Synonyms
A synonym for 'mourn'
What is 'lament'?
An antonym for peaceful and calm
What is 'tempestuous'?
A period of a thousand years
What is a 'millennium'?
A measurement almost equivalent to 1/25th of an inch is a...
a) milliliter
b) millimeter
c) millisecond
What is a b) millimeter?
The CIA is an __________ for the Central Intelligence Agency.
What is 'acronym'?
A synonym for 'thousand flowers'
What is 'millefleurs'?
An antonym for fragrant?
What is malodorous'?
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named is called
What is 'onomatopoeia'?
A person who is running around ______ has a lot of energy.
a) serenely
b) vibrantly
c) vigorously
What is c) vigorously?
My parents celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary, an important __________ in a marriage.
What is 'milestone'?
A synonym for 'doubtful'
What is 'dubious'?
An antonym for 'unbalanced'
What is 'harmonious'?
Something that is impossible to understand is called
What is 'incomprehensible'?
Someone who constantly changes their moods is called
a) capricious
b) malicious
c) suspicious
What is a) capricious?
During the Irish Potato Famine in 1845, a plant disease left crops of potatoes _________.
What is 'blighted'?
A synonym for 'preoccupied'
What is 'bemused'?
An antonym for nonpersistent
What is 'tenacious'?
A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
What is 'nostalgia'?
"He was the very pineapple of brilliance" instead of "pinnacle" is a common
a) analogy
b) accolade
c) malapropism
What is c) malapropism?
When I met someone yesterday that was very _________ of my brother who died a few years ago, I cried because I remembered how much I missed him.
What is 'reminiscent'?
A synonym for 'disaster'
What is 'fiasco'?
An antonym for 'unknown'
What is 'illustrious'?
Something that lasts a very short time is referred to as this
What is 'ephemeral'?
Elon Musk designing his Tesla Cyber Truck to look like a spaceship can be called quite ....
a) ambivalent
b) analagous
c) audacious
What is c) audacious?
Since the invention of the smartphone, it has become _________ because almost everyone has one.
What is 'ubiquitous'?