Lesson 12

Question 1

take, seize, appropriate, dis-join, separate

Answer 1

annex

Question 2

move upward, rise, climb, fall, go down

Answer 2

ascend

Question 3

rule, dominance, power, submissiveness, passivity

Answer 3

dominion

Question 4

injustice, wrong, complaint, please, ratification

Answer 4

grievance

Question 5

angry, exasperated, irate, content, pleased

Answer 5

indignant

Question 6

laziness, sloth, energy, industriousness

Answer 6

indolence

Question 7

restrain, check, repress, assist, allow

Answer 7

inhibit

Question 8

ethical, probity, honesty, dishonesty, division

Answer 8

integrity

Question 9

reflex, automatic, uncontrolled, voluntary, willing

Answer 9

involuntary

Question 10

merry, jolly, happy, miserable, gloomy

Answer 10

jovial

Question 11

benevolent, great-hearted, chivalrous, mean-spirited, selfish

Answer 11

magnanimous

Question 12

required, obligatory, compulsory, elective, optional

Answer 12

mandatory

Question 13

deal, bargain, disagree, fight

Answer 13

negotiate

Question 14

appetizing, tasty, edible, tasteless, insipid

Answer 14

palatable

Question 15

extravagant, bountiful, scant, sparse

Answer 15

profuse

Question 16

hatred, malice, venom, mercy, thoughtfulness

Answer 16

rancor

Question 17

slight, rebuff, accept, welcome

Answer 17

snub

Question 18

extra, unnecessary, redundant, necessary, essential

Answer 18

superfluous

Question 19

artificial, factitious, natural

Answer 19

synthetic

Question 20

exercise, exert, refrain, stop

Answer 20

wield