Find a Synonym
Anxious
A. Calm
B. Nervous
C. Patient
D. Sad
B. Nervous
Accomplish
A. Complete
B. Achieve
C. Abandon
D. Assist
C. Abandon
When traveling by bus, it is sometimes necessary to ____ from one route to another.
A. Leap
B. Linger
C. Migrate
D. Transfer
D. Transfer
Strange; unusual
A. Irrelevant
B. Luxurious
C. Peculiar
D. Significant
C. Peculiar
"Vacant" means:
A. empty
B. fulfilled
C. happy
D. intense
A. empty
Encounter
A. Meet
B. Oppose
C. Resist
D. Wait
A. Meet
Devour
A. Consume
B. Expel
C. Recall
D. Accept
B. Expel
The scientist's job was to ____ the samples of drinking water to make sure they were safe.
A. analyze
B. copy
C. improve
D. reject
A. Analyze
Extremely angry
A. Distant
B. Infuriated
D. Futile
D. Satisfied
B. Infuriated
Nothing could ____ Joe's desire to know more about baseball.
A. conserve
B. fathom
C. quench
D. rupture
C. quench
Optimistic
A. Friendly
B. Gloomy
C. Hopeful
D. Terrified
C. Hopeful
Agitate
A. Enjoy
B. Distress
C. Make
D. Relax
D. Relax
The boy kept blowing air into the balloon, causing it to ___until it exploded.
A. Contract
B. Expand
C. Plummet
D. Withdraw
B. Expand
"Pleading" most nearly means:
A. approving
B. desperate
C. hopeful
D. passive
B. Desperate
A funny ____ may seem like a good idea at the time, but you might accidentally insult someone.
A. promise
B. retort
C. vow
D. whim
B. retort
Perspective
A. Dread
B. Excerpt
C. Outlook
D. Perspiration
C. Outlook
Exhibit
A. Donate
B. Display
C. Hide
D. Observe
C. Hide
Jenny's mother scolded her for ___the pigeons that had been resting peacefully.
A. Feeding
B. Harassing
C. Praising
D. Questioning
B. Harassing
Despite taking Advil, Jenny's headache would not
A. intensify
B. abate
C. worsen
D. exaggerate
B. abate
Many fans thought the referees were ___ because there was evidence that they had accepted bribes.
A. oblivious
B. primitive
C. rudimentary
D. corrupt
D. Corrupt
Adjacent
A. Eroded
B. Involved
C. Neighboring
D. Still
C. Neighboring
Boycott
A. Approve
B. Believe
C. Claim
D. Reject
A. Approve
Because he used a permanent pen, Joe was unable to ___his incorrect response on the test.
A. Dispatch
B. Highlight
C. Modify
D. Simulate
C. Modify
Since many people have cell phones, public payphones have become:
A. abstract
B. popular
C. troublesome
D. obsolete
D. obsolete
Afraid of the water, the dirty cat was ___ to take a bath.
A. Eager
B. Reluctant
C. Resolved
D. Yearning
B. Reluctant