lesson 4

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

shrewd,resourceful,dexterous,skillful

Question 2

adversary

Answer 2

opponent,enemy,foe,opposition

Question 3

avert

Answer 3

turn-away,prevent,forestall,hold-off,obviate

Question 4

cogent

Answer 4

understandable,convincing,sound-idea

Question 5

demolish

Answer 5

tear-down,destroy,raze,smash

Question 6

evaporate

Answer 6

disappear,vanish,dry-up

Question 7

fiscal

Answer 7

about-money,financial,monetary,pecuniary

Question 8

hamper

Answer 8

interfere,hold-back,hinder,impede,obstruct

Question 9

humid

Answer 9

damp,moist,wet

Question 10

inundate

Answer 10

flood,deluge,overwhelm,swamp

Question 11

mammoth

Answer 11

gigantic,giant,huge,enormous

Question 12

manifest

Answer 12

make-clear,evince,demonstrate,reveal

Question 13

obnoxious

Answer 13

rude,objectionable,offensive

Question 14

plight

Answer 14

dangerous,complicated,situation,dilemma,predicament

Question 15

replenish

Answer 15

refill,renew,restore

Question 16

reprimand

Answer 16

condemnation,censure,reproof

Question 17

rescind

Answer 17

annul,cancel,repeal,abolish,take-away,remove

Question 18

reticent

Answer 18

closed-mouthed,silent,taciturn,uncommunicative

Question 19

revere

Answer 19

worthy-of-honor,venerate,worship,adore

Question 20

sinister

Answer 20

evil,malevolent,ominous,criminal