Definitions
a condition notably different than that of the norm
a. abscond
b. aberration
c. accede
d. accretion
b. aberration
candor
A: noun
B: verb
C: adjective
D: adverb
A. noun
Consumed by an ______ rage, the father decidedly punished his son for larceny.
A: apoplectic
B: definitive
C: disconcerting
D: malicious
A. apoplectic
A synonym for attenuate is...
A: Callous
B: Deplete
C: Egregious
D: Postulate
B. deplete
An antonym for pragmatic is...
A: innocuous
B: inane
C: lurid
D: morose
B. inane
the denial or rejection of a doctrine sanctioned by society
a. abrogate
b. abnegation
c. accost
d. adumbrate
b. abnegation
caucus
A: verb
B: noun
C: adjective
D: adverb
B: noun
The ________ of your speech is of the utmost importance since it must be recited in the alloted time period
A: brevity
B: pugnacious
C: volume
D: chicanery
A. brevity
A synonym for promulgate is…
A: Disseminate
B: Ramify
C: Undulate
D: Coalesce
A. disseminate
An antonym for incentive is...
A: flagrance
B: floridity
C: deterrent
D: providence
C. deterrent
having an abundant amount of money
a. aggrandize
b. alias
c. ambivalent
d. affluent
d. affluent
cavort
A: noun
B: verb
C: adjective
D: adverb
B. verb
The _______ was a cynical reviewer who did not appeal to anyone’s humanity.
A: friar
B: iconoclast
C: journalist
D: supremacist
B: iconoclast
A synonym for emanate is...
A: Delineate
B: Secrete
C: Foment
D: Esoteric
An antonym for unequivocal is…
A: imperious
B: forlorn
C: hypothetical
D: ephemeral
C. hypothetical
being able to comply
A: amenable
B: apocryphal
C: antediluvian
D: anachronistic
a. amenable
circumscribe
A: verb
B: noun
C: adjective
D: adverb
A. verb
The malicious laughter disconcerted the inebriated _______.
A: hedonist
B: critic
C: monk
D: belligerent
A. hedonist
A synonym for apprentice is...
A: Thespian
B: Prodigy
C: Neophyte
D: Entrepreneur
C. neophyte
An antonym for underdeveloped is...
A: peremptory
B: facilitated
C: onerous
D: precocious
D. precocious
requiring secret knowledge
A: arboreal
B: bane
C: arcane
D: callous
c. arcane
circumvent
A: noun
B: verb
C: adverb
D: adjective
B. verb
Japan’s _______ defeat in World War II catalyzed a social reform occupation and a period of low morale among citizens
A: demarcated
B: gregarious
C: narcissistic
D: ignominious
D. ignominious
A synonym for fastidious is…
A: Punctilious
B: Provincial
C: Oracle
D: Redolent
A. punctilious
An antonym for industrious is...
A: perfunctory
B: latent
C: idyllic
D: empiric
A. perfunctory