English Vocabulary 3.1

Question 1

Ominous

Answer 1

(adj. ) menacing or threatening
Syn.: dangerous, fateful, doomed, gloomy
Ant.: promising, favorable, harmless

Question 2

Farcical

Answer 2

(adj.) of or relating to a farce (a humorous play)
Syn.: absurd, amusing, comical
Ant.: serious, tragic, sad, unfunny

Question 3

Pertinent

Answer 3

(adj.) relating directly to the matter at hand
Syn.: relevant, pertaining, related
Ant.: irrelevant, impertinent

Question 4

Absolve

Answer 4

(v.) to free from guilt, blame, or consequences
Syn.: clear, free, forgive, pardon, exonerate
Ant.: accuse, charge, punish, incriminate

Question 5

Nostalgic

Answer 5

(adj.) a bittersweet longing for people, places, things, or situations of the past
Syn.: remembering, sentimental, homesick
Ant.: unsentimental, present, planning

Question 6

Contrive

Answer 6

(v.) to plan or to plot with ingenuity
Syn.: design, devise, plan, plot, project, formulate
Ant.: demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck

Question 7

Affront

Answer 7

(v.) to offend by a display of disrespect
Syn.: insult, offend, put down, vex
Ant.: appease, complement, flatter

Question 8

Harried

Answer 8

(adj.) beset by problems
Syn.: pressured, bothered, stressed, worried
Ant.: relaxed, stress-free

Question 9

Languid

Answer 9

(adj.) lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
Syn.: inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid
Ant.: active, energetic, vigorous

Question 10

Alacrity

Answer 10

(n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
Syn.: eagerness, keenness, fervor, zeal
Ant.: idleness, inaction, inactivity, cessation