unit 12

Question 1

(adj.) harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

Answer 1

acrid

Question 2

(adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

Answer 2

august

Question 3

(adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeelings

Answer 3

callous

Question 4

(adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded

Answer 4

clandestine

Question 5

(n.) remorse, regret

Answer 5

compunction

Question 6

(n.) a large destructive fire

Answer 6

conflagration

Question 7

(adj., part) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

Answer 7

elated

Question 8

(adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable

Answer 8

indelible

Question 9

(adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of others

Answer 9

indulgent

Question 10

(adj.) firmly established, long-standing; habitual

Answer 10

inveterate

Question 11

(adj.) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

Answer 11

irrelevant

Question 12

(adj.) of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness

Answer 12

nocturnal

Question 13

(n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

Answer 13

platitude

Question 14

(v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

Answer 14

abjure

Question 14

(v.) to subdue, put down forcibly

Answer 14

quell

Question 16

(adj.) inactive; at rest

Answer 16

quiescent

Question 17

(v.) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud

Answer 17

ruminate

Question 18

(adj.) unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

Answer 18

tacit

Question 19

(adj.) capable of being touched; real, concrete

Answer 19

tangible

Question 20

s: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute
a: dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive

Answer 20

trenchant

Question 21

s: preceptible, actual, evident, palpable
a: immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

Answer 21

tangible

Question 22

s: unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit
a: explicit, express, specific

Answer 22

tacit

Question 23

s: ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

Answer 23

ruminate

Question 24

s: still, insert, motionless, dormant, tranquil
a: active, thriving, lively, bustling, volatile

Answer 24

quiescent

Question 24

s: suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush
a: incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up

Answer 24

quell

Question 25

s: cliche, truism, bromide
a: epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot

Answer 25

platitude

Question 26

s: nighttime
a: daytime, diurnal

Answer 26

nocturnal

Question 27

s: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point
a: pertinent, material, apropos, germane

Answer 27

irrelevant

Question 28

s: persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool
a: sporadic, intermittent, occasional

Answer 28

inveterate

Question 29

s: lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal
a: strict, severe, inflexible, hard-nosed

Answer 29

indulgent

Question 30

s: lasting, permanent, unforgettable
a: erasable, impermanent, ephemeral

Answer 30

indelible

Question 31

s: overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink
a: depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue

Answer 31

elated

Question 32

s: holocaust, wildfire
a: deluge, flood

Answer 32

conflagration

Question 33

s: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition
a: shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance

Answer 33

compunction

Question 34

s: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy
a: open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

Answer 34

clandestine

Question 35

s: insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned
a: sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted

Answer 35

callous

Question 36

s: stately, dignified, exalted, venerable
a: humble, base, mean, lowly, abject

Answer 36

august

Question 37

s: irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic
a: gentle, soothing, mild

Answer 37

acrid

Question 38

s: forswear, retract, recant, abstain from
a: affirm, avow, avert, profess

Answer 38

abjure

Question 39

(adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

Answer 39

trenchant