Vocab list && Synonyms {1-25}

Question 1

abstemious

Answer 1

restrain from doing what one wants to

Synonym : restrained

Question 2

accentuate

Answer 2

make more noticeable

Synonym : focus attention on

Question 3

adage

Answer 3

short statement expressing a general truth

Synonym : a saying

Question 4

adept

Answer 4

very skilled

Synonym : expert

Question 5

ambivalent

Answer 5

having mixed feelings

Synonym : unsure

Question 6

ameliorate

Answer 6

making something better

Synonym : improve

Question 7

amicable

Answer 7

a spirit of friendliness

Synonym : friendly

Question 8

annihilate

Answer 8

utterly destroy

Synonym : obliterate

Question 9

atrocious

Answer 9

horrifyingly wicked

Synonym : brutal

Question 10

avarice

Answer 10

extreme greed for wealth

Synonym : greed

Question 11

banter

Answer 11

playful exchange of teasing remarks

Synonym : joke

Question 12

benevolent

Answer 12

well meaning / kindly

Synonym : kind

Question 13

boisterous

Answer 13

rowdy

Synonym : lively

Question 14

bureaucracy

Answer 14

system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials

Synonym : civil service

Question 15

buttress

Answer 15

a source of defense or support.

Synonym : prop

Question 16

callous

Answer 16

having a cruel disregard for others

Synonym : heartless

Question 17

colloquial

Answer 17

not formal or literary

Synonym : informal

Question 18

conundrum

Answer 18

a confusing problen or question

Synonym : problem

Question 19

complacent

Answer 19

showing eccesive pride in oneself or one’s achievements

Synonym : self-satified / smug

Question 20

defiant

Answer 20

to show resistance

Synonym : opposition

Question 21

defile

Answer 21

take to purity from something

Synonym : spoil

Question 22

depreciate

Answer 22

deminish in value over a period of time

Synonym : lose value

Question 23

diabolical

Answer 23

disgracefully bad or unpleasant

Synonym : dreadful

Question 24

discernible

Answer 24

able to be seen or understood

Synonym : visible

Question 25

eradicate

Answer 25

destroy completely

Synonym : eliminate