Lesson 1

Question 1

abroad

Answer 1

adv. to or in another country
syn. overseas; internationally

Louis Armstrong often traveled abroad.
Living abroad can be an educational experience

Question 2

abrupt

Answer 2

adj. quick; without warning
syn. sudden

adv. abruptly
n. abruptness

There was an abrupt change in the weather.
After the incident everyone left abruptly

Question 3

acceptable

Answer 3

adj. allowable or satisfactory
syn. permissible

v. accept
adv. acceptably
n. acceptability
adj. accepting

The idea was acceptable to everyone.
The registrar accepted more applicants than he should have.

Question 4

acclaim

Answer 4

n. enthusiastic approval; applause
syn. praise

adj. acclaimed
n. acclamation

Isaac Stem has won acclaim abroad.
Acclaimed authors often win Pulitzer Prizes.

Question 5

actually

Answer 5

adv. being in existence, real or factual
syn. truly

adj. actual

They were actually very good soccer players.
The actual time allotted to complete the test is two hours.

Question 6

adverse

Answer 6

aqj. displeasing, objectionable, or bad
syn. unfavorable

adv. adversely
n. adversity
n. adversary

Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.
His indecision adversely affected his job performance.

Question 7

advice

Answer 7

n. a recommendation given by someone not
associated with the problem or situation
syn. suggestion

v. advise
adj. advisable
n. advisability

Good advice is hard to find.
It is not advisable to stay up late the day before a test.

Question 8

attractive

Answer 8

adj. calling attention to; pleasing; creating
interest; pretty
syn. appealing

v. attract
n. attraction
n. attractiveness
adv. attractively

The idea of working four, ten-hour work days was attractive to the employees.
The major attraction of the show was a speech by the president.

Question 9

autonomous

Answer 9

adj. by itself; with no association
syn. independent

adv. autonomously

Mexico became an autonomous state in 1817.
Although working closely with the government, all businesses function autonomously.

Question 10

chronic

Answer 10

adj. always present; continual
syn. constant

adv. chronically

The author’s chronic headache prevented her from finishing the chapter.
He is chronically late to class.

Question 11

disapproval

Answer 11

n. the act of disagreeing; not giving approval
syn. objection

v. disapprove
adv. disapprovingly

Their disapproval of the plan caused the experiment to be abandoned.
The students disapproved of the plan of study.

Question 12

disruptive

Answer 12

adj. causing confusion and interruption
syn. disturbing

v. disrupt
n. disruption
adv. disruptively

Frequent questions during lectures can be disruptive.
The storm caused a disruption in bus service.

Question 13

haphazardly

Answer 13

adv. having no order or pattern; by chance
syn. arbitrarily; carelessly

adj. haphazard
n. haphazardness

It was obvious that the house was built haphazardly.
Susan completed the assignment in a haphazard way.

Question 14

persistent

Answer 14

adj. continuous; refusing to give up; firm in
action or decision
syn. constant

v. persist
n. persistence
adv. persistently

The attorney’s persistent questioning weakened the witness.
Her persistence earned her a spot on the team.

Question 15

postpone

Answer 15

v. to change to a later time; to delay
syn. reschedule

adj. postponable
n. postponement

The referees decided to postpone the soccer match.
The postponement of the meeting upset the impatient club members.

Question 16

valid

Answer 16

adj. producing a desired result based on truths or facts
syn. convincing

n. validity
adv. validly

The students had a valid reason for missing class.
The professor questioned the validity of the test results.

Question 17

withdraw

Answer 17

v. to remove, take out, or take back
syn. extract

n. withdrawal

The player withdrew from the competition.
Gloria had to make a withdrawal from her savings to pay tuition.