units 1-3 vocab

Question 1

sensation; causing horror or revulsion is the definition for:

Answer 1

lurid

Question 2

the approbation of the coach. an antonym for approbation in this sentence could be:

Answer 2

criticism

Question 3

elicit is what part of speech:

Answer 3

verb

Question 4

a petulant reply. an antonym of petulant is:

Answer 4

amiable

Question 5

the word “unctuous” is a:

Answer 5

adjective

Question 6

the writer was instructed to replace the blank expression “as fresh as a daisy” with an original phrase

Answer 6

hackneyed

Question 7

to make a pretense of, or to imitate is the definition for:

Answer 7

simulate

Question 8

a hiatus of two years. a synonym of hiatus is:

Answer 8

gap

Question 9

he made an intimation that he could give me a ride this afternoon, but he was gone when i got there. a substitute for intimation in this sentence would be:

Answer 9

innuendo

Question 10

her eyes told me that more than a few well-chosen words would be needed to blank her hurt feelings

Answer 10

assuage

Question 11

transcending human powers. a synonym for transcending is:

Answer 11

exceeding

Question 12

bombastic is which part of a speech?

Answer 12

adjective

Question 13

by the time he finished his long, drawn out story, it sounded like:

Answer 13

drivel

Question 14

much of his talk about the occult seems grounded in nonsense. an antonym for occult is:

Answer 14

mundane

Question 15

even people who usually are active and energetic may be overcome by blank during the dog days of summer

Answer 15

lassitude

Question 16

a callow youngster. an antonym for callow is:

Answer 16

mature

Question 17

he delivered a bombastic speech that didn’t even address our issues. a synonym for bombastic is:

Answer 17

pretentious

Question 18

to spread throughout, penetrate:

Answer 18

permeate

Question 19

to rail against a harmless mistake. a synonym for rail is:

Answer 19

inveigh

Question 20

ameliorate the situation. an antonym for ameliorate is:

Answer 20

exacerbate

Question 21

a stringent budget. an antonym for stringent is:

Answer 21

lenient

Question 22

they are only surmising the final product. a synonym for surmising is:

Answer 22

guessing

Question 23

the tension that blank during these meetings is so palpable that you can almost reach out and touch it

Answer 23

permeates

Question 24

instead of being timid, she carried herself with great blank during the competition

Answer 24

aplomb

Question 25

a summary of condensed account

Answer 25

epitome

Question 26

“let me see if i can’t *blank* matters,” i said, “by cutting through all the red tape that is tying up this project”

Answer 26

expedite

Question 27

a vitriolic statement. an antonym for vitriolic is:

Answer 27

saccharine

Question 28

wheedled them into making a contribution. a synonym for wheedled is:

Answer 28

cajoled

Question 29

it may have only been 4 miles as the crow flies, but it must have been 8 by the *blank* route they told us to take

Answer 29

circuitous

Question 30

a time of ferment in our nation’s history. a synonym for ferment is:

Answer 30

turbulence

Question 31

a direct order to; to prohibit is to:

Answer 31

enjoin

Question 32

to steal; to take improperly for ones own use

Answer 32

peculate

Question 33

resulting from chance, accidental

Answer 33

adventitious

Question 34

every immigrant group newly arrived in another country goes through a slow process of *blank*

Answer 34

acculturation

Question 35

dictators begin their reigns by searching out and silencing *blank* opinion

Answer 35

seditious

Question 36

he showed a proclivity for space study. an antonym of proclivity is:

Answer 36

incapacity

Question 37

movies heroes usually show such sangfroid. an antonym for sangfroid is:

Answer 37

flappability

Question 38

you may *blank* this graffiti to the neighbors, but i think you secretly did it

Answer 38

ascribe