Vocabulary 1-20

Question 0

Abate

Answer 0

To cease, subside; to reduce
Synonyms- mellow, slacken, fade
Antonyms- increase, grow, heighten, intensify

Question 1

Abash

Answer 1

To shame; to embarrass
Synonyms- chagrin, confuse, humiliate
Antonyms- put at ease, reassure, compose

Question 2

Abdicate

Answer 2

To give up a position of power
Synonyms- retire, bow out, resign, cede
Antonyms- accept, take up

Question 3

Abiding

Answer 3

Continuing, lasting
Synonyms- long standing, prolonged, protracted, persistent, enduring, staying, remaining, permanent
Antonyms- short lived, ephemeral, transient, fleeting, temporary

Question 4

Abortive

Answer 4

Not able to be completed
Synonyms- futile, bootless, fruitless, ineffective, useless, vain
Antonyms- completed, concluded, finished

Question 5

Abscond

Answer 5

To secretly run away with and hide

Synonyms- flee, decamp, fly, escape make off

Question 6

Absolve

Answer 6

To free from blame, sin, or responsibility
Synonyms- exempt, acquit, excuse, pardon, release
Antonyms- oblige, convict, condemn, denounce, rebuke

Question 7

Abstain

Answer 7

To voluntarily hold back; to refrain from doing something
Synonyms- forbear, holdback, withhold, withdraw, go without, deny
Antonyms- partake, indulge in, treat

Question 8

Abstruse

Answer 8

Difficult to understand
Synonyms- mysterious, perplexing, recondite, unsolvable, obscure, complex, profound
Antonyms- fathomable, understandable, comprehensible, explicable, simple

Question 9

Abysmal

Answer 9

Utterly hopeless; totally and profoundly terrible
Synonyms- bottomless, fathomless, abyssal, unfathomable, dreadful, appalling
Antonyms- shallow, superb, terrific, outstanding

Question 10

Accost

Answer 10

To approach boldly
Synonyms- address, hail, salute, confront, face, front, challenge, hound, pester
Antonyms- ignore, overlook, slight, avoid, elude, evade, shun

Question 11

Acquiesce

Answer 11

To give in, surrender; to go quietly
Synonyms- assent, accede, grant, agree, consent
Antonyms- differ, veto, contest, refuse, resist

Question 12

Acrid

Answer 12

Harsh, sharp, offensive, pungent
Synonyms- tangy, acetic, tart, vinegary, bitter, unpleasant
Antonyms- bland, flat, insipid, tasteless

Question 13

Acrophobia

Answer 13

Intense fear of heights

Question 14

Acumen

Answer 14

Sharp insight; keenness of mind
Synonyms- wisdom, discernment, wit, shrewdness, expertise
Antonyms- blindness, obtuseness

Question 15

Acute

Answer 15

Sharp, keen; pointed, severe
Synonyms- pointy, peaked, spiky, barbed, sensitive
Antonyms- blunt, dull, indiscriminating

Question 16

Adherent

Answer 16

Follower; believer, disciple
Synonyms- fanatic, enthusiast, partisan, devotee, apostle, supporter, advocate
Antonyms- disbeliever, skeptic, doubter

Question 17

Adjudicate

Answer 17

To decide by judicial procedure; to settle a case in court

Synonyms- judge, deem, arbitrate, determine

Question 18

Admonish

Answer 18

To reprimand; to scold gently; to warn strongly
Synonyms- warn, alarm, rebuke, forewarn
Antonyms- applaud, praise, compliment, commend

Question 19

Adroit

Answer 19

Adept(often under pressing conditions)
Synonyms- dexterous, clever, deft, handy, nimble, skillful, artful
Antonyms- maladroit, dense, phlegmatic, unskilled, artless