Applying Meanings
In which of the following might there be turbulence?
A) a relationship
B) the air
C) the ocean
D a lawn
A, B, C
Short and to the point
-avid
-brusque
-concise
-inaugurate
-pervade
-proprietor
What is concise?
painless
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
-excruciating
-resilient
-turbulent
What is excruciating?
a synonym for imitate
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
-excruciating
-rebuff
-resilient
What is emulate?
The governor was at her desk within hours of her ________.
-inaugurate
-pervade
-proprietor
-resilient
What is inauguration?
Which of the following can have a proprietor?
A) a corner store
B) a small child
C) a small business
D) a government agency
A & C
To spread throughout
-avid
-brusque
-concise
-demean
-emulate
-inaugurate
-pervade
What is pervade?
Calm and mild
-despicable
-brusque
-excruciating
-evoke
-resilient
-turbulent
What is turbulent?
a synonym for gruff
-avid
-brusque
-despicable
-turbulent
What is brusque?
Sam showed great ______ after he caught the flu.
-inaugurate
-pervade
-proprietor
-resilient
What is resilience?
Which of the following might employ a pseudonym?
A) a writer
B) a Supreme Court judge
C) a president of a country
D) a small business
A
To try to equal
-demean
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
-rebuff
-turbulent
What is emulate?
having little desire for something; unambitious
-avid
-brusque
-concise
-demean
-inaugurate
-pervade
What is avid?
a synonym for eager or enthusiastic
-avid
-brusque
-concise
-demean
-inaugurate
-pervade
What is avid
Long after the fire was extinguished, the ______ odor of smoke remained in every room.
-inaugurate
-pervade
-proprietor
-pseudonym
What is pervasive?
Which of the following can be evoked?
A) a loose tooth
B) a grudging response
C) a happy memory
D) a broken ski pole
B & C
Deserving contempt or scorn
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
-excruciating
-rebuff
-resilient
What is despicable?
spiritless; inflexible
-despicable
-emulate
-excruciating
-rebuff
-resilient
-turbulent
What is resilient?
a synonym for a blunt rejection
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
-excruciating
-rebuff
-resilient
What is rebuff?
Susan felt that being scolded in front of her friends was ______.
-demean
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
What is demeaning?
Which of the following might suffer a rebuff?
A) an announcement
B) an attack
C) a proposal
D) a friendly gesture
B, C, D
Abrupt in manner or speech
-avid
-brusque
-concise
-pervade
-proprietor
-pseudonym
What is brusque?
To raise or make better
-demean
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
-excruciating
-rebuff
What is demean?
a synonym for produce
-demean
-emulate
-evoke
-excruciating
-pervade
-rebuff
What is evoke?
The costumes and music of the film were ______ of Paris in the 1920s.
-demean
-despicable
-emulate
-evoke
What is evocative?