lesson 4 Literary Terms

Question 0

adversary

Answer 0

person or group that opposes another

opponent, foe, enemy

Question 1

Adroit

Answer 1

Cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger

Shrewd, resourceful, dexterous

Question 2

avert

Answer 2

turn away or aside, ward off

prevent, forestall, obviate

Question 3

cogent

Answer 3

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason

convincing, sound

Question 4

demolish

Answer 4

tear down

destroy, raze, smash

Question 5

evaporate

Answer 5

pass off as vapor (moisture in the air) or in invisible minute particles
disappear, vanish

Question 6

fiscal

Answer 6

pertaining to money or finance

financial, monetary, pecuniary

Question 7

hamper

Answer 7

hold back, interfere with

hinder, impede, obstruct

Question 8

humid

Answer 8

containing a perceptible amount of moisture

damp, moist, wet

Question 9

inundate

Answer 9

overspread with water

flood, deluge, overwhelm, swamp

Question 10

mammoth

Answer 10

of very great size

gigantic, giant, huge, enormous

Question 11

manifest

Answer 11

make clear, show plainly

evince, demonstrate, reveal

Question 12

obnoxious

Answer 12

deserving of censure

reprehensible, objectionable, offensive

Question 13

plight

Answer 13

dangerous or complicated situation

predicament, dislemma

Question 14

replenish

Answer 14

make full or complete again

refill, renew, restore

Question 15

reprimand

Answer 15

severe rebuke

condemnation, censure, reproof

Question 16

rescind

Answer 16

take away; make void

annul, cancel, repeal, abolish

Question 17

reticent

Answer 17

disinclined to speak readily

closed-mouthed, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative

Question 18

sinister

Answer 18

threatening or foreshadowing harm or trouble

malevolent, ominous

Question 19

revere

Answer 19

regard as worthy of great honor

venerate, worship, adore