Definition
Acute
very sharp or intense; severe
Amiable (synonym)
Friendly
bi
two (bicycle, bilateral, biweekly)
Her calm ___ reassured the children during the storm.
a) abyss
b) visage
c) countenance
d) repose
c) countenance ✔
Hint: calm, peaceful, undisturbed — which word?
Placid/serene
Austere
severe or strict in manner; having no comforts or luxuries
Tremulous (Synonym)
quivery, trembling
de
down (descend, deposit, deduce)
He would not ___ to speak to servants in a kind way.
a) venerate
b) condescend
c) abate
d) pervade
b) condescend ✔
Hint: to hint at, refer to without saying it — which word?
allude
Prodigious
Remarkably or impressively great, size, or degree
perplex
bewilder, baffled, befuddle
pre
before (predict, prepare, prelude)
Her ___ talent for music amazed the audience.
a) singular
b) stolid
c) tedious
d) palpable
a) singular ✔
Hint: Weak, weary, tired, or droopy
Languid
Sublime
lofty, noble or majestic
Odious (synonym)
Hateful, abhorrent, loathsome, disgusting, repulsive.
sub
under (submarine, submerge)
His guilt was ___ in the way he avoided eye contact.
a) manifest
b) subtle
c) furtive
d) tedious
a) manifest ✔
Hint: lessen
abate
Venerate
To regard with great respect
Incredulous
disbelieving, doubting
super
over (supervise, superior, superb)
Great shapes like big machines rose out of the dimness, and cast _______ black shadows.
grotesque
Hint: bright, colorful, lifelike
Vivid