WS 27 Flashcards
monotonous
His monotonous tone put everyone to sleep.
S: boring, dreary, dull
A: bright, clear, eventful, interesting
monument
The monument is being restored and soon will be open to the public.
S: memorial, remembrance, pillar, shrine
motivate
Shane always tries to motivate himself even during difficult times.
S: stimulate, instigate, excite, persuade
A: discourage, dissuade, hinder
moult
It is normal for some animals to look sickly while moulting.
S: shed
mound
You can see the river when you stand over that mound.
S: heap, hill, embankment
A: depression, ditch
muffled
The walls are muffled for the privacy of the tenants.
S: faint, quietened, suppressed, muted
A: loud, audible
mundane
On weekends, Jeanie likes to have mundane moments to relax and let her mind rest
S: ordinary, banal,every day
A: abnormal, uncommon, unusual
naval
He is set to study naval engineering because he likes to work in ships.
S: marine, maritime, seafaring
navel
The umbilical cord is cut right at the navel when a baby is born.
S: umbilical, belly-button
nebulous
Jimmy was so sleepy he had only a nebulous memory of the meeting.
S: confused, cloudy, murky, hazy
A: bright, certain, clear, definite
necessity
It is a necessity to review your homework before submitting it.
S: essential, fundamental, obligation, requirement
A: auxiliary, extra, trivia
negate
The efforts of the team are negated by the lack of funds.
S: contradict, annihilate, cancel
A: allow, approve, do
