B2: 1-4

Question 1

ferocity

Answer 1

n-savagery

a: mildness

Question 2

trepidation

Answer 2

adj-trembling, quivering, shaking

a: fearlessness

Question 3

deprecate

Answer 3

v-to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval

a: to endorse

Question 4

acuity

Answer 4

n-sharpness of perception

a: denseness

Question 5

deference

Answer 5

n-courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another

s: homage, respect, reverence
a: disrespect

Question 6

demur

Answer 6

v-to hesitate, to delay, to object

a: to proceed, to agree, to accede

Question 7

serene

Answer 7

adj-calm, placid

s: tranquil
a: agitated

Question 8

infamous

Answer 8

adj-having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, bad

s: disreputable, ignominious
a: illustrious

Question 9

auspicious

Answer 9

adj-favorable

s: propitious
a: ill-omened

Question 10

pernicious

Answer 10

adj-very destructive or harmful, deadly

s: baneful, deleterious, detrimental, noxious
a: harmless, benign

Question 11

plaintive

Answer 11

adj-mournful and expressing sorrow

a: joyful

Question 12

beguile

Answer 12

v-deceive, mislead, persuade with charm

s: delude
a: to enlighten

Question 13

debauchery

Answer 13

n-moral corruption

s: abasement, corruption, perversion, depravity, debasement
a: temperance

Question 14

antipathy

Answer 14

n-a dislike, distaste, or enmity

s: animosity, animus, antagonism, hostility, rancor
a: propensity; amity

Question 15

foil

Answer 15

a character who serves to underscore the distinctive characteristics of another character

the point of reference is the same

Question 16

double

Answer 16

a character who underscores the similar traits of another character

mirror image of another character

doubles do not have the same characteristics of each other. They are similar but not the same.