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, absorb, engage, immerse, fascinate, enrapture

Answer 6

cherish

Question 7

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

Answer 7

decisive

Question 8

bewitch, captivate, absorb, engage, immerse, fascinate, enrapture

Answer 8

engross

Question 9

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

Answer 9

ephermeral

Question 10

deteriorate, undermine, crumble, disintegrate, diminish, abrade

Answer 10

erode

Question 11

adept, skillful, agile, adroit, active, quick, deft, 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

convert, clandestine, concealed, surreptitious, confidental

Answer 17

undercover

Question 18

exceptional, astounding, mysterious, weird, supernatural, eerie

Answer 18

uncanny

Question 19

annex, supplant, appropriate, displace, hijack, seize, wrest

Answer 19

usurp

Question 20

conquer, crush, rout, overwhelm, defeat, overpower

Answer 20

vanquish