Word Knowledge 2

Question 1

Abhorrent

Answer 1

Offensive

Ex: “The abhorrent smell from the lake overpowered the picnickers gathered on the shore.”

Question 2

Belie

Answer 2

Misrepresent

Question 3

Detritus

Answer 3

Debris

Ex: “The water was calm that day with detritus slowing moving in the small eddies.”

Question 4

Ostracized

Answer 4

Banished

Ex: “Mike was afraid he might be ostracized for stepping out of line”

Question 5

Potable

Answer 5

Drinkable

Ex: “The park has no showers and no potable water.”

Question 6

Decamp

Answer 6

To leave

Question 7

Glorious

Answer 7

Splendid

Question 8

Hypocrisy

Answer 8

Criticalness

Question 9

Mallet

Answer 9

Hammer

Question 10

Hosiery

Answer 10

Stocking

Question 11

Hale

Answer 11

Healthy

Question 12

Magnitude

Answer 12

Tantamount

Question 13

Vapid

Answer 13

Dull

Ex: “His vapid presentation earned him a C in the class.”

Question 14

Solicitous

Answer 14

Careful

Ex: “She was often solicitous of her fathers feelings.”

Question 15

Limpid

Answer 15

Clear

Ex: “I could never get over her liquid blue, limpid eyes.”

Question 16

Amity

Answer 16

Friendship

Ex: “The goal of the treaty is to develop international amity and reciprocal trade.”

Question 17

Cohort

Answer 17

Companion

Ex: “He often bragged about the bravery of his favorite cohort.”

Question 18

Speechlessness

Answer 18

Silence

Question 19

Indigenous

Answer 19

Native

Question 20

Illusive

Answer 20

Deceptive

Question 21

Hesitate

Answer 21

Slow to act

Question 22

Gravity

Answer 22

Seriousness

Question 23

Fondle

Answer 23

Handle

Question 24

Fete

Answer 24

Festival

Question 25

Encore

Answer 25

Repetition

Question 26

Diverse

Answer 26

Various

Question 27

Hector

Answer 27

Harass

Question 28

Gauche

Answer 28

Tactless

Ex: “Reggy was as gauche in this group of polite company as he always had been.”

Question 29

Confident

Answer 29

Assured

Question 30

Wayworn

Answer 30

Weary

Ex: “The hotel was specifically designed for the wayworn traveler.”

Question 31

Extraneous

Answer 31

Superfluous

Ex: “Percival was unpopular at the meeting because he imparted so much extraneous data.”

Question 32

Acerbic

Answer 32

Sharp

Ex: “Tim was known as a smart aleck, able to deliver acerbic one-liners with no effort.”

Question 33

Inexorable

Answer 33

Unyielding

Ex: “It took a great degree of inexorable force to break into the cavern,”

Question 34

Redoubt

Answer 34

Stronghold

Ex: “The prime minister was always cautious about leaving his redoubt in Belgrade.”