WS 35 Flashcards
revert
He eventually reverted to the habit of eating junk food.
S: degenerate, go back, react
A: develop
ridge
The camp is just over the ridge, a few miles away.
S: crest, fold, hill, crinkle
A: smooth
righteously
Mother always told us to live righteously and kindly towards others.
S: accurately, correctly, decently
A: wrongly
riveting
The movie has a riveting plot which is popular with young adults
S: fascinating, absorbing, compelling
A: boring, repellent, repulsive
ruthless
The Roman gladiator was a ruthless fighter.
S: savage, brutal, merciless, heartless
A: calm, kind, friendly, human
salient
The teacher highlighted the salient points of the presentation
S: noticeable, important, pertinent
A: unimportant
sanction
The government gave sanction to build the new factory.
S: penalty, punishment, approval
A: reward, deny, disagree
sanitary
The chef always makes sure that the kitchen is sanitary
S: clean, hygienic, purified
A: dirty, polluted, insanitary
satiated
The large pizza that I had for lunch satiated my hunger quite well.
S: gratify, indulge, nauseate
A: disappoint, abstain
savvy
Sean is a tech-savvy businessman who uses different gadgets for work.
S: shrewd, acute, cunning
A: blunt, dull, ignorant
scant
He paid scant attention to his health when he was younger
S: insufficient, mere, paltry
A: adequate, ample, enough
scarcity
There is a scarcity of food grains during a drought.
S: drought, inadequacy, insufficiency
A: abundance, enough, excess, plenty
