UnIt EiGhT

Question 1

(n)a pledge, freedom from doubt, self-confidence

Syn. promise, sureness, poise, self-possession
Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt, insecurity

Answer 1

assurance

Question 2

(n)an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc., a place of safety.

syn: sanatorium, sanctuary, refuge

Answer 2

asylum

Question 3

(v) to comfort (n) the keyboard of an organ,
a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device.

syn: (v) soothe, solace, alleviate
ant: (v) distress, aggravate, bother, vex, torment

Answer 3

console

Question 4

(v) to make or become larger or wider, to expand
upon.

syn: enlarge, expand, swell, prolong
ant: contract, compress, constrict.

Answer 4

dilate

Question 5

(n) refuse, waste products

syn: rubbish, trash, detritus, dregs, scum

Answer 5

dross

Question 6

(v) to lessen, diminish

syn: decrease, shrink, fade, peter out
ant: increase, enlarge, swell, proliferate

Answer 6

dwindle

Question 7

(adj) lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy

syn: frivolous, impudent, impertinent, insolent
ant: serious, respectful, deferential, obsequious

Answer 7

flippant

Question 8

(n) resistance to disease, freedom from some change or obligation.

syn: exemption, impunity
ant: vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure

Answer 8

immunity

Question 9

(v) to establish, set up, (n) an organization for
the promotion of learning.

syn: (v) found, bring about, (n) academy
ant: (v) terminate, discontinue, demolish, raze.

Answer 9

institute

Question 10

(n) a debt, something disadvantageous

syn: handicap, difficulty, impediment, drawback
ant: advantage, asset

Answer 10

liability

Question 11

(adj) ridiculous, senseless

syn: nonsensical, absurd, incredible
ant: sensible, reasonable, realistic, plausible

Answer 11

preposterous

Question 12

(adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

syn: argumentative, combative, belligerent
ant: peace-loving, friendly, amicable, congenial

Answer 12

pugnacious

Question 13

(adj) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad, infected with rabies.

syn: fanatical, zealous, raving, infuriated, berserk,
ant: moderate, restrained, blase, indifferent

Answer 13

rabid

Question 14

n. a kingdom; a region or field of study

syn: domain, duchy, bailiwick, jurisdiction

Answer 14

realm

Question 15

(v) to make young again; to make like new

syn: revitalize, renew
ant: wear out, exhaust, enervate, debilitate

Answer 15

rejuvenate

Question 16

(v) to reward, pay, reimburse

syn: compensate, satisfy, profit, benefit

Answer 16

remunerate

Question 17

(adj) meager, scant; scattered

syn: thin, scanty, few and far between
ant: plentiful, abundant, profuse, teeming

Answer 17

sparse

Question 18

(adj) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

syn: first-rate, outstanding, worthy, pure.
ant: mediocre, shoddy, second-rate, sham

Answer 18

sterling

Question 19

(n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare

syn: (n) gamble, (v) try, chance, undertake
ant: (v) withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away

Answer 19

venture

Question 20

(v) to twist out of shape (n) an abnormality

syn: (v) bend, distort, misshape, (n) irregularity
ant: (v) straighten, unbend, rectify

Answer 20

warp