menial jobs
a. well-paid
b. interesting
c. low-level
d. professional
What is c. low-level
100
Two ways in which you can bludgeon someone are with
a. sweet talk and promises
b. a club and arguments
c. courtesy and fair dealings
d. financial help and good advice
What is b. a club and arguments
100
The two words that have nearly the same meaning are:
a. steadfast
b. oblique
c. pithy
d. resolute
What are a. steadfast and d. resolute
100
Are the following words synonyms, antonyms, or unrelated?
genial and churlish
What is antonyms
100
to wash away impurities, clean up (chapter 6)
What is purge
200
a calamitous fire
a. sudden
b. minor
c. devastating
d. brief
What is d. devastating
200
Which of the following would be likely to be ungainly?
a. an Olympic gymnast
b. an overweight ballet dancer
c. a bankrupt merchant
d. an eagle on the wing
What is b. an overweight ballet dancer
200
The two words that have nearly the same meaning are:
a.habituate
b. maim
c. incapacitate
d. loiter
What are b. maim and c. incapacitate
200
Are the following words synonyms, antonyms, or unrelated?
capacious and rote
What is unrelated
200
fame, glory (chapter 9)
What is renown
300
divergent pints of view
a. similar
b. interesting
c. conventional
d. differing
What is d. differing
300
A recluse usually prefers to be
a. out-of-doors
b. in good company
c. in a position of power
d. alone
What is d. alone
300
The two words that have nearly the same meaning are:
a. nullify
b. proclaim
c. tether
d. negate
What are a. nullify and d. negate
300
Are the following words synonyms, antonyms, or unrelated?
haughty and unassuming
What is antonyms
300
lying face down; inclined, likely (chapter 4)
What is prone
400
plans that go awry
a. amiss
b. slowly
c. forward
d. smoothly
What is a. amiss
400
People who have reached an accord
a. play musical instruments
b. are at the last stop of a bus line
c. are in agreement
d. work at similar jobs
What is c. are in agreement
400
The two words that have nearly the same meaning are:
a. bolster
b. plunder
c. grope
d. ravage
What are b. plunder and d. ravage
400
Are the following words synonyms, antonyms, or unrelated?
deplore and rue
What is synonyms
400
to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings (chapter 12)
What is bestow
500
indiscriminate slaughter
a. unreported
b. unplanned
c. unselective
d. unusual
What is c. unselective
500
Which of the following is outstanding for longevity?
a. a famous movie star
b. a 99-year-old person
c. an all-American halfback
d. a popular teacher
What is b. a 99-year-old person
500
The two words that have nearly the same meaning are:
a.vex
b. ostracize
c. exasperate
d. rehabilitate
What are a. vex and c. exasperate
500
Are the following words synonyms, antonyms, or unrelated?
haggard and gaunt
What is synonyms
500
a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention (chapter 1)