Unit 15

Question 1

adamant

Answer 1

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate

Antonyms: (adj.) yielding, flexible, pliable

Question 2

brouhaha

Answer 2

(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified
Synonyms: hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium

Question 3

bulwark

Answer 3

(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection
Synonyms: (n.) bastion, rampart
Antonym: (n.) breach

Question 4

choleric

Answer 4

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered
Synonyms: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious
Antonyms: affable, genial, even-tempered

Question 5

cloy

Answer 5

(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit
Antonyms: stimulate, whet

Question 6

curtail

Answer 6

(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt, or end sooner than expected; to reduce
Synonyms: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract
Antonyms: protract, extend

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior
Synonyms: respect, consideration
Antonyms: contempt, disdain

Question 8

definitive

Answer 8

(adj.) conclusive, final, the limit of what can be done
Synonyms: exhaustive, authoritative
Antonym: tentative

Question 9

demeanor

Answer 9

(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc,; facial appearance, mien
Synonyms: conduct, behavior, carriage

Question 10

enigmatic

Answer 10

(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
Synonyms: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable
Antonyms: intelligible, understandable, fathomable

Question 11

impromptu

Answer 11

(adj. adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

Question 12

mawkish

Answer 12

(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor
Synonyms: sentimentalized, mushy, nauseating
Antonyms: unsentimental, callous, insensitive

Question 13

mollify

Answer 13

(v.) to soften; to calm, allay (as an emotion); reduce in intensity
Synonyms: pacify, placate
Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate

Question 14

onus

Answer 14

(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame
Synonyms: obligation, duty

Question 15

presentiment

Answer 15

(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

Synonyms: foreboding, premonition, hunch

Question 16

profligate

Answer 16

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to wild spending
Synonyms: (adj.) prodigal, improvident; (n.) spendthrift
Antonyms: (adj.) penny-pinching, frugal, economical

Question 17

remit

Answer 17

(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive; to lessen, diminish; postpone, defer
Synonyms: absolve, subside, abate, pardon

Question 18

requisite

Answer 18

(adj.) needed, necessary, regarding as essential or indispensable
Synonyms: required, obligatory, incumbent
Antonyms: nonessential, superfluous, optinal

Question 19

sartorial

Answer 19

(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men’s)

Question 20

thwart

Answer 20

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate
Synonyms: foil, baffle
Antonyms: aid, assist, abet, further