Chap7

Question 1

abide

Answer 1

Tolerate, stand, put up with; dwell, inhabit

Question 2

Alternative

Answer 2

Option, choice; different, alternate

Question 3

Annihilate

Answer 3

Destroy, abolish, eradicate

Question 4

Barren

Answer 4

Infertile, sterile, unproductive, arid

Question 5

Breakthrough

Answer 5

Development, advance, discovery

Question 6

Collection

Answer 6

Accumulation, assembly, gathering

Question 7

Complain

Answer 7

Find fault, denounce, refute

Question 8

Contrive

Answer 8

Bring about, manage, improvise, devise

Question 9

Depose

Answer 9

Remove from office, oust, demote

Question 10

Displace

Answer 10

Move, dislocate, shift

Question 11

Disrupt

Answer 11

Disturb, interrupt, break into, interfere with

Question 12

Encroach

Answer 12

Intrude, impinge, infringe, invade

Question 13

Endorse

Answer 13

Approve, authorize, sign

Question 14

Exclusive

Answer 14

Closed, limited, confined

Question 15

Execute

Answer 15

Carry out, accomplish; put to death

Question 16

Exposure

Answer 16

Disclosure, publicity, display, exhibition

Question 17

Fervor

Answer 17

Ardor, enthusiasm, intensity

Question 18

Flexible

Answer 18

Pliable, elastic, adaptable, adjustable

Question 19

Frantic

Answer 19

Furious, distracted, frenzied

Question 20

Harness

Answer 20

Equipment, gear; exploit, control

Question 21

Illuminate

Answer 21

Light up, brighten; explain, clarify

Question 22

Impose

Answer 22

Inflict, enforce; establish, fix

Question 23

Infrastructure

Answer 23

Foundation, basement, basis

Question 24

Insolent

Answer 24

Rude, bold, contemptuous, impudent

Question 25

Isolate

Answer 25

Separate, cut off, segregate

Question 26

Linger

Answer 26

Stay, hang around; lag, delay

Question 27

Maneuver

Answer 27

Plan, ploy, exercise; deploy, manipulate

Question 28

Mediate

Answer 28

Reflect, contemplate, deliberate

Question 29

Necessity

Answer 29

Inevitably, need, essential

Question 30

Nerve

Answer 30

Bravery, courage, impudence, audacity

Question 31

Obscure

Answer 31

Vague, ambiguous, opaque; cover

Question 32

Originate

Answer 32

Begin, arise, come from, derive

Question 33

Pigment

Answer 33

Color, coloring, dye

Question 34

Placid

Answer 34

Calm, composed, tranquil

Question 35

Promote

Answer 35

Encourage, advance; raise; advertise

Question 36

Propel

Answer 36

Drive, force, impel, mobilize

Question 37

Reject

Answer 37

Decline, veto, turn down, refuse

Question 38

Remedy

Answer 38

Cure, treatment; correct, fix

Question 39

Rupture

Answer 39

Break, breach, burst; break, crack

Question 40

Sacred

Answer 40

Holy, divine, blessed

Question 41

Soar

Answer 41

Ascend, fly, rise, rocket

Question 42

Solidify

Answer 42

Harden, consolidate, coagulate

Question 43

Strain

Answer 43

Stretch, draw tight; stress, pressure

Question 44

Subsist

Answer 44

Exist, live, remain alive

Question 45

Suspense

Answer 45

Uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension

Question 46

Twig

Answer 46

Branch, shoot, stick

Question 47

Ubiquitous

Answer 47

Everywhere, ever-present, omnipresent

Question 48

Verge

Answer 48

Border, boundary; approach, come near

Question 49

Worth

Answer 49

Value, excellence, importance; valuable