Wordlist 10

Question 1

antidote

Answer 1

antidote
 
an·ti·dote
[an-ti-doht]
noun
1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
2. something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:

Question 2

When the man got bitten by the snake, his friends needed to find the _______ before it was too late.

Answer 2

antidote

Question 3

divergent

Answer 3

divergent
 
di·ver·gent
[dih-vur-juhnt, dahy-] 
adjective
moving, deviating or branching off from a common point

Question 4

The two have remained friends, even as they have taken _______ paths

Answer 4

divergent

Question 5

extraneous

Answer 5

ex·tra·ne·ous
[ik-strey-nee-uhs]
adjective
1.
introduced or coming from without; external; foreign,
not pertinent; irrelevant:

Question 6

We only needed to know what car the suspect had been driving, but Shelia provided lots of ______ information such as what color his eyes were.

Answer 6

extraneous

Question 7

Irrelevant

Answer 7

ir·rel·e·vant
[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt]
adjective
not applicable or pertinent:

Question 8

His English lectures often stray to interesting but ______ subjects

Answer 8

irrelevant

Question 9

jargon

Answer 9

jar·gon
1 [jahr-guhn, -gon]
noun
1.
the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.
2.
unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.

Question 10

I tried to follow the talk about the different types of vaccines, but there was too much medical ______ for me to understand

Answer 10

jargon

Question 11

obsolete

Answer 11

ob·so·lete
[ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet]
adjective
no longer in general use; of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date

Question 12

People used to say “groovy” all the time, but now the expression is ______.

Answer 12

obsolete

Question 13

prominent

Answer 13

prom·i·nent
[prom-uh-nuhnt] 
adjective
1.
standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable:

Question 14

Her eyes are her most _____ feature because they were so bright and unique

Answer 14

prominent

Question 15

purgation

Answer 15

pur·ga·tion
[pur-gey-shuhn]
noun
the act of ridding of whatever is impure or undesirable

Question 16

the _____ of the water supply took weeks because there were so many toxins in it

Answer 16

purgation

Question 17

regulate

Answer 17

reg·u·late
[reg-yuh-leyt]
verb
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.

Question 18

Th family had to carefully _____ household expenses so that they could pay the electric bill.

Answer 18

regulate

Question 19

residual

Answer 19

re·sid·u·al
[ri-zij-oo-uhl] 
adjective
1.
pertaining to or constituting a remainder; remaining; leftover.

Question 20

After my shower I found some _____ shampoo left in my hair

Answer 20

residual

Question 21

subordinate

Answer 21

sub·or·di·nate
[adj., n. suh-bawr-dn-it; v. suh-bawr-dn-eyt]
adjective

placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank;
of less importance; secondary.

Question 22

Silverbacks at times neglect ______ females in favor of the more dominant and senior ones.

Answer 22

subordinate

Question 23

superficial

Answer 23

su·per·fi·cial
[soo-per-fish-uhl] 
adjective
1.
being at, on, or near the surface
2.
shallow; not profound or thorough

Question 24

luckily, the wound was _____; it wasn’t deep enough for Mary to have to get stitches.

Answer 24

superficial

Question 25

synchronize

Answer 25

``` syn·chro·nize [sing-kruh-nahyz] verb 1. to cause to indicate the same time 2. to cause (sound and action) to match precisely ```

Question 26

We had to _____ the dance steps so that we all started and ended at the same moment.

Answer 26

synchronize

Question 27

Synopsis

Answer 27

``` syn·op·sis [si-nop-sis] noun, 1. a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject. ```

Question 28

the online _____ gave me the basic information I needed to pass the quiz without having to read the play

Answer 28

synopsis

Question 29

synthesis

Answer 29

syn·the·sis [sin-thuh-sis] noun, the combining of the separate elements of a material into a single or unified entity; the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.

Question 30

Once the _____ was complete, the salt was invisible to the human eye; having been completely dissolved into the water

Answer 30

synthesis

Question 31

systematic

Answer 31

sys·tem·at·ic [sis-tuh-mat-ik] adjective having, showing, or involving a method, or plan

Question 32

the _____ way she categorized the books made me realize that she had done this many times before

Answer 32

systematic

Question 33

unanimity

Answer 33

u·na·nim·i·ty [yoo-nuh-nim-i-tee] noun the state or quality of being in complete agreement

Question 34

the _____ of the ballot results was obvious-every person who had voted was wearing a democrat pin

Answer 34

unanimity

Question 35

uniform

Answer 35

``` u·ni·form [yoo-nuh-fawrm] adjective 1. identical or consistent, ```

Question 36

serving _____ portions is very important at the restaurant, you don't want one customer getting more mashed potatoes than another

Answer 36

uniform

Question 37

unseemly

Answer 37

``` un·seem·ly [uhn-seem-lee] adjective 1. not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming in appearance, speech, or conduct ```

Question 38

Julia should have taught her children better manners, their behavior in public is _____.

Answer 38

unseemly

Question 39

unsound

Answer 39

``` un·sound [uhn-sound] adjective, 1. unhealthy, diseased, defective, 2. not solid or firm ```

Question 40

The playhouse probably fell over because the foundation was _____.

Answer 40

unsound

Question 41

vegetarian

Answer 41

``` veg·e·tar·i·an [vej-i-tair-ee-uhn] noun 1. a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat ```

Question 42

The _____ was horrified when I ate six rare steaks in a row while throwing darts at a picture of a cow

Answer 42

vegetarian