Upper Level Day 39

Question 1

Temporality

Answer 1

Noun
Definition: the quality of lasting only a short time
Synonym: mortality, humanity
Antonym:
Sentence: The temporality of the nice weather was obvious, as snow was expected soon.

Question 2

Routinize

Answer 2

Verb
Definition: to become routine
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The teacher had to routinize her students at the beginning of the year.

Question 3

Cephalic

Answer 3

Adjective
Definition: of the head
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The cephalic structure of the organism was unlike anything seen before.

Question 4

Effluence

Answer 4

Noun
Definition: thing that flows out
Synonym: emanation, effusion
Antonym:
Sentence: The effluence of light coming from her window suggested she was still awake.

Question 5

Apprehension

Answer 5

Noun
Definition: expectation of misfortune
Synonym: foreboding, trepidation
Antonym:
Sentence: He had apprehensions about the test because he did not study enough.

Question 6

Envisage

Answer 6

Verb
Definition: to form a mental picture of
Synonym: visualize
Antonym:
Sentence: She could envisage her future with him.

Question 7

Confutation

Answer 7

Noun
Definition: disapproval
Synonym: refutation, rebuttal
Antonym:
Sentence: His confutation of her proposal was cunning.

Question 8

Filterable

Answer 8

Adjective
Definition: that can be filtered
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: Many germs in the air are filterable.

Question 9

Incapacitant

Answer 9

Noun
Definition: chemical or drug which temporarily paralyzes the recipient
Synonym: crippler, disabler
Antonym: aid, assistant
Sentence: He was given an incapacitant by the doctor.

Question 10

Clarion

Answer 10

Adjective
Definition: clear and high-pitched
Synonym: blaring, ringing
Antonym: hushed, quiet
Sentence: The bird’s cry was notable because of its clarion quality

Question 11

Nonage

Answer 11

Noun
Definition: a being under the legal age of responsibility
Synonym: minor, immaturity
Antonym:
Sentence: His nonage raised the question of how to be treated in court.

Question 12

Inconsonant

Answer 12

Adjective
Definition: not in agreement
Synonym: conflicting, adverse
Antonym: consonant, harmonious
Sentence: They were inconsonant about where to go for dinner.

Question 13

Colloquium

Answer 13

Noun
Definition: meeting or conference of scholars
Synonym: seminar, discussion
Antonym:
Sentence: AlI of the science professors met in a colloquium.

Question 14

Causality

Answer 14

Noun
Definition: the idea that nothing can happen without a cause
Synonym: origin, inception
Antonym: conclusion, effect
Antence: He believed the causality of the situation had to do with her bad decision.

Question 15

Gemmate

Answer 15

Verb
Definition: put forth buds
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The flowers began to gemmate in the spring.

Question 16

Grievance

Answer 16

Noun
Definition: a real or imagined wrong
Synonym: complaint, grudge
Antonym:
Sentence: Her grievance with him was that he had lied to her.

Question 17

Akimbo

Answer 17

Adjective
Definition: stance with the hands on hips and elbows out
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: I could tell she was annoyed by the way she stood with her arms akimbo.

Question 18

Catatonic

Answer 18

Adjective
Definition: being or appearing to be in a immobile or unresponsive
Synonym: comatose, unconscious
Antonym:
Sentence: After studying for ten hours, he was in a catatonic state.

Question 19

Simulacrum

Answer 19

Noun
Definition: a faint, shadowy, or unreal likeness
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The man she met at work was an eerie simulacrum of the man she’d seen in her dream the night before.

Question 20

Matriarchy

Answer 20

Noun
Definition: social organization in which the mother is the ruler of the family
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The novel took place in a society that was a matriarchy.

Question 21

Vegetate

Answer 21

Verb
Definition: to be inactive or unthinking
Synonym: loaf, idle
Antonym: active
Sentence: After a long day of work, she went home to vegetate.

Question 22

Cloven

Answer 22

Adjective
Definition: divided
Synonym: halved, split
Antonym: whole, single
Sentence: Some animals have cloven hooves.

Question 23

Immunology

Answer 23

Noun
Definition: science dealing with the nature and cause of the body’s resistance to diseases
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The biologist became an expert in immunology.

Question 24

Caucus

Answer 24

Noun
Definition: a meeting of members of a political party to make plans
Synonym: gathering, assembly
Antonym:
Sentence: The party held a caucus to decide who to elect to the committee.

Question 25

Pageantry

Answer 25

Noun
Definition: an empty display
Synonym: affectation, spectacle
Antonym:
Sentence: The pageantry surrounding the politician’s resignation was distasteful to many.

Question 26

Epochal

Answer 26

Adjectives
Definition: having to do with a period of time
Synonym: periodic
Antonym:
Sentence: His actions would later become epochal, defining the characteristics of his era.

Question 27

Strophe

Answer 27

Noun
Definition: movement from right to left
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The actor’s strophe across the stage was hurried and dramatic.

Question 28

Junketeer

Answer 28

Noun
Definition: a person who goes on a feast or picnic
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: He and his girlfriend were quickly becoming weekend junketeers.

Question 29

Disseminate

Answer 29

Verb
Definition: scatter widely
Synonym: spread, disperse
Antonym:
sentence: The man disseminated fliers to people on the sidewalk.

Question 30

Purloin

Answer 30

Verb
Definition: to steal
Synonym: thieve, rob
Antonym: return, give
Sentence: The shoplifter tried to purloin several items from the store