Vocabulary #5

Question 1

Prolific

Answer 1

Abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
Synonyms: Fecund, fertile
Antonyms: Barren, unfruitful

Question 2

Reprove

Answer 2

To scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
Synonyms: Admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, rebuke, reproach
Antonyms: to approve, to applaud

Question 3

Symmetry

Answer 3

Balanced proportions
Antonym: Lack of balance

Question 4

Tranquil

Answer 4

Peaceful, calm
Synonyms: Placid, serene
Antonym: Agitated

Question 5

Venerate

Answer 5

To honor, to revere
Synonyms: Adore, worship

Question 6

Abstruse

Answer 6

Difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
Synonyms: Complex, complicated, intricate, knotty,
Antonyms: Readily understood, clear

Question 7

Affable

Answer 7

Friendly, courteous, amiable
Synonyms: Cordial, genial, gracious, sociable
Antonyms: Surly, aloof, unfriendly

Question 8

Audacity

Answer 8

Excessive boldness, rashness, daring
Synonyms: Cheeky, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, hardihood, temerity
Antonym: Meekness

Question 9

Contrite

Answer 9

Extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
Synonym: Penitent
Antonym: Unrepentant

Question 10

Credulous

Answer 10

Believing in slight evidence, gullible
Antonym: Suspicious