English Vocab Week 3

Question 1

Edifice

Answer 1

n. a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

Question 2

Edifice syn

Answer 2

fortress

Question 3

Edifice ant

Answer 3

hovel

Question 4

Ambidextrous

Answer 4

adj. equally skillful with either hand

Question 5

Belated

Answer 5

adj. delayed

Question 6

Belated syn

Answer 6

tardy; late

Question 7

Belated ant

Answer 7

timely

Question 8

Animate

Answer 8

v. to give life or motion to

Question 9

Animate syn

Answer 9

enliven; encourage; excite

Question 10

Animate ant

Answer 10

quell

Question 11

Knead

Answer 11

v. to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture

Question 12

Knead syn

Answer 12

squeeze; rub; press

Question 13

Chauvinist

Answer 13

n. one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs

Question 14

Egalitarian

Answer 14

adj. promoting equal rights for all people

Question 15

Egalitarian ant

Answer 15

elitist

Question 16

Berserk

Answer 16

adj. in a state of violent or destructive rage

Question 17

Berserk syn

Answer 17

frenzied

Question 18

Berserk ant

Answer 18

placid; complacent

Question 19

Ostentatious

Answer 19

adj. marked by a conspicuous, showy, or presntious display

Question 20

Delude

Answer 20

v. to mislead; to fool

Question 21

Delude syn

Answer 21

deceive

Question 22

Delude ant

Answer 22

enlighten

Question 23

The roots mater and matr mean

Answer 23

“mother”

Question 24

The root micro means

Answer 24

“small”

Question 25

The root meter means

Answer 25

“measure”

Question 26

The root aut means

Answer 26

“self”

Question 27

Ostentatious syn

Answer 27

grandiose

Question 28

Ostentatious ant

Answer 28

unobtrusive; bland