ADJECTIVES #1
made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural
a. candid
b. artificial
c. hypocritical
d. devout
b. artificial
"her skin glowed in the artificial light"
to become fully aware of
a. dismiss
b. realize
c. obtain
d. activate
b. realize
"he realized his mistake at once"
make or become less
a. substantiate
b. diminish
c. eliminate
d. tarnish
b. diminish
"the pain will gradually diminish"
a result or effect of an action or condition.
a. consequence
b. principle
c. cause
d. contention
a. consequence
"many have been laid off from work as a consequence of the administration's policies"
forming a necessary base or core; of central importance
a. selective
b. conclusive
c. tertiary
d. fundamental
d. fundamental
"the protection of fundamental human rights"
extremely useful; indispensable
a. superfluous
b. dispensable
c. invaluable
d. profitable
c. invaluable
"an invaluable source of information"
make practical and effective use of
a. utilize
b. dissipate
c. squander
d. distinguish
a. utilize
"vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet"
(of an event or circumstance) sudden and striking
a. perceptible
b. critical
c. detectable
d. dramatic
d. dramatic
"a dramatic increase in recorded crime"
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
a. pattern
b. rhythm
c. accent
d. content
b. rhythm
"Ruth listened to the rhythm of his breathing"
(of two or more people) fully in agreement
a. divided
b. integrated
c. consolidated
d. congruent
c. unanimous
"the doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses"
coming after something in time; following
a. subsequent
b. former
c. precluding
d. consecutive
a. subsequent
"the theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906"
make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance
a. tarnish
b. impair
c. purify
d. contaminate
d. contaminate
"the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity"
see (an event, typically a crime or accident) take place
a. witness
b. enable
c. augment
d. forge
a. witness
"a bartender who witnessed the murder"
a disruption of normal physical or mental functions; a disease or abnormal condition
a. disorder
b. ailment
c. vaccine
d. remedy
a. disorder
"she had an eating disorder after graduation"
not to be relied upon; suspect
a. controversial
b. ignorant
c. dubious
d. intuitive
c. dubious
"he had extremely dubious assumptions"
conducive to success; favorable
a. providential
b. auspicious
c. prestigious
d. esteemed
b. auspicious
"it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election"
make (something) on a large scale using machinery.
a. construct
b. manufacture
c. assemble
d. fabricate
b. manufacture
"the factory manufactures automobile parts."
force or oblige (someone) to do something
a. betray
b. compel
c. influence
d. circumvent
b. compel
"a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions"
seasonal movement of animals from one region to another
a. passage
b. defection
c. migration
d. voyage
c. migration
"this butterfly's annual migration across North America"
of very great extent or quantity; immense
a. vast
b. constrained
c. mediocre
d. finite
a. vast
"a vast plain of buffalo grass"
of, resembling, or relating to twilight
a. crepuscular
b. auroral
c. diurnal
d. nocturnal
a. crepuscular
"crepuscular animals are those that are active primarily during twilight"
arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning.
a. conclude
b. estimate
c. theorize
d. evaluate
a. conclude
"the doctors concluded that Esther had suffered a stroke"
causing one to feel unsettled
a. obnoxious
b. perplexing
c. adamant
d. disconcerting
d. disconcerting
"he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties"
an official or legal prohibition
a. commandment
b. amendment
c. ban
d. institution
c. ban
"a proposed ban on cigarette advertising"
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
a. entrancing
b. prolonging
c. malign
d. arduous
d. arduous
"an arduous journey"