: elaborate, complex

Question 3

intricate

Answer 3

ant: straightforward, uncomplicated

Question 4

lucid

Answer 4

easily understood; rational or sane

Question 5

lucid

Answer 5

syn: apparent, logical, sensible

Question 6

lucid

Answer 6

ant: unclear, irrational

Question 7

posthumous

Answer 7

occuring or published after death

Question 8

posthumous

Answer 8

syn: post-mortem

Question 9

posthumous

Answer 9

ant: prenatal

Question 10

prim

Answer 10

overly neat, proper; prudish

Question 11

prim

Answer 11

syn: demure (reserved), genteel (polite)

Question 12

prim

Answer 12

ant: untidy, informal

Question 13

poignant

Answer 13

affecting feelings with a sense of sadness

Question 14

poignant

Answer 14

syn: touching, moving

Question 15

poignant

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ant: unemotional, unaffecting

Question 16

sardonic

Answer 16

grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic

Question 17

sardonic

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syn: caustic, acerbic (sharp)

Question 18

superfluous

Answer 18

exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess

Question 19

sardonic

Answer 19

ant: good-natured, pleasant

Question 20

superfluous

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syn: surplus, overflowing

Question 21

superfluous

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ant: needed, essential

Question 22

supplant

Answer 22

to take the place of

Question 23

supplant

Answer 23

syn: replace, oust

Question 24

taunt

Answer 24

v. - to jeer at or mock; n. -an insulting remark

Question 25

taunt

Answer 25

syn: ridicule, deride

Question 26

taunt

Answer 26

ant: applaud, acclaim

Question 27

tenacious

Answer 27

firmly holding together; holding fast

Question 28

tenacious

Answer 28

syn: obstinate, stubborn

Question 29

tenacious

Answer 29

ant: yielding, surrenduring