Vocab Set 2

Question 0

Atrophy

Answer 0

Withering away (of muscle)
Syn: decline
Ant: rise

Question 1

Ascetic

Answer 1

Self denying (person)
Syn: discipline, strict

Question 2

Auspicious

Answer 2

Fortunate, favorable
Syn: promising, lucky
Ant: unlucky, unfavorable

Question 3

Banal

Answer 3

Trivial, trite/unoriginal

Ant: original

Question 4

Bane

Answer 4

Downfall
Syn: ruin, plague
Ant: delight, aid

Question 5

Beleaguered

Answer 5

Besieged
Syn: annoy, nag, harass
Ant: please, soothe

Question 6

Bellicose

Answer 6

Argumentative
Syn: aggressive, hostile
Ant: peaceful, easygoing, calm

Question 7

Bode

Answer 7

Predict, indicate

Syn: foreshadow, forebode

Question 8

Bourgeois

Answer 8

Middle class (negative)
Syn: commonplace, traditional
Ant: adventurous, imaginative

Question 9

Bravado

Answer 9

False bravery
Syn: bragging
Ant: cowardice, modest, fear

Question 10

Castigate

Answer 10

Criticize sharply
Syn: punish, berate
Ant: approve, aid

Question 11

Caustic

Answer 11

Corrosive, cutting
Syn: erosive, keen
Ant: bland, mild

Question 12

Choleric

Answer 12

Angry

Syn: irritable

Question 13

Circumscribe

Answer 13

Limit, confine
Syn: bound
Ant: free, loose

Question 14

Circumvent

Answer 14

Avoid, evade
Syn: allude, mislead
Ant: aid, allow, assist

Question 15

Clandestine

Answer 15

Secret

Ant: truthful

Question 16

Coalesce

Answer 16

Unite, come together

Ant: divide, separate

Question 17

Cogitation

Answer 17

Medication, thought
Syn: contemplation
Ant: ignorance

Question 18

Collusion

Answer 18

Conspiracy

Syn: craft, deceit

Question 19

Commensurate

Answer 19

Equivalent
Syn: adequate, appropriate
Ant: inadequate, inappropriate