Vocab 7

Question 1

Gibberish

Answer 1

(N.) nonsense; unintelligible speech
Syn: babble; chatter; prattle
Ant: None
A foreign language might sound like gibberish until you learn key words and phrases.

Question 2

Inimical

Answer 2

(Adj). Unfriendly; hostile; injurious
Syn: mean; malicious; harmful
Ant: encouraging; flattering
The stranger’s inimical voice made me wonder if I had done something wrong.

Question 3

Nexus

Answer 3

(N). A link, tie, or bond
Syn: connection, correlation
Ant: Disruption, gap
The desire for acceptance by others is a nexus for all humankind.

Question 4

Coeval

Answer 4

(Adj). Of the same time period
Syn: Contemporaneous
Ant. None
Scientists assert that the two ancient, coeval civilizations, though thousands of miles apart, we’re aware of each other.

Question 5

Dilatory

Answer 5

(Adj). Tending to delay or procrastinate
Syn: Dallying; laggard; unhurried
Ant: Diligent; prompt
The teacher warned the dilatory students that any paper turned in after the deadline would be an instant failure.

Question 6

Convoluted

Answer 6

(Adj). Complicated; intricate
Syn: involved; jumbled
Ant: simple; obvious
Few people in class understood the teacher’s convoluted explanation of the problem.

Question 7

Entreat

Answer 7

(V). To earnestly request or petition
Syn: Importune; implore
Ant: Demand
At the supermarket, the child first entreated his mother for the candy bar, and then cried for it.

Question 8

Anecdote

Answer 8

(N). A short account of an incident
Syn: Narrative
Ant: none