11+ Vocabulary 1

Question 1

affable (adjective)

Answer 1

friendly, good natured, or easy to talk to.

He impressed all with his affable mannerism.
synonyms: 
amiable
approachable
courteous
gracious
sociable

antonyms:
disagreeable
discourteous
impolite
nasty
rude
unsociable

affability (noun)
affably (adverb)

Question 2

antiquity (noun)

Answer 2

ancient past (before the Middle Ages)
"the great civilizations of antiquity"

an object from the ancient past
“a museum of Roman antiquities”

synonyms:
antique
relic

Question 3

apprehensive (adjective)

Answer 3

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

synonyms:
doubtful
jittery
suspicious
afraid
uncertain

antonyms:
calm
certain
clear
confident
definite

apprehensively (adverb)
apprehensiveness (noun)

Question 4

arduous (adjective)

Answer 4

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

synonyms:
onerous
taxing
difficult
laborious
strenuous

antonyms:
easy
facile
pleasant
trivial

arduously (adverb)
arduousness (noun)

Question 5

asunder (adverb)

Answer 5

into pieces; apart
He split the log asunder with an axe.

synonyms:
separated
torn
disconnected
divided

antonyms:
together

Question 6

avow (verb)

Answer 6

to declare or state (something) in an open and public way
“they avow their support for the Labour Party.

synonyms:
assert
declare
state
attest
swear
vow
insist
confess
admit

antonyms:
conceal
disavow
deny
disclaim

avowedly (adverb)

Question 7

banish (verb)

Answer 7

1. to force someone to leave a country as punishment

synonyms:
exile
expel
deport
extradite

antonyms:
admit

2. to get rid of something

synonyms:
dispel
dismiss
eliminate
dislodge

antonyms:
engender
incorporate

banishment (noun)