Unit 5 Synonyms

Question 1

an eccentricity, quirk, mannerism

Answer 1

idiosyncrasy

Question 2

ordinary, prosaic, humdrum, routine; earthly, sublunary

Answer 2

mundane

Question 3

an inclination, proclivity, propensity

Answer 3

penchant

Question 4

disgrace, dishonor, humiliation

Answer 4

ignominy

Question 5

a command, decree, edict, ukase

Answer 5

fiat

Question 6

a fabrication, creation, invention

Answer 6

figment

Question 7

lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid

Answer 7

sumptuous

Question 8

omnipresent, pervasive, universal

Answer 8

ubiquitous

Question 9

a curse, imprecation, anathema

Answer 9

malediction

Question 10

corrupt, perverted, degenerated, vicious

Answer 10

depraved

Question 11

specious reasoning, casuistry

Answer 11

sophistry

Question 12

sharpness, keenness, acutness

Answer 12

acuity

Question 13

to consecrate, sanctify; to venerate

Answer 13

hallow

Question 14

unbridled, immoderate, inflate

Answer 14

overweening

Question 15

to correct, revise, rectify, to adapt

Answer 15

emend

Question 16

occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite

Answer 16

esoteric

Question 17

to impair; to hamstring, cripple, paralyze

Answer 17

enervate

Question 18

to collect, gather, accumulate

Answer 18

garner

Question 19

a subtle variation, gradation, nicety

Answer 19

nuance

Question 20

to depict, portray, sketch, picture

Answer 20

delineate

Question 21

supposed, alleged, putative, reputable

Answer 21

reputed

Question 22

fruitful, fertile, teeming, prolific

Answer 22

fecund