Units 4 & 5

Question 1

atrophy

Answer 1

(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
Synonyms: (n.) degeneration, deterioration; (v.) wither
Antonyms: (n.) growth, development; (v.) mature, develop

Question 2

bastion

Answer 2

(n.) a fortified place, stronghold

Synonyms: citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet

Question 3

concord

Answer 3

(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
Antonyms: disagreement, strife, discord

Question 4

consummate

Answer 4

(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
Synonyms: (adj.) masterful; (v.) clinch, conclude
Antonyms: (v.) launch, initiate, begin, kick off

Question 5

disarray

Answer 5

(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder
Synonyms: (n.) disorganization; (v.) dishevel, mess up
Antonyms: (n.) organization, order, tidiness

Question 6

exigency

Answer 6

(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
Synonyms: requirement, crisis

Question 7

flotsam

Answer 7

(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

Synonyms: floating wreckage

Question 8

frenetic

Answer 8

(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated
Synonyms: frantic, overwrought
Antonyms: calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely

Question 9

glean

Answer 9

(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
Synonyms: collect, cull, pick up

Question 10

grouse

Answer 10

(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble
Synonyms: (v.) gripe, kvetch, bellyache

Question 11

incarcerate

Answer 11

(v.) to imprison, confine, jail
Synonyms: intern, immure
Antonyms: liberate, release, free

Question 12

incumbent

Answer 12

(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken
Synonyms: (adj.) mandatory, necessary
Antonyms: (adj.) optional, unnecessary

Question 13

jocular

Answer 13

(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
Synonyms: waggish, facetious, droll, witty
Antonyms: humorless, solemn, grave, earnest, grim

Question 14

ludicrous

Answer 14

(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
Synonyms: risible, preposterous
Antonyms: heartrending, poignant, pathetic

Question 15

mordant

Answer 15

(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
Synonyms: acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing
Antonyms: bland, mild, gentle, soothing

Question 16

nettle

Answer 16

(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
Synonyms: (v.) peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk
Antonyms: (v.) please, delight, soothe, pacify

Question 17

pecuniary

Answer 17

(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
Synonyms: monetary, financial

Question 18

pusillanimous

Answer 18

(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
Synonyms: craven, lily-livered
Antonyms: stouthearted, courageous, daring

Question 19

recumbent

Answer 19

(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
Synonyms: prone, prostrate, supine, inactive
Antonyms: erect, upright, energetic, dynamic

Question 20

stratagem

Answer 20

(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
Synonyms: ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge

Question 21

acuity

Answer 21

(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
Synonyms: keenness, acuteness
Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

Question 22

delineate

Answer 22

(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
Synonyms: depict, picture, render

Question 23

depraved

Answer 23

(adj.) marked by evil and corruption; devoid of moral principle
Synonyms: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
Antonyms: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted

Question 24

enervate

Answer 24

(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
Synonyms: impair, cripple, paralyze
Antonyms: invigorate, strengthen, buttress

Question 25

esoteric

Answer 25

(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private secret Synonyms: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite Antonyms: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible

Question 26

fecund

Answer 26

(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive Synonyms: fertile, teeming, prolific Antonyms: infertile, barren, unproductive

Question 27

fiat

Answer 27

(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness Synonyms: edict, dictum, ukase

Question 28

figment

Answer 28

(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion | Synonyms: creation, invention, fancy

Question 29

garner

Answer 29

(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use Synonyms: collect, accumulate, accrue Antonyms: scatter, squander, waste, dissipate

Question 30

hallow

Answer 30

(v.)to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere Synonyms: venerate, bless Antonyms: desecrate, defile, profane

Question 31

idiosyncrasy

Answer 31

(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify | Synonyms: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism

Question 32

ignominy

Answer 32

(n.) shame and disgrace Synonyms: dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium Antonyms: honor, glory, acclaim

Question 33

mundane

Answer 33

(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary Synonyms: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary Antonyms: heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental

Question 34

nuance

Answer 34

(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference Synonyms: shade, nicety, refinement

Question 35

overweening

Answer 35

(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate Synonyms: arrogant, unbridled, inflated Antonyms: restrained, understated, modest, meek

Question 36

penchant

Answer 36

(n.) a strong attraction or inclination Synonyms: proclivity, propensity, predilection Antonyms: disinclination, aversion

Question 37

reputed

Answer 37

(adj.) according to reputation or popular belief Synonyms: putative, reputable, supposed Antonyms: proven, corroborated, authenticated

Question 38

sophistry

Answer 38

(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy Synonym: specious reasoning

Question 39

sumptuous

Answer 39

(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent Synonyms: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid Antonyms: skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan

Question 40

ubiquitous

Answer 40

(adj.) present or existing everywhere Synonyms: omnipresent, pervasive, universal Antonyms: restricted, limited, rare, scarce