Vocabulary Set 12

Question 1

abjure S

Answer 1

forswear, retract, abstain from, renounce, avoid, shun, repudiate

Question 2

abjure A

Answer 2

affirm, avow, aver, profess

Question 3

acrid S

Answer 3

irritating, harsh, stinging, sharp, bitter, caustic

Question 4

acrid A

Answer 4

gentle, soothing, mild

Question 5

august S

Answer 5

stately, majestic, dignified, exalted, venerable

Question 6

august A

Answer 6

humble, base, mean, lowly, abject

Question 7

callous S

Answer 7

unfeeling, insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

Question 8

callous A

Answer 8

sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted, sympathetic

Question 9

clandestine S

Answer 9

secret, concealed, underhanded, covert, surreptitious, stealthy, underhanded

Question 10

clandestine A

Answer 10

open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

Question 11

compunction S

Answer 11

remorse, regret, scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition

Question 12

compunction A

Answer 12

shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance

Question 13

conflagration S

Answer 13

holocaust, wildfire, destructive fire

Question 14

conflagration A

Answer 14

deluge, flood

Question 15

elated S

Answer 15

jubilant, pleased, overjoyed, ecstatic, “tickled pink”

Question 16

elated A

Answer 16

depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue

Question 17

indelible S

Answer 17

memorable, lasting, permanent

Question 18

indelible A

Answer 18

erasable, unmemorable, impermanent, ephemeral

Question 19

indulgent S

Answer 19

permissive, tolerant, liberal: yielding to the wishes or demands of others

Question 20

indulgent A

Answer 20

strict, severe, hard-nosed

Question 21

inveterate S

Answer 21

habitual, long-standing, persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

Question 22

inveterate A

Answer 22

sporadic, intermittent, occasional

Question 23

irrelevant S

Answer 23

inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

Question 24

irrelevant A

Answer 24

pertinent, material, apropos, germane

Question 25

nocturnal S

Answer 25

occurring at night, nighttime

Question 26

nocturnal A

Answer 26

daytime, diurnal

Question 27

platitude S

Answer 27

commonplace, stale, trite (remark), cliché, truism, bromide: unoriginal/cliché remark

Question 28

platitude A

Answer 28

epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot: a thoughtful remark

Question 29

quell S

Answer 29

subdue, pacify, squelch, quash, cursh

Question 30

quell A

Answer 30

incite, provoke, arouse, forment, stir up

Question 31

quiescent S

Answer 31

inactive, at rest, still, inert, motionless, tranquil

Question 32

quiescent A

Answer 32

active, thriving, bustling, volatile

Question 33

ruminate S

Answer 33

meditate, think about (at length), ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

Question 34

tacit S

Answer 34

unspoken, silent, implied, inferred, unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

Question 35

tacit A

Answer 35

explicit(ly stated), express, specific

Question 36

tangible S

Answer 36

real, concrete, perceptible, actual, evident

Question 37

tangible A

Answer 37

immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

Question 38

trenchant S

Answer 38

penetrating, cutting, telling, acute, incisive, keen, forceful, effective, caustic, distinct, clear-cut

Question 39

trenchant A

Answer 39

dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive