Units 1, 2, & 3
Units 4, 5, & 6
Units 7, 8, & 9
Synonyms/Antonyms
Fill in the Blank
100

Hattie seemed to see a __________ in every corner of the dark house.

specter

100

The countries had been at war for so long that any kind of __________ seemed impossible.

dialogue

100

If you bake the cake properly, it will be of a __________ sweetness and moistness.

uniform

100

Unit 1

Synonym: defamatory / antonym: Pleasant

invidious

100

The two warring countries constantly circulated __________ to confuse each other.

a) aptitude

b) disposition

c) misinformation

d) effigy

c) misinformation

200

If you don't pay your traffic tickets, the state may __________ your driver's license.

revoke

200

Were the monsters only a __________ of a feverish brain, or did they really exist?

figment

200

The most popular recipes in the cookbook manage to __________ ideas about health and nutrition without sacrificing flavor.

incorporate

200

Unit 4

Synonym: masterful / Antonym: incompetent

adept

200

For __________ performance at work, Holly was awarded a big promotion.

a) formative

b) proactive

c) relative

d) superlative

d) superlative

300

I am amazed that Jeff can __________ his family on the tiny amount of money he makes.

sustain

300

Although he was critical of his fellow band members at first, the drummer later __________ his criticism.

recant

300

Jasper decided it would be most __________ for him to leave town as soon as he could.

expedient

300

Unit 8

Synonym: everyday / Antonym: original

pedestrian

300

Although some people find practical jokes funny, Didi finds them __________.

a) lucid

b) infantile

c) affable

d) circumspect

b) infantile

400

Fred's __________ that the party was a disaster drew agreement from the whole group.

pronouncement

400

Do you think the invention of the printing press is __________ to the invention of the computer in our own time?

analogous

400

The farmer gave his land to the city to turn into a park and was praised for his act of __________.

philanthropy 

400

Unit 6

Synonym: repeal / Antonym: reaffirm

recant

400

Despite the __________ of the opposing team, the Hawks won the game by two points.

a) antagonist

b) protagonist

c) philanthropy

d) belligerence

d) belligerence

500

Many religious writers speak of the __________ wisdom of the divine being.

ineffable

500

Try as I might to comfort Alicia, all my words seemed __________ or just plain wrong.

inept

500

The __________ tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors.

bellicose

500

Unit 2

Synonym: courteous / Antonym: surly

affable

500

The city committed a great __________ against local children when it permanently closed the school.

a) iniquity

b) equilibrium

c) monologue

d) monogamy

a) iniquity