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What are two synonyms for the word distinguished?
A. Voluntary, spontaneous
B. Strand, bristle
C. determine, characterize
D. Episode, scene
The correct answer is letter C.
What are two synonyms of the word sermon?
A. Episode, scene
B. Strand, bristle
C. Important, significant
D. Homily, speech
The correct answer is D.
What are two synonyms for the word cowlick?
A. Bristle, strand
B. Weeping, sobbing
C. Doubtful, unconvinced
D. Hesitate, delay
The correct answer is letter A.
What are two synonyms of the word vignette?
A. growling, rasping
B. Frown, sneer
C. Pamper, snivel
D. Episode, scene
The correct answer is letter D.
What is the part of speech of the word luminous?
The part of speech of the word luminous is adjective.
What is the part of speech of the word discreetly?
The part of speech of the word discreetly is an adverb.
What is the part of speech of the word incredulous?
The part of speech of the word incredulous is an adjective.
What is the part of speech of the word intricate?
The part of speech of the word intricate is an adjective.
What are two antonyms of the word grovel?
A. Boast, donate
B. Homily, speech
C. Drunk, unstable
D. Important, significant
The correct answer is letter A.
What are two antonyms of the word obligated?
A. Gleaming, shiny
B. Voluntary, spontaneous
C. Irrelevant, pointless
D. Cloudy, blurred
The correct answer is B.
What are two antonyms for the word sobriety?
A. Modest, reserved
B. Compelled, Forced
C.Drunk, unstable
D. Carefully, knowingly
The correct answer is letter C.
What are two antonyms of the word extraneous?
A. Determine, characterize
B. Important, significant
C. Complex, complicated
D. Weekend, lesson
The correct answer is letter B.
Which sentence incorrectly uses the word guttural?
When the little girl fell off her bike she let out a guttural sob.
The drop of the pain was so guttural known even heard it.
The second sentence uses the word guttural incorrectly.
Which sentence uses the word demure correctly?
Everyone noticed the boy turning into a demure young man as he opens the door for every guest at the party.
The mom knew her son was turning into a demure young man when he started throwing Tomatoes at the windows.
The first sentence uses the word demure correctly.
Which sentence incorrectly uses the word opaque?
The windows were so opaque the birds would fly right into them thinking they were open.
On rainy days the windows got so opaque that you couldn't see anything outside when looking through them.
The first sentence incorrectly uses the word opaque.
Which sentence uses the word ebbing incorrectly?
Daisy could feel her lacrosse career ebbing away from her as she sat in the hospital with a torn ACL.
Daisy's lacrosse skills were ebbing away from her as she practiced more and more.
The second sentence uses the word ebbing incorrectly.
Fix the sentence to make the word grimaced a verb.
I saw my grimaced cousin when she didn't get into her dream college.
The sentence should read:
I saw my cousin grimace when she didn't get into her dream college.
Fix the sentence to make the word falter be in the right tense.
During her presentation, Susan falters in no sentence which allowed her to get a perfect score.
The sentence should read:
During her presentation, Susan faltered in no sentence which allowed her to get a perfect score.
Fix the sentence to make the word lamenting a verb.
1. The lamenting girl didn't talk to anyone after losing the lacrosse state championships.
The sentence should read:
The girl lamented and didn't talk to anyone after she lost the lacrosse state championships.
Fix the sentence to make the word decipher a verb.
The already deciphered password took less than five seconds to open.
The sentence should read:
The password that was already deciphered took less than five seconds to open.