Vocab 1

Question 0

Accentuate

Answer 0

V. Emphasize, focus on
S: highlight, stress
A: divert attention from, mask

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

V. To put an end to
S: Cancel,annul
A: approve

Question 2

Acquiesce

Answer 2

V. Agree to, give in
S: accommodate
A: disagree

Question 3

Acquisitive

Answer 3

Adj. inquiring/retaining
S: avid
A:

Question 4

Adulation

Answer 4

N. Great admiration
S: worship, applause
A: abuse, criticism

Question 5

Affectation

Answer 5

N. False mannerism; pretend behavior to make impression
S: false front, pose
A: simplicity, naturalness

Question 6

Affinity

Answer 6

N. Fondness
S: compatibility, affection
A: dislike, hatred

Question 7

Aggrandize

Answer 7

V. Increase
S: extend, boost
A: belittle, degrade

Question 8

Allegory

Answer 8

N. Moral story, indirect representation
S: fable, parable
A:

Question 9

Altercation

Answer 9

N. Dispute, quarrel
S: argument, dispute
A: agreement, harmony

Question 10

Altruistic

Answer 10

Adj. generous
S: benevolent
A: selfish

Question 11

Ameliorate

Answer 11

V. Improve, make better
S: amend
A: worsen

Question 12

Anachronism

Answer 12

N. Something out of place or time
S: misdate
A: current

Question 13

Anathema

Answer 13

N. Something hated
S: abomination, bane
A: love

Question 14

Animosity

Answer 14

N. Strong dislike
S: displeasure,bitterness
A: goodwill, love

Question 15

Anomaly

Answer 15

N. paradox, exception
S: irregularity, unconformity
A: regularity, conformity

Question 16

antithesis

Answer 16

n. opposite
s: flip side, inverse
a: same, similarity

Question 17

aphorism

Answer 17

n. popular, saying
s: maxim, saying, moral
a: unpopular saying

Question 18

arable

Answer 18

adj. cultivatable, fertile
s: plowable, cultivable
a: infertile

Question 19

arduous

Answer 19

adj. difficult
s: painful, backbreaking
a: easy, mild, nice