Vocabulary 6/16

Question 1

acclamation

Answer 1

cheering /booing

the tackle brought the fans to their feet in ~

Question 2

archaic

Answer 2

very old /novel

prisons are run on ~ methods

Question 3

consoled

Answer 3

comforted /upset

she tried to console her but he pushed her gently away

Question 4

dearth

Answer 4

shortage /abundance

there is a ~ of evidence

Question 5

demure

Answer 5

shy /outgoing

a ~ little wife who sits at home minding the house

Question 6

detested

Answer 6

strongly disliked /loved

democratic socialism was feared and ~ed by doctrinaire Marxists

Question 7

domesticate

Answer 7

tame /release

Question 8

downcast

Answer 8

dejected /joyous

her modestly ~ eyes

Question 9

enraptured

Answer 9

enchanted /disgusted

Ruth was ~ by the child who was sleeping in her arms so peacefully

Question 10

flustered

Answer 10

agitated /calmed

you need to be able to work under pressure and not get flustered

Question 11

gilded

Answer 11

gold-plated /undecorated

an elegant ~ birdcage

Question 12

infamous

Answer 12

disreputable /respectable

an ~ war criminal

Question 13

levity

Answer 13

lightheartedness /seriousness

Question 14

pejorative

Answer 14

derogatory /complimentary

permissiveness is used almost universally as a ~ term

Question 15

radical

Answer 15

revolutionary /traditional

Question 16

sentimental

Answer 16

emotional /unmoved

Question 17

sprawling

Answer 17

spread out /contained

she lay sprawled on the bed

Question 18

stringent

Answer 18

inflexible /relaxed

air pollution guidelines are ~

Question 19

succulent

Answer 19

juicy /dry

Question 20

vigorous

Answer 20

energetic /sluggish