Lesson 9

Question 1

abominate

Answer 1

detest, abhor, dislike, hate, execrate

Question 2

affliction

Answer 2

illness, disease, trouble, hardship, infirmity, tribulation, adversity, difficulty

Question 3

animate

Answer 3

alive, living, viable, moral, vital, moving

Question 4

chronic

Answer 4

continual, habitual, incurable, persistent, inveterate, recurrent, protracted

Question 5

exploit

Answer 5

capitalize, manipulate, abuse, use, utilize, profit from, mine

Question 6

fancy

Answer 6

visualize, create, conceive, think, conjecture, envision, fantasize

Question 7

fell

Answer 7

chop, drop, prostrate, level, slash, hew, down

Question 8

gregarious

Answer 8

friendly, outgoing, extrovert, social, convivial, cordial, sociable

Question 9

innocuous

Answer 9

harmless, inoffensive, bland, insipid, inoffensive, innocent, safe

Question 10

isolate

Answer 10

confine, detach, disengage, remove, quarantine, segregate, sequester

Question 11

positive

Answer 11

confident, assertive, absolute, certain, sure, decisive, firm

Question 12

precipitate

Answer 12

expedite, hasten, accelerate, dispatch, speed, launch

Question 13

presumption

Answer 13

assumption, premise, supposition, suspicion, guess, posit

Question 14

prior

Answer 14

preceding, antecedent, previous, former, before, preexistent

Question 15

propitious

Answer 15

opportune, advantageous, beneficial, fortunate, favorable

Question 16

redundant

Answer 16

excess, unnecessary, superfluous, extravagant, inessential, unneeded

Question 17

strategy

Answer 17

blueprint, design, game plan, procedure, method, scheme, scenario

Question 18

tentative

Answer 18

ad interim, provisional, contingent, dependent, conditional, indefinite

Question 19

vanity

Answer 19

arrogance, pride, conceit, narcissism, ostentation, egotism, self-admiration

Question 20

veteran

Answer 20

skilled, trained, experienced, steady, seasoned, disciplined, sophisticated