Words that start with P
Which option is a synonym for peruse?
- Follow
- Preoccupy
- Study
What is study.
The word "unadorned" is an antonym for...
- Muster
- Ornate
- Blase
- Staid
What is ornate.
Isn't it strange that a great American writer like Emily Dickinson was considered a (nonentity, promontory) in her own lifetime?
What is nonentity.
It is now time for you to take your work seriously and to give up some of the ________ activities of your earlier years.
What is frivolous.
Fill in the sentence:
Some synthetic materials are as ________ and as strong as natural sponges.
What is porous.
Waterproof is an antonym of...
-Solicitous
-Residue
-Sustain
-Porous
What is porous.
My uncle is (sustained, obsessed) with football and spends all day Sunday watching it on television.
What is obsessed.
"In that barren wasteland," the explorer said, "we have great difficulty finding enough food to ________ life."
What is sustain.
Fill in the sentence:
A lighthouse was built on the tip of the ____________, where it served as a beacon for ships many miles away.
What is promontory.
Which word is the antonym for someone extremely famous?
- nonentity
- frivolous
- oust
- deplore
What is nonentity.
When we heard about our teacher's serious illness, visited him daily in the hospital to (annul, bolster) his morale.
What is bolster.
I will not allow a single act of carelessness to _______ the results of years of hard work.
What is annul.
What is a synonym for porous?
- Airtight
- Strained
- Leaky
-Damp
What is leaky.
Which word is the antonym of certainty?
- annul
- peruse
- bolster
- qualm
What is qualm.
Her public statements became so embarrassing that club members tried to (oust, muster) her from the presidency.
What is oust.
If you feel that you have been cheated, your only _______ is to make a complaint to the department of consumer affairs in your city.
What is recourse.
Which word. starting with P, applies to this definition?
(adj) lying facedown; inclined, likely
Prone
Which vocabulary word is an antonym of admiration, or delight.
What is deplore.
When my cousin returned home after his first year in college, he tried to impress us with his sophisticated and (staid, blasé) manner.
What is staid.
She is the kind of ________ teacher who aids and encourages her students in every way she can.
What is solicitous.
He was _________ to cultivate her mamma's good opinion.
- Recourse
- Sustain
- Solicitous
- Staid
What is solicitous