vocab unit 14

Question 1

blissful; rendering or making
blessed

Answer 1

beatific

Question 2

SYN: rapturous, ecstatic, transcendent

Answer 2

beatific

Question 3

ANT: disconsolate, dejected, doleful

Answer 3

beatific

Question 4

a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance

Answer 4

behemoth

Question 5

SYN: whale, elephant, colossus

Answer 5

behemoth

Question 6

ANT: dwarf, pygmy, midget

Answer 6

behemoth

Question 7

anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk

Answer 7

blandishment

Question 8

SYN: allurement, cajolery

Answer 8

blandishment

Question 9

ANT: intimidation

Answer 9

blandishment

Question 10

harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

Answer 10

cacophonous

Question 11

ANT: harmonious, melodious, mellifuous

Answer 11

cacophonous

Question 12

(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing

Answer 12

chicanery

Question 13

ANT: fair dealing

Answer 13

chicanery

Question 14

(v.) to give over to another’s care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use

Answer 14

consign

Question 15

SYN: remit, convey

Answer 15

consign

Question 16

(n.) a sudden takeover of power or leadership; a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, act, plan, or stratagem

Answer 16

coup

Question 17

ANT: blunder, faux pas, gaffe

Answer 17

coup

Question 18

(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

Answer 18

euphemism

Question 19

(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

Answer 19

febrile

Question 20

ANT: leisurely

Answer 20

febrile

Question 21

(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose

Answer 21

gainsay

Question 22

ANT: confirm, corroborate, support, admit

Answer 22

gainsay

Question 23

(adj.) about to happen, threatening

Answer 23

imminent

Question 24

SYN: looming

Answer 24

imminent

Question 25

ANT: distant, remote, faraway

Answer 25

imminent

Question 26

(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

Answer 26

innate

Question 27

SYN: congenital

Answer 27

innate

Question 28

ANT: learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental

Answer 28

innate

Question 29

(adj.) NOT LIKELY TO, unwilling, reluctant, disinclined

Answer 29

loath

Question 30

SYN: averse, indisposed

Answer 30

loath

Question 31

ANT: eager, inclined

Answer 31

loath

Question 32

(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers

Answer 32

manifest

Question 33

SYN: (adj.) apparent; (v.) reveal, disclose

Answer 33

manifest

Question 34

ANT: (adj.) unrevealed, hidden; (v.) hide, conceal

Answer 34

manifest

Question 35

(pl. n) small or trivial details, trifling matters

Answer 35

minutiae

Question 36

SYN: trifles

Answer 36

minutiae

Question 37

ANT: essentials

Answer 37

minutiae

Question 38

(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay

Answer 38

moratorium

Question 39

SYN: postponement, stoppage

Answer 39

moratorium

Question 40

ANT: escalation

Answer 40

moratorium

Question 41

(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness

Answer 41

nostrum

Question 42

SYN: elixir

Answer 42

nostrum

Question 43

(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization

Answer 43

pariah

Question 44

SYN: untouchable, persona non grata

Answer 44

pariah

Question 45

(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight

Answer 45

visionary

Question 46

SYN: (adj.) utopian, idealistic, impractical

Answer 46

visionary

Question 47

ANT: (adj.) practical

Answer 47

visionary

Question 48

(adj., part) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)

Answer 48

wizened

Question 49

SYN: withered, shriveled

Answer 49

wizened

Question 50

ANT: bloated, distended

Answer 50

wizened