WS 15

Question 1

Drab
To be dull or cheerless

Answer 1

S: dull, colourless, bleak
A: bright, cheerful, clean

Question 2

Draft
My first draft of the essay was very basic and more work was required

Answer 2

S: blueprint, plant, version

Question 3

Drench
The rain was so sudden that we were drenched

Answer 3

S: deluge, douse, immerse
A: dehydrate, dry

Question 4

Dwindle
To become smaller and smaller

Answer 4

S: waste away, decay, decrease
A: ascend, develop

Question 5

Earnest
John is known to be an earnest worker and an honest person

Answer 5

S: ardent, diligent, fervent
A: apathetic, cold, cool

Question 6

Ebb
A flowing backward or away
The water is ebbing towards the sea in slow, hypnotic manner

Answer 6

S: regression, decline, backflow
A: advance, development

Question 7

Economy
He attempted to combine good living with economy

Answer 7

S: saving, frugality, wealth
A: carelessness, disregard

Question 8

Eerie
I’m not happy that we are in an eerie forest at night

Answer 8

S: spooky, bizarre, creepy
A: common, earthly, familiar

Question 9

Effervescent
This mineral water is quite effervescent and gives off a strong smell

Answer 9

S: fizzing, foaming, airy, bouncy
A: flat

Question 10

Elegant
An elegant young gentleman just arrived, greeting everyone in the party

Answer 10

S: chic, beautiful, classic
A: common, dull, inferior

Question 11

Eloquence
The candidate showed his eloquence during elections

Answer 11

S: expressiveness, fervor, fluency

Question 12

Embargo
Due to the sudden announcement, many ships were embargoed

Answer 12

S: ban, restraint
A: aid