Lesson (12)

Question 1

approval, praise, award, distinction, kudos, honor, laurels

Answer 1

accolade

Question 2

attraction, appeal, charisma, charm, magnetism, temptation, enticement

Answer 2

allure

Question 3

main, accomplished, principal, champion, chief, expert, major

Answer 3

arch

Question 4

fortify, grid, reinforce, prepare, strengthen, steady, steel

Answer 4

brace

Question 5

bloodshed, slaughter, massacre, butchery, extermination, murder

Answer 5

carnage

Question 6

appreciate, cultivate, treasure, worship, esteem, prize, preserve

Answer 6

cherish

Question 7

conclusive, determined, forceful, resolute, significant, critical, crucial

Answer 7

decisive

Question 8

bewitch, captive, absorb, engage, immerse, fascinate, enrapture

Answer 8

engross

Question 9

short-lived, transitory, temporary, transient, brief, episodic

Answer 9

ephemeral

Question 10

deteriorate, undermine, crumble, disintegrate, diminish, abrade

Answer 10

erode

Question 11

adept, skillful, agile, adroit, active, quick, defy, lithe

Answer 11

nimble

Question 12

calm, friendly, nonviolent, quiet, peaceable, amicable

Answer 12

pacific

Question 13

meddle, snoop, inquire, intrude, peep, investigate, reconnoiter

Answer 13

pry

Question 14

fidget, writhe, agonize, shift, wriggle, twist

Answer 14

squirm

Question 15

determined, forceful, strong, resolute, sturdy, steadfast, loyal

Answer 15

tenacious

Question 16

displeasure, resentment, grudge, offense, annoyance, indignation

Answer 16

umbrage

Question 17

exceptional, astounding, mysterious, weird, supernatural, eerie

Answer 17

uncanny

Question 18

covert, clandestine, conceal, surreptitious, confidential

Answer 18

undercover

Question 19

annex, supplant, appropriate, displace, highjack, seize, wrest

Answer 19

usurp

Question 20

conquer, crush, rout, overwhelm, defeat, overpower

Answer 20

vanquish