Definition
What does the word avenge mean?
to get revenge, settle a score, punish someone
Name one synonym for the word impact.
Collision
Blow
Effect
Name one antonym for the word deluge.
Trickle
Dribble
Dry
Many Western films include a character who is out to ( intimidate / avenge ) a wrong done to a close friend or relative.
avenge
By not ordering _________ features, we can hold down the cost of the new car we want to buy.
Giddy
Logical
Optional
Rotund
optional
What does the word logical mean?
reasonable, making use of reason and good sense
Name one synonym for the word misrepresent.
Falsify
Twist
Exaggerate
Which antonym does not belong for the word variable.
Constant
Unchanging
Uninterrupted
Uniterrupted
He soon learned that the moods of a youngster--happy one minute, miserable the next--can be as ( variable / sluggish ) as the winds.
variable
Her argument was so ___________ that she convinced us that her solution to the math problem was the correct one.
Cede
Logical
Rotund
Subordinate
Logical
What does the word rendezvous mean?
to meet in accordance with a plan, a meeting agreement, a meeting place
Name two synonyms for the word optional.
Voluntary
Discretionary
Open
Unforced
Non-mandatory
Name two antonyms for the word Logical.
absurd
Ridiculous
Unsound
Preposterous
At the State Fair, we seperated to visit different exhibits, but we agreed to ( saunter / rendezvous ) at the refreshment stand at five o'clock.
rendezvous
Every eye was on us as we ___________ down Main Street in our new outfits.
Discretely
Rendezvoused
Sauntered
Verged
Sauntered
What does the word giddy mean?
dizzy, light-headed, lacking seriousness
Name two synonyms for the word sluggish.
Unhurried
Lethargic
Slow
Inactive
Name two antonyms for the word subordinate.
Superior
Higher
Chief
Supervisor
It is good for you to "stand up for your rights," but you should not do so in a way that ( verges / subordinates ) on discourtesy.
verges
Uncle Eddie, with his ____________ figure, is often called on to play Santa Claus.
Giddy
Intimidating
Outright
Rotund
Rotund
What does the word cede mean?
to give up or surrender, to hand over to another
Name two synonyms for the word saunter.
Ramble
Amble
Promenade
Loiter
Meander
Name one antonym for the word outright.
Partial
Incomplete
I plant to write a term paper that will discuss the different ways in which commercial television has had a major ( impact / verge ) on American life for more than sixty years.
impact
Our "truth in advertising" laws are designed to discourage manufacturers from ____________ the virtues of their product.
Avenging
Impacting
Misrepresenting
Tinting
misrepresenting