Lesson 6
Which word or words are related to stubborn:
dogmatic
callow
rigid
dogmatic
rigid
Divulge means:
a) To make known something secret
or
b) to blame or find fault with
a) To make known something secret
Is prodigy used correctly?
The prodigy from Brooklyn played Carnegie Hall before she was seven
Correctly
To cleave something is to:
a) to change the form or appearance of
b) to split with force or a sharp instrument
b) to split with force or a sharp instrument
I make an effort to avoid trite expressions.
a) I make an effort to avoid bigoted expressions.
b) I make an effort to avoid overused expressions.
b) I make an effort to avoid overused expressions.
Which word or words are related to fitting for an event:
approximate
appropriate
apropos
rudimentary
appropriate
apropos
As reasonable is to exorbitant
a) lacking : deficient
b) simple : flamboyant
c) sagacious : wise
b) simple : flamboyant
Which words are related to insult?
a) affront
b) crusade
c) belittle
False: It is to lie at rest; state of rest or relaxation
Which two words are either synonyns or antonyms?
tacit deficient spoken synthetic
tacit spoken = antonyms
The governor is a proponent of solar energy:
a) The governor opposes.
or
b) The governor supports.
b) The governor supports
As callow is to maturity:
a) laggard : impetus
b) sumptuous : display
c) voluble : voice
a) laggard : impetus
Which words are related to skilled?
a) tacit
b) adroit
c) adept
d) proficient
adroit, adept, proficient
Is a 1955 Ford Thunderbird an antiquity?
No; antiquity means ancient, the quality of great age
Which word/words are related to generous?
a) lavish
b) magnanimous
c) trite
d) philanthropic
a) lavish
b) magnanimous
d) philanthropic
Which word or words are related to power?
ascendancy
sojourn
dominance
impediment
ascendancy
dominance
As voluble is to speech:
a) painful : injury
b) blurry : vision
c) flamboyant : dress
b) flamboyant : dress
c) tacit
d) cynical
conclusive, definitive
Scintillate means:
a) to flash or sparkle
b) to cling or be faithful to
a) to flash or sparkle
Which word/words are related to money?
a) beneficiary
b) benign
c) bequeath
d) remunerate
a) beneficiary
c) bequeath
d) remunerate
I imparted what I knew of the accident:
a) I withheld what I knew of the accident.
or
b) I told what I knew of the accident
b) I told what I knew of the accident.
As ingrate is to gratitude:
a) gambler : luck
b) miser : money
c) invalid : health
c) invalid : health
Would you use erudite or clever in the blank?
A person familiar with the literature of eight languages can be called _____________
Transmute is
a) to change the form or appearance of
b) an exact copy
a) to change the form or appearance of
Which word/words are related to sympathize?
a) aptitude
b) garner
c) commiserate
d) salvage
c) commiserate