Definition
Synonym
Antonym
Part of Speech
Misc. (Unit 7)
100
thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
What is arrant?
100
pull down, demolish, shave off
What is raze?
100
alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate
What is exacerbate?
100
A verb. "The town ___________ the old schoolhouse to make room for a larger, more modern school complex.
What is razed?
100
To cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome.
What is jettison?
200
one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
What is echelon?
200
silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous
What is fatuous?
200
sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright
What is fatuous?
200
An adjective. "The continuing popularity of horror movies suggests that one way to score at the box office is to exploit the __________."
What is macabre?
200
A person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
What is counterpart?
300
to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
What is portend?
300
repudiate, disavow
What is recant?
300
prove, deny
What is allege?
300
A noun. "The senate campaign was marred by a ___________ of original ideas."
What is paucity?
300
To decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details.
What is embellish?
400
of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
What is saturnine?
400
permeate, drench, flood, imbue
What is saturate?
400
reaffirm, reassert
What is countermand? (Or What is recant?)
400
A verb. "A sponge that is ___________ with water swells up but does not drip."
What is saturated?
400
A circle of acquaintances; a close-knot, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest.
What is coterie?
500
grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
What is macabre?
500
shed, slog
What is slough?
500
abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge
What is paucity?
500
An adjective. The team's performance in the late innings was _________________ because they were so far ahead."
What is lackadaisical?
500
Misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality.
What is illusory?
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