Definition
"Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored"
Dour
Antonym: Birth, Commencement
Demise
My sister's taste/style could be described as ________ (grandiose).
Opulent
Do you expect me to listen to you parade old ideas under the ________ of new ideas?
Guise, Grimace, Jeopardy, Nostalgia
Guise
Which of the following has a negative connotation?
Craven, Fortitude, Exhilarating, Amicable
Craven
"Cautiously, with great care"
Warily
Synonym: Annoy, Bedevil, Beleaguer
Harass
The opposing team decided to _______ (mock) us in the hopes that we'd incur a penalty.
Gibe
There's nothing worse than a ______ cup of coffee!
Stolid, Craven, Tepid, Impervious
Tepid
Which of the following has a neutral connotation?
Artifice, Adulterate, Fortitude, Verbatim
Verbatim
"A hint, indirect suggestion"
Intimation
Synonym: Ogle
Gape
The older brother wanted to set a good _______ (model) for his younger brother.
Precedent
The American revolutionaries were described by the British government as ____________.
Bereft, Pliable, Belligerent, Urbane
Belligerent
Would you rather have a teacher describe your work as negligible or adroit?
Adroit: skillful, expert in use of the hands or mind
"Treachery, deceitfulness"
Duplicity
*"Insidious" has a connotation and denotation of being planned or of scheming ahead of time, whereas "Duplicity" has a more general/broad sense of deceit
Antonym: Deluge
Holocaust
The class was ________ (loath) to give their recitations in class.
Averse
Our city needs to develop a ________ emergency plan.
Cursory, Feasible, Punitive, Stolid
Feasible
Which of the following has a positive connotation?
Precedent, Culinary, Deploy, Urbane
Urbane
Which of the following is the correct definition of "benevolent"?
"peaceable, friendly" or "kindly, charitable"
Bonus: What word does the other definition go with?
"Kindly, Charitable"
Bonus: Amicable
Synonym: Paragon, Exemplar
Quintessence
The class reps were very ______ (fastidious) as they counted the votes for student body president.
Meticulous
The friends decided they needed to _______ their strained relationship. (Positive Connotation)
Redress, Adulterate, Extol, Augment
Redress
Neutral