units 1-3 vocab Flashcards

1
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sensation; causing horror or revulsion is the definition for:

A

lurid

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2
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the approbation of the coach. an antonym for approbation in this sentence could be:

A

criticism

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3
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elicit is what part of speech:

A

verb

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4
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a petulant reply. an antonym of petulant is:

A

amiable

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5
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the word “unctuous” is a:

A

adjective

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6
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the writer was instructed to replace the blank expression “as fresh as a daisy” with an original phrase

A

hackneyed

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7
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to make a pretense of, or to imitate is the definition for:

A

simulate

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8
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a hiatus of two years. a synonym of hiatus is:

A

gap

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9
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he made an intimation that he could give me a ride this afternoon, but he was gone when i got there. a substitute for intimation in this sentence would be:

A

innuendo

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10
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her eyes told me that more than a few well-chosen words would be needed to blank her hurt feelings

A

assuage

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11
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transcending human powers. a synonym for transcending is:

A

exceeding

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12
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bombastic is which part of a speech?

A

adjective

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13
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by the time he finished his long, drawn out story, it sounded like:

A

drivel

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14
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much of his talk about the occult seems grounded in nonsense. an antonym for occult is:

A

mundane

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15
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even people who usually are active and energetic may be overcome by blank during the dog days of summer

A

lassitude

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16
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a callow youngster. an antonym for callow is:

A

mature

17
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he delivered a bombastic speech that didn’t even address our issues. a synonym for bombastic is:

A

pretentious

18
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to spread throughout, penetrate:

A

permeate

19
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to rail against a harmless mistake. a synonym for rail is:

A

inveigh

20
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ameliorate the situation. an antonym for ameliorate is:

A

exacerbate

21
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a stringent budget. an antonym for stringent is:

A

lenient

22
Q

they are only surmising the final product. a synonym for surmising is:

A

guessing

23
Q

the tension that blank during these meetings is so palpable that you can almost reach out and touch it

A

permeates

24
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instead of being timid, she carried herself with great blank during the competition

A

aplomb

25
Q

a summary of condensed account

A

epitome

26
Q

“let me see if i can’t blank matters,” i said, “by cutting through all the red tape that is tying up this project”

A

expedite

27
Q

a vitriolic statement. an antonym for vitriolic is:

A

saccharine

28
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wheedled them into making a contribution. a synonym for wheedled is:

A

cajoled

29
Q

it may have only been 4 miles as the crow flies, but it must have been 8 by the blank route they told us to take

A

circuitous

30
Q

a time of ferment in our nation’s history. a synonym for ferment is:

A

turbulence

31
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a direct order to; to prohibit is to:

A

enjoin

32
Q

to steal; to take improperly for ones own use

A

peculate

33
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resulting from chance, accidental

A

adventitious

34
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every immigrant group newly arrived in another country goes through a slow process of blank

A

acculturation

35
Q

dictators begin their reigns by searching out and silencing blank opinion

A

seditious

36
Q

he showed a proclivity for space study. an antonym of proclivity is:

A

incapacity

37
Q

movies heroes usually show such sangfroid. an antonym for sangfroid is:

A

flappability

38
Q

you may blank this graffiti to the neighbors, but i think you secretly did it

A

ascribe