chapter 11

Question 1

ADEQUATE

Answer 1

sufficent, enough

syn. satisfactory, sufficing
ant. insufficient

Question 2

AJAR

Answer 2

partly open

ant. closed tight, shut, open wide

Question 3

DIALOGUE

Answer 3

a conversation between two or more people; an interchange of options and ideas, free discussion

syn. exchange of ideas
ant. monologue, soliloquy

Question 4

EMBLEM

Answer 4

a symbol, sign, token

syn. badge, insignia

Question 5

GIGANTIC

Answer 5

huge, giant, immense

syn. enormous, colossal, mammoth

Question 6

HAVOC

Answer 6

very great destruction, ruin; a great confusion and disorder

syn. devastation, harm, disarray
ant. peace and quite, calm, order

Question 7

HEARTH

Answer 7

the floor of a fireplace; the fireside as a symbol of the home and family
syn. chimney corner

Question 8

IMPLORE

Answer 8

to beg earnsetly for

syn. entreat, beseech, pray
ant. demand, forcefully, clamor for

Question 9

IMFAMOUS

Answer 9

very wicked; disgraceful, shameful

syn. scandalous, villainous, flagrant, heinous
ant. glorious, splended, illustrious, praisewothy

Question 10

INNUMERABLE

Answer 10

too many to count, without number

syn. countless, beyond reckoning
ant. countable, few in number

Question 11

LAX

Answer 11

not strict, careless; lacking discpline; not tense

syn. slack, negligent, remiss
ant. strict, vigilant, conscientious, scrupulous

Question 12

MAR

Answer 12

to spoil, damage, injure

syn. scar, disfigure, deface
ant. beautify, embellish, repair

Question 13

MISDEMEANOR

Answer 13

a crime or offense that is less than serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or mis conduct

syn. misdeed, petty offense or transgression
ant. felony, serious crime

Question 14

MULL

Answer 14

to think or ponder about; to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices
syn. consider, reflect on

Question 15

NARRATIVE

Answer 15

a story, a detailed report, having the quality or the nature of a story
syn. tale, chronicle

Question 16

OVERTURE

Answer 16

an opening move tward negotintion or action;a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part

syn. prelude, tender
ant. finale, postlude

Question 17

PACT

Answer 17

an agreement, a tready

syn. compact, alliance, deal

Question 18

STALEMATE

Answer 18

a situation in which further action by ethier of twoopponentis impossible to bring to a standstill

syn. standoff, draw, deadlock
ant. victory, defeat

Question 19

VINDICTIVE

Answer 19

bearing a grudge, feeling or showing a strong tendancy toward revenge

syn. vengeful, spiteful, milatious
ant. forgiving, reletning

Question 20

WILT

Answer 20

to becpome limp and droopy wither to lose strength and vigor

syn. sag, weaken, shrivle up
ant. flourish, bloom, sprout, perk up, revive