Unit 8 synonyms

Question 1

animosity

Answer 1

enmity, rancor, antipathy

Question 2

apathy

Answer 2

indifference, disinterest, detachment

Question 3

apprehensive

Answer 3

worried, nervous, fretful, jittery

Question 4

commend

Answer 4

applaud, entrust

Question 5

compatible

Answer 5

harmonious, in agreement, like-minded

Question 6

condolence

Answer 6

commiseration, solace, sympathy

Question 7

consecrate

Answer 7

devote, dedicate, sanctify

Question 8

decrepit

Answer 8

infirm , broken-down, rickety, dilapidated

Question 9

deride

Answer 9

mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at

Question 10

ingenuous

Answer 10

naive, artless, guileless, candid

Question 11

multifarious

Answer 11

varied, manifold, heterogeneous

Question 12

obsolete

Answer 12

outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat

Question 13

omnivorous

Answer 13

all-devouring, voracious

Question 14

parsimonious

Answer 14

frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap

Question 15

quandary

Answer 15

confusion, dilemma, predicament

Question 16

recalcitrant

Answer 16

unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery

Question 17

reprisal

Answer 17

retaliation, revenge, retribution

Question 18

revel

Answer 18

relish, savor, bask in, carouse

Question 19

stultify

Answer 19

smother, stifle, neutralize, negate

Question 20

suave

Answer 20

sophisticated, urbane, polished