Unit 11

Question 1

alias

Answer 1

(n). an assumed name, especially used to hide one’s identity (Dr. Seuss is NOT his real name - it is an alias)
(adj) otherwise called
Synonyms: (n) pseudonym
Antonyms: (n) real name, given name, legal name

Question 2

amble

Answer 2

(v) to walk slowly; stroll
(n) an easy pace
Synonyms: (v) saunter
Antonyms: (v,n) gallop, dash, sprint, run, race, rush

Question 3

burly

Answer 3

(adj) big and strong; muscular
Synonyms: strapping, hefty, beefy, brawny, buff
Antonyms: weak, puny, delicate, frail

Question 4

distort

Answer 4

(v) to give a false or misleading story; to twist out of shape
Synonyms: disfigure, misshape, falsify

Question 5

dogged

Answer 5

(adj) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up
Synonym: untiring
Antonyms: wishy-washy, faltering, irresolute

Question 6

dumbfounded

Answer 6

(adj) so amazed that one is unable to speak; bewildered
Synonyms: speechless, stunned, flabbergasted
Antonyms: unsurprised, expectant

Question 7

extinct

Answer 7

(adj) no longer in existence, no longer active, gone out of use
Synonyms: died out, vanished
Antonyms: still alive, surviving, extant

Question 8

fossil

Answer 8

(n) the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremely old-fashioned person or thing;
(adj) having qualities that belong to a remote past
Synonyms (n) relic

Question 9

grit

Answer 9

(n) very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger
(v) to grind or make a grating sound
Synonyms: (n) dirt, mettle
Antonyms: (n) timidity, cowardice, faintheartedness

Question 10

inevitable

Answer 10

(adj) sure to happen, unavoidable
Synonyms: inescapable. fated
Antonyms: avoidable, escapable, preventable

Question 11

ingrained

Answer 11

(adj) fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being
Synonyms: deep-seated, deep-rooted, indelible
Antonyms: superficial, shallow, skin-deep

Question 12

meteoric

Answer 12

(adj) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor’s
Synonyms: brilliant, blazing
Antonyms: slow, sluggish, gradual

Question 13

parody

Answer 13

(n) a humorous or ridiculous imitation
(v) to make fun of something by imitating it
Synonyms (n) satire, travesty (v) lampoon, burlesque

Question 14

prevail

Answer 14

(v) to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging
Synonyms: win, rule, reign, overcome, conquer
Antonyms: be defeated, go under, succumb

Question 15

rend

Answer 15

(v) to tear to pieces; split violently apart

Synonyms: cleave, dismember, splinter, tear asunder

Question 16

replenish

Answer 16

(v) to fill again, make good, replace
Synonyms: refill, restock, refresh, restore
Antonyms: empty, drain, deplete, sap

Question 17

rummage

Answer 17

(v) to search through, investigate the contents of
(n) an active search, a collection of odd items
Synonyms: (v) delve into; sift through, poke around

Question 18

skimp

Answer 18

(v) to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to
Synonyms: be stingy, scrimp, cut corners
Antonyms: be extravagant, splurge, lavish

Question 19

sleuth

Answer 19

(n) a detective

Synonyms: investigator, gumshoe

Question 20

vandalism

Answer 20

(n) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
Synonyms: willful destruction, malicious defacement