Lesson 2

Question 1

Antithesis

Answer 1

The color black is the antithesis of the color white

Question 2

Ascend

Answer 2

The officer ascended up the stairs.

Question 3

Austere

Answer 3

The amish community usually led austere lives with very strict rules

Question 4

Autonomous

Answer 4

The independent, autonomous businesswoman was successful

Question 5

Banal

Answer 5

The director’s plays are banal and frankly too common to be played on Broadway

Question 6

Benign

Answer 6

We we’re all so thankful that Mother’s tumor was benign and that it wouldn’t cause any harm.

Question 7

Capricious

Answer 7

Mary is so capricious; one moment she wants to climb Mount Everest and the next she just wanted to lay in bed and sleep all day.

Question 8

Dawdle

Answer 8

Stop dawdling, we have to be there in 15 mins

Question 9

Defamation

Answer 9

If you print that article, which will ruin my reputation, I will sue you for defamation

Question 10

Esoteric

Answer 10

Our math curriculum was so esoteric that only a few people in our class understood it

Question 11

Exacerbate

Answer 11

The stop and frisk policy only exacerbated the horrible racial divide in New York.

Question 12

Extol

Answer 12

Christians extol the virtues of JC

Question 13

Fastidious

Answer 13

The teacher was very fastidious since he was always disappointed in the tiniest of errors on tests

Question 14

Furtive

Answer 14

The spy was furtive during the operation, performing each kill with stealth

Question 15

Gregarious

Answer 15

Marco was surprisingly described as a gregarious person, even though he never went to parties or talked to anyone.

Question 16

Hypocrite

Answer 16

So many parents are hypocrites; they tell you to do something but do the exact opposite

Question 17

Innate

Answer 17

Every person has innate characteristics that exist from birth

Question 18

Lethargic

Answer 18

We could all tell that Tony hadn’t slept at all last night because he was so lethargic.

Question 19

Melancholy

Answer 19

I felt melancholy after my grandpa passed away because he was my best friend

Question 20

Opaque

Answer 20

Jake couldn’t see into his neighbors because the windows we’re opaque

Question 21

Prolific

Answer 21

My favorite type of students are prolific pupils because they have great productivity

Question 22

Reprove

Answer 22

I gently reproved my child for playing on her phone during dinner

Question 23

Symmetry

Answer 23

Her face was perfectly symmetrical; each freckle on her face was in the same place on the other side.

Question 24

Tranquil

Answer 24

The pond was very tranquil and calm

Question 25

Venerate

Answer 25

Mother Teresa is venerated as a saint; all of her admirers were thrilled