Unit 14

Question 1

to relieve, make more bearable

Answer 1

Alleviate

Question 2

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

Answer 2

Antithesis

Question 3

to fill with dismay or horror

Answer 3

Appall

Question 4

warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

Answer 4

Bellicose

Question 5

to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

Answer 5

Disparage

Question 6

not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

Answer 6

Dissonant

Question 7

amusingly odd

Answer 7

Droll

Question 8

an order issued by someone in authority

Answer 8

Edict

Question 9

to clarify, explain

Answer 9

Elucidate

Question 10

to praise

Answer 10

Laud

Question 11

to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop

Answer 11

Loll

Question 12

talkative, wordy; fond of talking

Answer 12

Loquacious

Question 13

generous in forgiving, above small meanness

Answer 13

Magnanimous

Question 14

required, obligatory

Answer 14

Mandatory

Question 15

ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

Answer 15

Nondescript

Question 16

slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

Answer 16

Phlegmatic

Question 17

to repeal, cancel

Answer 17

Rescind

Question 18

lively, sprightly, full of energy

Answer 18

Vivacious

Question 19

to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager

Answer 19

Whet

Question 20

Synonyms: promptness, willingness, dispatch, celerity
Antonyms: reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy

Answer 20

Alacrity

Question 21

Synonyms: lessen, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage

Answer 21

Alleviate

Question 22

Synonyms: contrary, antipode

Answer 22

Antithesis

Question 23

Synonyms: shock, stun, stupefy, horrify
Antonyms: please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate

Answer 23

Appall

Question 24

Synonyms: aggressive, combative, belligerent
Anonyms: amicable, peaceable, conciliatory, pacific

Answer 24

Bellicose

Question 25

Synonyms: degrade, decry, run down, underrate Antonyms: praise, extol, laud, plug

Answer 25

Disparage

Question 26

Synonyms: grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable Antonyms: harmonious, agreeing, euphonious

Answer 26

Dissonant

Question 27

Synonyms: comical, humorous, whimsical, zany Antonyms: humorless, solemn, dour

Answer 27

Droll

Question 28

Synonyms: command, decree, proclamation

Answer 28

Edict

Question 29

Synonyms: interpret, expound, explicate Antonyms: obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate

Answer 29

Elucidate

Question 30

Synonyms: hail, extol, glorify, exalt Antonyms: criticize, censure, belittle, disparage

Answer 30

Laud

Question 31

Synonyms: loaf, loiter, sag, dangle

Answer 31

Loll

Question 32

Synonyms: gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded Antonyms: silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn

Answer 32

Loquacious

Question 33

Synonyms: unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted Antonyms: petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful

Answer 33

Magnanimous

Question 34

Synonyms: compulsory, requisite, imperative Antonyms: optional, voluntary, discretionary

Answer 34

Mandatory

Question 35

Synonyms: plain, unremarkable, unimpressive Antonyms: distinctive, remarkable, vivid, prepossessing

Answer 35

Nondescript

Question 36

Synonyms: lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive

Answer 36

Phlegmatic

Question 37

Synonyms: withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate Antonyms: affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify

Answer 37

Rescind

Question 38

Synonyms: spirited, animated, ebullient Antonyms: dull, spiritless, indolent, languid

Answer 38

Vivacious

Question 39

Synonyms: hone, excite, stimulate Antonyms: dull, blunt, deaden, stifle, dampen

Answer 39

Whet

Question 40

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

Answer 40

Alacrity