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Synonyms
Antonyms
100
a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance
What is a claque?
100
the range, extent, or scope of something
What is purview?
100
This week we'll donate money to our sister school in Africa as part of an __________ effort.
What is eleemosynary?
100
acquaint, notify
What is apprise?
100
cheerful, merry, hilarious
What is lachrymose?
200
fond of or inclined to drink
What is bibulous?
200
to pull up by the roots, to eliminate all traces of
What is deracinate?
200
The testing of new food items for the consumer market falls under the __________ of the Food and Drug Administration.
What is aegis?
200
world in little
What is a microcosm?
200
lord or overlord
What is a vassal?
300
a violent free-for-all
What is a melee?
300
originating in the country or region where found, native
What is indigenous?
300
My English teacher doesn't like it when I say "ain't," which is a __________.
What is solecism?
300
obscure, confuse, muddy the waters
What is obfuscate?
300
unite, unify, reconcile
What is polarize?
400
very small, tiny
What is minuscule?
400
the practice of treating people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
What is paternalism?
400
JRR Tolkien, author of The Hobbit, created extensive languages and maps to lend __________ to his fictional world.
What is verisimilitude?
400
ruddy, flushed, rosy, cheerful, optimistic
What is sanguine?
400
correct usage
What is solecism?
500
a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject
What is a lexicon?
500
protection, patronage, sponsorship
What is aegis?
500
Many patients dislike their dentist's attitude of __________, because it implies that patients can't take care of their teeth themselves.
What is paternalism?
500
realism, lifelikeness, authenticity
What is verisimilitude?
500
selfish, self-seeking, uncharitable
What is eleemosynary?
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