Synonyms
the pinnacle of his life
OPTIONS: apex; ordinariness; duties; shame
apex
the musty garage
OPTIONS: long-standing; brand-new; old; expansive
brand-new
Visitors at the Indiana State Fair watched the woman demonstrating needlework, marveled at her _____ movements, and talked about how rare it was to find someone who was still so skillful at this delicate art.
OPTIONS: destitute; explicit; deft; officious
deft
to include or contain
OPTIONS: comprise; extirpate; accede; suppress
comprise
to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
OPTIONS: comprise; brandish; solace; suppress
brandish
Describe a situation where you would need to provide solace to a friend.
Answer may vary, but should describe a negative situation after which someone would need comfort.
- After they fail a test
- After their boyfriend/girlfriend breaks up with them
- After they lose a big game/meet/match/etc.
accede to their wishes
OPTIONS: balk at; list; consent; brush aside
consent
explicit rules
OPTIONS: simple; unobserved; strict; ambiguous
ambiguous
The librarian gave her assistant _____ directions about arranging the books, but when she returned, she thought she must not have been very clear; nothing was where she wanted it.
OPTIONS: musty; destitute; ominous; explicit
explicit
stale, moldy
OPTIONS: musty; premeditated; stately; deft
musty
unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
OPTIONS: supple; destitute; stately; ominous
ominous
What ominous details did some athletes notice during their otherwise lavish stay in Berlin during the 1936 Olympics?
Answers may vary, but should include some reference to the impending Holocaust. Examples:
- broken glass outside Jewish storefronts
- the complete absence of Jewish people/Gypsies in Berlin
ironic development
OPTIONS: debatable; incongruous; vital; suggestive
incongruous
to solace his mother
OPTIONS: discount; locate; comfort; upset
upset
Although attorneys for the defense claimed that the act was a crime of passion, the prosecution produced documents showing the whole sequence of events to have been carefully _____.
OPTIONS: deft; venal; rampant; premeditated
premeditated
dignified, majestic
OPTIONS: ominous; stately; inopportune; ironic
stately
to stop by force, put down
OPTIONS: extirpate; suppress; brandish; solace
suppress
Fill in the blank: the pinnacle of Louie's athletic career was when ___________________________.
Pinnacle is another word for peak or climax: the pinnacle of Louie's athletic career was when he competed in the 5,000-meter during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
known for being officious
OPTIONS: unavailable; meddlesome; timid; tedious
meddlesome
suppress the discussion
OPTIONS: incite; discourage; extinguish; record
incite
After the performance of Giselle, the ballet aficionado raved about the _____ limbs of the star, likening her arms and legs to the pliant branches of a young willow.
OPTIONS: ominous; rampant; venal; supple
supple
bending easily
OPTIONS: deft; stately; venal; supple
supple
growing without check, running wild
OPTIONS: rampant; musty; deft; explicit
rampant
Describe an ironic situation from the Odyssey.
Answers may vary but will likely involve instances of dramatic or situational irony. Examples include:
- when Odysseus was in disguise as a beggar (dramatic irony)
- when the swineherd greeted Telemachus as his son while Odysseus was in the room (situational irony)
never proved to be venal
OPTIONS: enforceable; exact; responsible; dishonest
dishonest
avoided that officious salesperson
OPTIONS: snobbish; prying; diffident; surly
diffident
Because of the unexpectedly large bills from the school trip, the class officers decided that it might be _____ to raise the issue of funding the senior prom at this month's school board meeting.
OPTIONS: inopportune; ominous; venal; stately
inopportune
comfort, relief
OPTIONS: pinnacle; dearth; repose; solace
solace
to tear up by the roots
OPTIONS: brandish; extirpate; suppress; accede
extirpate
What detail(s) from the Odyssey prove that when Odysseus killed the suitors, it was a premeditated attack?
Answers may vary, but should include detail(s) showing how Odysseus planned for the attack:
- he ensured that the women were locked away in their chambers
- he had his servants barricade the entrances/exits
- he had Telemachus remove the suitors' weapons from the hall