Units 1, 2, & 3
Hattie seemed to see a __________ in every corner of the dark house.
specter
The countries had been at war for so long that any kind of __________ seemed impossible.
dialogue
If you bake the cake properly, it will be of a __________ sweetness and moistness.
uniform
Unit 1
Synonym: defamatory / antonym: Pleasant
invidious
The two warring countries constantly circulated __________ to confuse each other.
a) aptitude
b) disposition
c) misinformation
d) effigy
c) misinformation
If you don't pay your traffic tickets, the state may __________ your driver's license.
revoke
Were the monsters only a __________ of a feverish brain, or did they really exist?
figment
The most popular recipes in the cookbook manage to __________ ideas about health and nutrition without sacrificing flavor.
incorporate
Unit 4
Synonym: masterful / Antonym: incompetent
adept
For __________ performance at work, Holly was awarded a big promotion.
a) formative
b) proactive
c) relative
d) superlative
d) superlative
I am amazed that Jeff can __________ his family on the tiny amount of money he makes.
sustain
Although he was critical of his fellow band members at first, the drummer later __________ his criticism.
recant
Jasper decided it would be most __________ for him to leave town as soon as he could.
expedient
Unit 8
Synonym: everyday / Antonym: original
pedestrian
Although some people find practical jokes funny, Didi finds them __________.
a) lucid
b) infantile
c) affable
d) circumspect
b) infantile
Fred's __________ that the party was a disaster drew agreement from the whole group.
pronouncement
Do you think the invention of the printing press is __________ to the invention of the computer in our own time?
analogous
The farmer gave his land to the city to turn into a park and was praised for his act of __________.
philanthropy
Unit 6
Synonym: repeal / Antonym: reaffirm
recant
Despite the __________ of the opposing team, the Hawks won the game by two points.
a) antagonist
b) protagonist
c) philanthropy
d) belligerence
d) belligerence
Many religious writers speak of the __________ wisdom of the divine being.
ineffable
Try as I might to comfort Alicia, all my words seemed __________ or just plain wrong.
inept
The __________ tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors.
bellicose
Unit 2
Synonym: courteous / Antonym: surly
affable
The city committed a great __________ against local children when it permanently closed the school.
a) iniquity
b) equilibrium
c) monologue
d) monogamy
a) iniquity