Synonyms
helps abate the throbbing pain
OPTIONS: intensify; diminish; restore; monitor
diminish
embarrassed by the adulation
OPTIONS: flattery; benediction; ridicule; affluence
ridicule
On the _____ that it would rain on Thursday, the Adamses canceled their plans to go to the beach; in fact, however, the weather turned out to be sunny and warm.
OPTIONS: penury; supposition; adulation; anathema
supposition
untidy, dirty, careless
slovenly
to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
resuscitate
What global crisis caused the Zamperinies, along with countless other families, to live in penury during the early 1930s?
The Great Depression
egregious flaws in reasoning
OPTIONS: innocent; determined; glaring; slipshod
glaring
egregious distortion of truth
OPTIONS: unnoticeable; flagrant; implanted; unique
unnoticeable
The baby-sitter never meant to harm our daughter, but by leaving the active toddler alone for twenty minutes, she is _____ of negligence and endangering the welfare of a child.
OPTIONS: evanescent; torpid; irresolute; culpable
culpable
vague, confused, indistinct
nebulous
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
novice
Ms. Radcliffe makes us start each class with a Learning Log so we can _____ what we've already covered on the lesson's topic.
recapitulate
covering up for the irresolute boss
OPTIONS: absent; deficient; unrestrained; indecisive
indecisive
living in penury
OPTIONS: anxiety; anonymity; luxury; poverty
luxury
The novelist Jane Austen was an _____ observer of life in the English countryside at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
OPTIONS: astute; irresolute; evanescent; egregious
astute
to review a series of facts
recapitulate
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
avarice
Provide an example of an astute decision that Louie made during his time on the raft.
Answers may vary.
- Using the air pump cases to collect water.
- Attaching fishing hooks to his fingertips to catch pilot fish.
- Using the albatross's meat for bait.
- And more!
evanescent spring flower display
OPTIONS: fragrant; budding; ephemeral; cultivated
ephemeral
no time to equivocate
OPTIONS: be evasive; take a break; speak plainly; get advice
speak plainly
She was so _____ in making her reservations for the ski trip that when she got around to it there were no rooms available at the lodge.
OPTIONS: dilatory; egregious; pretentious; slovenly
dilatory
extreme poverty
penury
an object of intense dislike
anathema
How did the Japanese attempt to abate Louie and Phil's suffering when they arrived in the Marshall Islands?
Answers may vary:
- They tended to their wounds in an infirmary.
- They gave them plenty to eat.
hurled anathemas at her opponents
OPTIONS: desires; maledictions; bricks; presumptions
maledictions
was torpid after dinner
OPTIONS: conspicuous; transparent; energetic; sleepy
energetic
The art gallery opened with a(n) _____ exhibit of second-rate paintings by renowned celebrities who earned their fame in every field but art.
OPTIONS: astute; culpable; pretentious; slovenly
pretentious
to speak or act in a way that allows more than one interpretation
equivocate
inactive, sluggish, dull
torpid
Why was Odysseus so dilatory in revealing his identity when he returned to Ithaca?
Answers will vary, but could include:
- He wanted to buy some time to plan how he'd confront the suitors.
- He wanted to test his servants' loyalty.
- And more!