Synonyms/Antonyms
Acts 1&2
Acts 3&4
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100
What vocabulary word is synonymous with the word "agile"?
Nimble
100
Which vocabulary word means "to damage, spoil or ruin"?
Mar
100
Which vocabulary word has this definition? "disagreement; conflict; dispute; argument."
Discord
100
Is a knave cunning?
YES.
100
The surfer ______ across the boardwalk, strolling at a slow pace as if he had not a care in the world.
ambled
200
What two vocabulary words both mean "to beg"?
Beseech and Entreat
200
What does posterity mean?
Future generations
200
Define "cull".
(v.) To select, weed out; to choose.
200
True or False: The definition of "importune" is: (v.) To reproduce, spread, increase
FALSE.
200
Coronation is a famous ______ in which a new a monarch is officially crowned in an elaborate ceremony.
rite
300
What vocabulary word is antonyms with "concise"?
Prolix
300
Name the vocabulary word that matches this definition: "(n.) A face or facial expression."
Visage
300
What vocabulary word matches this definition? "Changing frequently; inconsistent; erratic.
Fickle
300
Would a severe inundation be considered a calamity?
YES.
300
She found herself in a nasty _______ when she realized that she had agreed to go to two different events that were occurring at the same time, and she got so caught up in the dilemma that she ended up missing both of them.
predicament
400
Which vocabulary word is synonyms with the verb "fake"?
Feign
400
What is the definition of "perverse"?
(adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper.
400
What vocabulary word is a synonym for "subside"?
Abate
400
What is an invocation?
A call (usually on a higher power) for inspiration or support.
400
The spoiled child constantly _________ her mother when she did not get her way, and after hours of begging and pestering her mother usually gave in.
importuned
500
What vocabulary word is antonyms with the verb "praise"?
Chide
500
Describe the difference between pernicious and perilous.
Perilous= dangerous. Just because something is dangerous, it does not mean that it will produce death or harm. Pernicious= Harmful, deadly, fatal. Obviously, something that is harmful, deadly and fatal will produce death or harm. (accept any decent answer)
500
Name three vocabulary words form Acts 3&4 that are almost always associated with death.
Dirge, bier, martyr (pestilent/pestilence is also acceptable)
500
What word has this definition? "(n.) lying under oath."
Perjury
500
The reviewer ________ the new album, criticizing it so severely that a lawyer had to be contacted.
scathed, disparaged, slandered, etc. (must name at least one)
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