Next Top 138 Words A-C

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
Everyone had to wait for the storm to ABATE in order for it to be safe to go outside.
Sim. Meanings:
EBB. LAPSE. LET UP. MODERATE. RELENT. SLACKEN. SUBSIDE. WANE.

Question 2

Abscond

Answer 2

To leave secretly
My sneaky niece always tends to ABSCOND the living room without anyone noticing, she would leave the room secretly.
Sim. Meanings:
FLEE. DECAMP. ESCAPE.

Question 3

Abyss

Answer 3

An extremely deep hole
Many creatures are yet to be discovered in the ocean's ABYSS, since very few people were able to explore such great depths.
Rel. Words:
ABYSSAL: pertaining to great depth
ABYSMAL: extremely bad 
Sim. Meanings: 
CHASM.  VOID.

Question 4

Aggrandize

Answer 4

To increase in power, influence, and reputation
The employee tried to AGGRANDIZE himself by bragging about his past accomplishments to improve his reputation and influence among his colleagues.
Sim. Meanings:
AMPLIFY. APOTHEOSIZE. AUGMENT. DIGNIFY. ELEVATE. ENLARGE. ENNOBLE. EXALT. GLORIFY. MAGNIFY. SWELL. UPLIFT. WAX.

Question 5

Amalgamate

Answer 5

To combine; to mix together
The new urbanism movement attempts to AMALGAMATE the charm of preindustrial town design with today’s contemporary needs, to produce a well mixed combination of the best of both worlds.
Rel. Words:
AMALGAM: a mixture, especially of two metals
Sim. Meanings:
ADMIX. BLEND. COMBINE. COMMINGLE. COMMIX. COMPOUND. FUSE. INTERMINGLE. INTERMIX. MERGE. MINGLE. MIX.

Question 6

Ameliorate

Answer 6

To make better; to improve
The depressed patient tried to AMELIORATE his problem by taking pills
Sim. Meanings:
AMEND. BETTER. IMPROVE. PACIFY. UPGRADE.

Question 7

Anachronism

Answer 7

Something out of place in time
The architect produced an ANACHRONISTIC design proposal which looked like the outdated 70s old fashioned designs.
Sim. Meanings:
ARCHAISM. INCONGRUITY.

Question 8

Antagonize

Answer 8

To annoy or provoke to anger
The provocative boy tried to ANTAGONIZE the little girl by eating her ice cream.
Rel. Words:
ANTAGONISTIC: tending to provoke conflict
ANTAGONIST: someone who fights another
Sim. Meanings:
CLASH. CONFLICT. INCITE. IRRITATE. OPPOSE. PESTER. PROVOKE. VEX.

Question 9

Arbitrate

Answer 9

To judge a dispute between two opposing parties
Since the two kids couldn’t resolve their problem, a friend of theirs was called to ARBITRATE their conflict and find a solution.
Rel. Words:
ARBITRATION: a process by which a conflict is resolved
ARBITRATOR: a judge
Sim. Meanings:
ADJUDGE. ADJUDICATE. DECIDE. DETERMINE. JUDGE. MODERATE. REFEREE. RULE.

Question 10

Archaic

Answer 10

Ancient, old-fashioned
The old man wore his old ARCHAIC suit to the wedding, which doesn’t fit today’s fashion.
Rel. Words:
ARCHAISM: an outdated word or phrase
Sim. Meanings:
ANCIENT. ANTEDILUVIAN. ANTIQUE. BYGONE. DATED. DOWDY. FUSTY. OBSOLETE. OLD-FASHIONED. OUTDATED. OUTMODED. PASSÉ. PREHISTORIC. STALE. SUPERANNUATED. SUPERSEDED. VINTAGE.

Question 11

Ardor

Answer 11

Intense and passionate feeling
Lisa’s ARDOR for math is evident when she teaches it in class, her passion of the subject is very visible.
Rel. Words:
ARDENT: expressing ardor; passionate
Sim. Meanings:
DEVOTION. ENTHUSIASM. FERVENCY. FERVIDITY. FERVIDNESS. FERVOR. FIRE. PASSION. ZEAL. ZEALOUSNESS.

Question 12

Attenuate

Answer 12

To reduce in force or degree; to weaken
The senator attempted to ATTENUATE his opponent by exposing his scandal in order to weaken his position and win the elections.
Sim. Meanings:
DEBILITATE. DEVITALIZE. DILUTE. ENERVATE. ENFEEBLE. RAREFY. SAP. THIN. UNDERMINE. UNDO. UNNERVE. WATER. WEAKEN.

Question 13

Austere

Answer 13

Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
The plain undecorated street facades of domestic architecture in Kuwait seems quite AUSTERE compared to the rich baroque facades in Europe.
Rel. Words:
AUSTERITY: severity, especially poverty
Sim. Meanings:
BLEAK. DOUR. GRIM. HARD. HARSH. SEVERE.

Question 14

Banal

Answer 14

Predictable, clichéd, boring
The clown used BANAL tricks such as pulling a rabbit out of his hat which was too predictable and boring.
Rel. Words:
BANALITY: the quality of being banal
Sim. Meanings:
BLAND. BROMIDIC. CLICHÉD. COMMONPLACE. FATUOUS. HACKNEYED. INNOCUOUS. INSIPID. JEJUNE. MUSTY. PLATITUDINOUS. PROSAIC. QUOTIDIAN. SHOPWORN. STALE. STEREOTYPIC. THREADBARE. TIMEWORN. TIRED. TRITE. VAPID. WORN-OUT.

Question 15

Bombastic

Answer 15

Pompous in speech and manner
Mussolini’s speeches were mostly BOMBASTIC; his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact.
Rel. Words:
BOMBAST: pompous speech or writing
Sim. Meanings:
BLOATED. DECLAMATORY. FUSTIAN. GRANDILOQUENT. GRANDIOSE. HIGH-FLOWN. MAGNILOQUENT. OROTUND. PRETENTIOUS. RHETORICAL. SELF-IMPORTANT.

Question 16

Candid

Answer 16

Impartial and honest in speech
The president gave a great CANDID speech, he was truthful and frank about what had really happened.
Sim. Meanings:
DIRECT. FORTHRIGHT. FRANK. HONEST. OPEN. SINCERE. STRAIGHT. STRAIGHTFORWARD. UNDISGUISED.

Question 17

Castigate

Answer 17

To punish or criticize harshly
In Saudi Arabia, thieves may be CASTIGATED by getting their hands severed, which is very a very harsh punishment.
Sim. Meanings:
ADMONISH. CHASTISE. CHIDE. REBUKE. REPRIMAND. REPROACH. REPROVE. SCOLD. TAX. UPBRAID.

Question 18

Catalyst

Answer 18

Something that brings out a change in something else
The increase of oil prices was the CATALYST that finally encouraged alternative energy sources such as wind power.
Rel. Words:
CATALYZE: to bring about a change in something else

Question 19

Caustic

Answer 19

Biting in wit
Dorothy Parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC wit from her cutting, yet clever, insults.
Sim. Meanings:
ACERBIC. BITING. MORDANT. TRENCHANT.

Question 20

Chaos

Answer 20

Great disorder or confusion
Sim. Meanings:
CLUTTER. CONFUSION. DISARRANGEMENT. DISARRAY. DISORDER. DISORDERLINESS. DISORGANIZATION. JUMBLE. MESS. MUDDLE. SCRAMBLE. SNARL. TOPSY-TURVINESS. TURMOIL.

Question 21

Chauvinist

Answer 21

Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or. She belongs
Sim. Meanings:
PARTISAN.

Question 22

Chicanery

Answer 22

Deception by means of craft or guile
Dishonest used car salespeople often use CHICANERY to sell their beat-up old cars.
Sim. Meanings:
ARTIFICE. CONNIVING. CRAFTINESS. DECEPTION. DEVIOUSNESS. MISREPRESENTATION. PETTIFOGGERY. SHADINESS. SNEAKINESS. SOPHISTRY. SUBTERFUGE. UNDERHANDEDNESS.

Question 23

Cogent

Answer 23

Convincing and well-reasoned
Swayed by the COGENT argument of the defense, the jury had no choice but to acquit the defendant.
Rel. Words:
COGITATE: to think deeply
Sim. Meanings:
CONVINCING. PERSUASIVE. SOLID. SOUND. TELLING. VALID.

Question 24

Condone

Answer 24

To overlook, pardon, or disregard
The manager decided to CONDONE the employee’s mistake due to his previous hard work, because he deserved a second chance.
Sim. Meanings:
EXCULPATE. EXCUSE. PARDON. REMIT.

Question 25

Convoluted

Answer 25

Intricate and complicated
I always have difficulty trying to read “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture” because its ideas and theories are CONVOLUTED.
Sim. Meanings:
BYZANTINE. COMPLEX. ELABORATE. INTRICATE. KNOTTY. LABYRINTHINE. PERPLEXING. TANGLED.

Question 26

Credulous

Answer 26

Too trusting, gullible
Children can be so CREDULOUS most of the time, they will simply believe anything you tell them.
Rel. Words:
CREDULITY: the quality of being credulous
Sim. Meanings:
NAIVE. SUSCEPTIBLE. TRUSTING.

Question 27

Crescendo

Answer 27

Steadily increasing in volume or force

The CRESCENDO of excitement was great as the fans of Elvis waited for him to get on stage.