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Question 0

Abate

Answer 0

uh-BATE
V. To cease, subside; to reduce
Synonyms: mellow slacken fade
Antonyms: increase, grow, heighten, intensify

Question 1

Abash

Answer 1

uh-BASH
V. To shame; to embarrass
Synonyms: chagrin, confuse, humiliate
Antonyms: put at ease, reassure, compose

Question 2

Abdicate

Answer 2

AB-duh-kate
V. To give up a position of power
Synonyms: retire, bow out, resign, cede
Antonyms: accept, take up

Question 3

Abiding

Answer 3

uh-BIDE-ing
Adj. continuing; lasting
Synonyms: long-standing, prolonged, protracted, persistent, enduring,
staying, remaining, permanent
Antonyms: short-lived, ephemeral, transient, fleeting, temporary

Question 4

Abortive

Answer 4

uh-BORE-tiv
Adj. not able to be completed
Synonyms: futile, bootless, fruitless, ineffective, unproductive, useless
vain
Antonyms: completed, concluded, finished, consummated

Question 5

Abscond

Answer 5

ab-SKOND
V. To secretly run away with and hide
Synonyms: flee, decamp, fly, escape, make off

Question 6

Absolve

Answer 6

ab-ZOLV
V. To free from blame, sin, responsibility
Synonyms: exempt, acquit, excuse, pardon, release
Antonyms: oblige, convict, condemn, denounce, rebuke

Question 7

Abstain

Answer 7

ab-STAYNE
V. To voluntarily hold back; to refrain from doing something
Synonyms: forbear, hold back, withhold, withdraw, go without, deny
Antonyms: partake, indulge in, treat

Question 8

Abstruse

Answer 8

ab-STROOS
Adj. difficult to understand
Synonyms: mysterious, perplexing, recondite, unsolvable, obscure, Complex, profound
Antonyms: fathomable, comprehensible, understandable, explicable, simple

Question 9

Abysmal

Answer 9

uh-BIZ-muhl
Adj. utterly hopeless; totally and profoundly terrible
Synonyms: bottomless, fathomless, abyssal, dreadful, appalling
Antonyms: shallow, superb, terrific, outstanding

Question 10

Accost

Answer 10

uh-KAWST
V. to approach boldly
Synonyms: address, hail, salute, confront, face, front, challenge,
hound, pester
Antonyms: ignore, overlook, slight, avoid, elude, evade, shun

Question 11

Acquiesce

Answer 11

ak-wee-ESS
V. To give in, surrender; to go quietly
Synonyms: assent, accede, grant, agree, consent
Antonyms: differ, veto, contest, refuse, resist

Question 12

Acrid

Answer 12

AK-rid
Adj. harsh, sharp, offensive; pungent
Synonym: tangy, acetic, tart, vinegary, bitter, unpleasant
Antonym: bland, flat, insipid, tasteless

Question 13

Acrophobia

Answer 13

ak-roh-FOH-be-uh

N. Intense fear of heights

Question 14

Acumen

Answer 14

ak-YU-mun
N. Sharp insight, keenness of mind
Synonyms: wisdom, discernment, wit, shrewdness, expertise
Antonyms: blindness, obtuseness

Question 15

Acute

Answer 15

uh-KYOOT
adj. sharp, keen; pointed; severe
Synonyms: pointy, peaked, spiky, barbed, sensitive
Antonyms: blunt, dull, undiscriminating

Question 16

Adherent

Answer 16

ad-HEER-unt
N. Follower; believer; disciple
Synonyms: fanatic, enthusiast, partisan, devotee, supporter, advocate
Antonyms: disbeliever, skeptic, doubter

Question 17

Adjucate

Answer 17

ah-DJOO-duh-kate
V. To decide by judicial procedure; to settle a case in court
Synonyms: judge, deem, arbitrate, determine

Question 18

Admonish

Answer 18

ad-MON-ish
V. To reprimand; to scold gently; to warn strongly
Synonyms: warn, alarm, rebuke, forewarn
Antonyms: applaud, praise, compliment, commend

Question 19

Adroit

Answer 19

uh-DROYT
Adj. Adept (often under pressing conditions
Synonyms: dexterous, clever, deft, handy, nimble, skillful, artful
Antonyms: maladroit, dense, phlegmatic, unskilled, artless