English Vocab: Unit 12

Question 0

acrid

Answer 0

(adj.)
harsh in taste or odor
sharp in manner or temper

S: irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic

A: gentle, soothing, mild

Question 1

abjure

Answer 1

(v.)
TO renounce, repudiate under oath
TO avoid, shun

S: forswear, retract, abstain from

A: affirm, avow, aver, profess

Question 2

august

Answer 2

(adj.)
majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

S: stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

A: humble, base, mean, lowly, abject

Question 3

callous

Answer 3

(adj.)
emotionally hardened, unfeeling

S: insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

A: sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted

Question 4

clandestine

Answer 4

(adj.)
secret, concealed
underhanded

S: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

A: open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

Question 5

compunction

Answer 5

(n.)
remorse, regret

S: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition

A: shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance

Question 6

conflagration

Answer 6

(n.)
a large destructive fire

S: holocaust, wildfire

A: deluge

Question 7

elated

Answer 7

(adj.)
in high spirits, jubilant
extremely pleased

S: overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink

A: depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue

Question 8

indelible

Answer 8

(adj.)
not able to be erased or removed
memorable

S: lasting, permanent

A: erasable, impermanent, ephemeral

Question 9

indulgent

Answer 9

(adj.)
yielding to the wishes or demands of others

S: permissive, tolerant, liberal

A: strict, severe, hard-nosed

Question 10

inveterate

Answer 10

(adj.)
firmly established, long-standing
habitual

S: persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

A: sporadic, intermittent, occasional

Question 11

irrelevant

Answer 11

(adj.)
not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

S: inapplicable, immaterial,beside the point

A: pertinent, material, apropos, germane

Question 12

nocturnal

Answer 12

(adj.)
of or occurring in the night
under cover of darkness

S: nighttime

A: daytime, diurnal

Question 13

platitude

Answer 13

(n.)
a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

S: cliché, truism, bromide

A: epigram, quip, witticism, bon not

Question 14

quell

Answer 14

(v.)
TO subdue, put down forcibly

S: pacify, squelch, quash, crush

A: incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up

Question 15

quiescent

Answer 15

(adj.)
inactive
at rest

S: still, inert, motionless, tranquil

A: active, thriving, bustling, volatile

Question 16

ruminate

Answer 16

(v.)
TO meditate, think about at length

S: ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

Question 17

tacit

Answer 17

(adj.)
unspoken, silent
implied, inferred

S: unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

A: explicit, express, specific

Question 18

tangible

Answer 18

(adj.)
capable, of being touched
real, concrete

S: perceptible, actual, evident

A: immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

Question 19

trenchant

Answer 19

(adj.)
incisive, keen
forceful, effective
cutting, caustic
distinct, clear-cut

S: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

A: dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive