Synonyms
Which is a synonym for radical?
A. extreme
B. distort
C. regime
A. extreme
comes from the Greek word dunastes, which means "ruler"
What is dynasty?
Which of the following is an antonym for confine?
A. radical
B. estate
C. liberate
C. liberate
Add this prefix to effective and it means "not effective."
What is ineffective?
Add this suffix to routine and it means to "do things in a routine manner."
What is routinely?
Which of the following is a synonym for controversy?
A. neutral
B. wrangling
C. impartial
B. wrangling
comes from the Latin word plagiarius, which means "kidnapping"
What is plagiarism?
Which of the following is an antonym for crucial?
A. unimportant
B. critical
C. vital
A. unimportant
Add this prefix to plausible and it means "not plausible."
What is implausible?
Add this suffix to reinforce and it means "the act of reinforcing."
What is reinforcement?
Which of the following is a synonym for regime?
A. dynasty
B. estate
C. management
C. management
is a French word originally from the Greek word kritike
What is critique?
Which of the following is an antonym for optional?
A. nonobligatory
B. mandatory
C. elective
B. mandatory
Add this prefix to logical and it means "not logical."
What is illogical?
Add this suffix to approach and it means "can be approached."
What is approachable?
Which of the following is a synonym for nationalism?
A. neutral
B. patriotism
C. impartial
B. patriotism
California's wildfires have become so big and so intense that the National Park Service estimates that this percentage of giant sequoia grove acreage has burned.
What is 85 percent?
Which of the following is an antonym for relax?
A. tranquil
B. calm
C. tense
C. tense
Add this prefix to relevant and it means "not relevant."
What is irrelevant?
Add this suffix to attain and it means "the act of attaining."
What is attainment?
Which of the following is a synonym for distort?
A. misrepresent
B. release
C. liberate
A. misrepresent
What is photograph? (photo = light) (graph = writing)
Which of the following is an antonym for credible?
A. unbelievable
B. plausible
C. probable
A. unbelievable
Add this prefix to reasonable and it means "not reasonable."
What is unreasonable?
Add this suffix to attain and it means "can be attained."
What is attainable?