units 1-3 vocab Flashcards
sensation; causing horror or revulsion is the definition for:
lurid
the approbation of the coach. an antonym for approbation in this sentence could be:
criticism
elicit is what part of speech:
verb
a petulant reply. an antonym of petulant is:
amiable
the word “unctuous” is a:
adjective
the writer was instructed to replace the blank expression “as fresh as a daisy” with an original phrase
hackneyed
to make a pretense of, or to imitate is the definition for:
simulate
a hiatus of two years. a synonym of hiatus is:
gap
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:
innuendo
her eyes told me that more than a few well-chosen words would be needed to blank her hurt feelings
assuage
transcending human powers. a synonym for transcending is:
exceeding
bombastic is which part of a speech?
adjective
by the time he finished his long, drawn out story, it sounded like:
drivel
much of his talk about the occult seems grounded in nonsense. an antonym for occult is:
mundane
even people who usually are active and energetic may be overcome by blank during the dog days of summer
lassitude