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This is the English: Vocabulary - Synonyms and Antonyms solved MCQ bank from Advanced FPSC & Other Federal Model Papers (Edition 32): the book prints this section as 511 prose vocabulary entries (book pp. 649-673), not as MCQs, so each entry is turned into synonym and antonym questions in the goldmine's single MCQ format, giving 953 published questions (486 synonym + 467 antonym) from A to Z. Every answer is the book's own first-listed synonym or antonym for that headword, checked against standard meaning, with a factual explanation for every question. Distractors are drawn from other entries' lists, and the question stems are templated from the printed entries — the book prints no MCQs here, so nothing about the stems is presented as the book's own test. 12 entries yield no question: 11 print no synonym/antonym list at all, and SINISTER's printed list is an 'easy victim' list, not synonyms of sinister, so it was dropped rather than published; the DEMEANOR antonym question was likewise dropped because the book's printed antonyms ('good deed, kindness') are not antonyms of demeanor.
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Correct Answer: relinquish
ABANDON means to give up completely. The book lists relinquish among the synonyms of ABANDON (also: forgo, forsake).
Correct Answer: fluster
The book lists fluster among the synonyms of ABASH (also: disconcert, discomfit).
Correct Answer: self-possessed
The book lists self-possessed among the antonyms of ABASH.
Correct Answer: renounce
ABDICATE means to give up claim to. The book lists renounce among the synonyms of ABDICATE (also: abandon, relinquish).
Correct Answer: appropriate
ABDICATE means to give up claim to. The book lists appropriate among the antonyms of ABDICATE (also: arrogate, assume).
Correct Answer: spur
ABET means to encourage -or support. The book lists spur among the synonyms of ABET (also: incite).
Correct Answer: balk
ABET means to encourage -or support. The book lists balk among the antonyms of ABET (also: bar, block).
Correct Answer: curtail
ABRIDGE means to shorten. The book lists curtail among the synonyms of ABRIDGE (also: diminish, retrench).
Correct Answer: protract
ABRIDGE means to shorten. The book lists protract among the antonyms of ABRIDGE (also: elongate, amplify).
Correct Answer: annul
ABROGATE means to abolish or render void. The book lists annul among the synonyms of ABROGATE (also: nullify, rescind).
Correct Answer: temperate
ABSTEMIOUS means moderate in the use of food or fink. The book lists temperate among the synonyms of ABSTEMIOUS.
Correct Answer: gluttonous
ABSTEMIOUS means moderate in the use of food or fink. The book lists gluttonous among the antonyms of ABSTEMIOUS (also: greedy, capacious).
Correct Answer: scholastic
ACADEMIC means pertaining to school; theoretical cademic interests; an academic discussion, with practical implications. The book lists scholastic among the synonyms of ACADEMIC.
Correct Answer: actual
ACADEMIC means pertaining to school; theoretical cademic interests; an academic discussion, with practical implications. The book lists actual among the antonyms of ACADEMIC (also: factual, rea).
Correct Answer: assent
ACCEDE means to agree to. The book lists assent among the synonyms of ACCEDE.
Correct Answer: demur
ACCEDE means to agree to. The book lists demur among the antonyms of ACCEDE (also: dissent).
Correct Answer: expedite
ACCELERATE means - To quicken, speed tip. The book lists expedite among the synonyms of ACCELERATE.
Correct Answer: retard
ACCELERATE means - To quicken, speed tip. The book lists retard among the antonyms of ACCELERATE.
Correct Answer: tribute
ACCOLADE means an award or salute. The book lists tribute among the synonyms of ACCOLADE (also: ovation).
Correct Answer: censure
ACCOLADE means an award or salute. The book lists censure among the antonyms of ACCOLADE (also: condemnation, denunciation).
Correct Answer: concord
ACCORD means agreement or harmony. The book lists concord among the synonyms of ACCORD (also: concufrence).
Correct Answer: conflict
ACCORD means agreement or harmony. The book lists conflict among the antonyms of ACCORD (also: disagreement, incongruence).
Correct Answer: caustic
ACRIMONIOUS means sharp or harsh in language or temper. The book lists caustic among the synonyms of ACRIMONIOUS (also: acerb, pungent).
Correct Answer: suave
ACRIMONIOUS means sharp or harsh in language or temper. The book lists suave among the antonyms of ACRIMONIOUS (also: affable).
Correct Answer: perspicacity
ACUMEN means keenness of mind or insight. The book lists perspicacity among the synonyms of ACUMEN (also: discermment, perception).
Correct Answer: obtuseness
ACUMEN means keenness of mind or insight. The book lists obtuseness among the antonyms of ACUMEN.
Correct Answer: chide
ADMONISH means to warn or find fault gently. The book lists chide among the synonyms of ADMONISH (also: caution, reprimand).
Correct Answer: approve
ADMONISH means to warn or find fault gently. The book lists approve among the antonyms of ADMONISH (also: endorse).
Correct Answer: antagonist
ADVERSARY means (adj.: ADVERSE): An opponent. The book lists antagonist among the synonyms of ADVERSARY.
Correct Answer: cohort
ADVERSARY means (adj.: ADVERSE): An opponent. The book lists cohort among the antonyms of ADVERSARY (also: confederate, ally).
Correct Answer: affliction
ADVERSITY means misfortune. The book lists affliction among the synonyms of ADVERSITY (also: mischance, reverses).
Correct Answer: fortune
ADVERSITY means misfortune. The book lists fortune among the antonyms of ADVERSITY (also: luck, serendipity).
Correct Answer: beautiful
AESTHETIC means pertaining to the beautiful. The book lists beautiful among the synonyms of AESTHETIC (also: attractive, beauteous).
Correct Answer: grotesque
AESTHETIC means pertaining to the beautiful. The book lists grotesque among the antonyms of AESTHETIC (also: hideous, homely).
Correct Answer: civil
AFFABLE means sociable, courteous, and agreeable in Manner a much admired, affable gentleman. The book lists civil among the synonyms of AFFABLE (also: complaisant, benign).
Correct Answer: curt
AFFABLE means sociable, courteous, and agreeable in Manner a much admired, affable gentleman. The book lists curt among the antonyms of AFFABLE (also: brusque, tude).
Correct Answer: opulent
AFFLUENT means prosperous, flourishing; copious. The book lists opulent among the synonyms of AFFLUENT (also: profuse).
Correct Answer: destitute
AFFLUENT means prosperous, flourishing; copious. The book lists destitute among the antonyms of AFFLUENT (also: impecunious).
Correct Answer: bumptious
AGGRESSIVE means self-assertive; attacking, offensive. The book lists bumptious among the synonyms of AGGRESSIVE (also: officious, obtrusive).
Correct Answer: meek
AGGRESSIVE means self-assertive; attacking, offensive. The book lists meek among the antonyms of AGGRESSIVE (also: humble, retiring).
Correct Answer: celerity
ALACRITY means eagerness; cheerful promptness. The book lists celerity among the synonyms of ALACRITY (also: briskness, energy).
Correct Answer: apathy
ALACRITY means eagerness; cheerful promptness. The book lists apathy among the antonyms of ALACRITY (also: nonchalance, sluggishness lethargy).
Correct Answer: alien
ALIENATE means to estrange. The book lists alien among the synonyms of ALIENATE (also: estrange, disaffect).
Correct Answer: reconcile
ALIENATE means to estrange. The book lists reconcile among the antonyms of ALIENATE (also: endear, ingratiate).
Correct Answer: appease
ALLAY means to calm; to lessen in severity. The book lists appease among the synonyms of ALLAY (also: alleviate, pacify).
Correct Answer: intensify
ALLAY means to calm; to lessen in severity. The book lists intensify among the antonyms of ALLAY (also: aggravate).
Correct Answer: insinuate
The book lists insinuate among the synonyms of ALLUDE (also: intimate, imply).
Correct Answer: tefer
The book lists tefer among the antonyms of ALLUDE (also: cite).
Correct Answer: jure
ALLURE means to tempt by flattery or an attractive offer. The book lists jure among the synonyms of ALLURE (also: decoy, inveigle).
Correct Answer: repel
ALLURE means to tempt by flattery or an attractive offer. The book lists repel among the antonyms of ALLURE (also: repulsion, repulsiveness).
Correct Answer: hazy
AMBIGUOUS means uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way. The book lists hazy among the synonyms of AMBIGUOUS (also: obscure, equivoca).
Correct Answer: explicit
AMBIGUOUS means uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way. The book lists explicit among the antonyms of AMBIGUOUS (also: unquestionable).
Correct Answer: tractable
AMENABLE means obedient; willing to submit. The book lists tractable among the synonyms of AMENABLE (also: docile, responsive).
Correct Answer: intractable
AMENABLE means obedient; willing to submit. The book lists intractable among the antonyms of AMENABLE (also: refractory, recalcitrant).
Correct Answer: complaisant
AMIABLE means good-natured; friendly. The book lists complaisant among the synonyms of AMIABLE (also: affable, agreeable).
Correct Answer: disagreeable
AMIABLE means good-natured; friendly. The book lists disagreeable among the antonyms of AMIABLE (also: ill-natured, ill-tempered).
Correct Answer: correspondence
ANALOGY means a relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics. The book lists correspondence among the synonyms of ANALOGY (also: affinity).
Correct Answer: anomaly
ANALOGY means a relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics. The book lists anomaly among the antonyms of ANALOGY.
Correct Answer: chaos
ANARCHY means state of confusion or lawlessness. The book lists chaos among the synonyms of ANARCHY (also: pandemonium).
Correct Answer: law
ANARCHY means state of confusion or lawlessness. The book lists law among the antonyms of ANARCHY (also: law-abidingness, lawfulness).
Correct Answer: enmity
ANIMUS means a feeling of hatred-felt no animus, even against the enemy. The book lists enmity among the synonyms of ANIMUS (also: rancor, papers malevolence).
Correct Answer: amity
ANIMUS means a feeling of hatred-felt no animus, even against the enemy. The book lists amity among the antonyms of ANIMUS.
Correct Answer: history
ANNALS means historical records. The book lists history among the synonyms of ANNALS (also: chronicle, record).
Correct Answer: certain
ANONYMOUS means of unknown. The book lists certain among the synonyms of ANONYMOUS (also: given, one).
Correct Answer: known
ANONYMOUS means of unknown. The book lists known among the antonyms of ANONYMOUS (also: named, specified).
Correct Answer: album
ANTHOLOGY means a collection of choice literary works. The book lists album among the synonyms of ANTHOLOGY (also: collectanea, compendium).
Correct Answer: antipode
ANTITHESIS means contrast; the direct opposite. The book lists antipode among the synonyms of ANTITHESIS (also: opposite, contrary).
Correct Answer: synonym
ANTITHESIS means contrast; the direct opposite. The book lists synonym among the antonyms of ANTITHESIS (also: analogue, counterpart).
Correct Answer: sanction
APPROBATION means approval; praise -a plan that met with hearty approbation. The book lists sanction among the synonyms of APPROBATION (also: commendation).
Correct Answer: disapprobation
APPROBATION means approval; praise -a plan that met with hearty approbation. The book lists disapprobation among the antonyms of APPROBATION.
Correct Answer: prone
APT means likely; inclined or disposed. The book lists prone among the synonyms of APT.
Correct Answer: inept
APT means likely; inclined or disposed. The book lists inept among the antonyms of APT (also: improper, inapplicable).
Correct Answer: mediator
ARBITER means a person who has authority to decide matters in dispute. The book lists mediator among the synonyms of ARBITER (also: arbitrator, adjudicator).
Correct Answer: prototype
ARCHETYPE means an original pattern. The book lists prototype among the synonyms of ARCHETYPE.
Correct Answer: stereotype
ARCHETYPE means an original pattern. The book lists stereotype among the antonyms of ARCHETYPE (also: facsimile, replica).
Correct Answer: jejune
ARID means dry; barren. The book lists jejune among the synonyms of ARID (also: parched).
Correct Answer: arable
ARID means dry; barren. The book lists arable among the antonyms of ARID (also: fertile).
Correct Answer: oligarchy
ARISTOCRACY means government by the best people; a privileged class -special privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy. The book lists oligarchy among the synonyms of ARISTOCRACY.
Correct Answer: democracy
ARISTOCRACY means government by the best people; a privileged class -special privileges enjoyed by the aristocracy. The book lists democracy among the antonyms of ARISTOCRACY.
Correct Answer: truce
ARMISTICE means a temporary suspension of hostilities. The armistice halted the war. The book lists truce among the synonyms of ARMISTICE (also: cease-fire).
Correct Answer: conflict
ARMISTICE means a temporary suspension of hostilities. The armistice halted the war. The book lists conflict among the antonyms of ARMISTICE (also: hostilities, hot war).
Correct Answer: cunning
ARTFUL means sly; crafty. The book lists cunning among the synonyms of ARTFUL (also: wily, adroit).
Correct Answer: guileless
ARTFUL means sly; crafty. The book lists guileless among the antonyms of ARTFUL (also: ingenuous, artless).
Correct Answer: eloquent
ARTICULATE means to speak clearly or distinctly. The book lists eloquent among the synonyms of ARTICULATE (also: fluent, silver-tongued).
Correct Answer: faltering
ARTICULATE means to speak clearly or distinctly. The book lists faltering among the antonyms of ARTICULATE (also: halting, hesitant).
Correct Answer: austere
ASCETIC means rigorously self-denying. The book lists austere among the synonyms of ASCETIC (also: abstinent).
Correct Answer: wanton
ASCETIC means rigorously self-denying. The book lists wanton among the antonyms of ASCETIC (also: self-indulgent).
Correct Answer: distrustfully
ASKANCE means with distrust. The book lists distrustfully among the synonyms of ASKANCE (also: doubtfully, doubtingly).
Correct Answer: approvingly
ASKANCE means with distrust. The book lists approvingly among the antonyms of ASKANCE (also: favorably, positively).
Correct Answer: assert
ASSEVERATE means to declare positively; to confirm. The book lists assert among the synonyms of ASSEVERATE (also: avouch, aver).
Correct Answer: sedulous
ASSIDUOUS means industrious. The book lists sedulous among the synonyms of ASSIDUOUS (also: attentive diligent, indefatigable).
Correct Answer: indolent
ASSIDUOUS means industrious. The book lists indolent among the antonyms of ASSIDUOUS (also: slothful).
Correct Answer: sanctuary
ASYLUM means a place offering shelter and retreat found asylum from persecution. The book lists sanctuary among the synonyms of ASYLUM (also: refuge, madhouse).
Correct Answer: infidel
ATHEIST means one who denies that God exists. The book lists infidel among the synonyms of ATHEIST (also: agnostic, skeptic).
Correct Answer: affection
ATTRIBUTE means assign -attributed his succes: to bard work. The book lists affection among the synonyms of ATTRIBUTE (also: characteristic attribution, character).
Correct Answer: enhance
AUGMENT means to increase or enlarge. The book lists enhance among the synonyms of AUGMENT (also: amplify).
Correct Answer: abate
AUGMENT means to increase or enlarge. The book lists abate among the antonyms of AUGMENT (also: curtal decrease, de-escalate).
Correct Answer: propitious
AUSPICIOUS means indicating a happy outcome. The book lists propitious among the synonyms of AUSPICIOUS (also: fortunate).
Correct Answer: ominous
AUSPICIOUS means indicating a happy outcome. The book lists ominous among the antonyms of AUSPICIOUS (also: foreboding).
Correct Answer: veritable
AUTHENTIC means genuine. The book lists veritable among the synonyms of AUTHENTIC (also: bona).
Correct Answer: apocryphal
AUTHENTIC means genuine. The book lists apocryphal among the antonyms of AUTHENTIC (also: counterfeit).
Correct Answer: arbitrary
AUTOCRATIC means despotic. The book lists arbitrary among the synonyms of AUTOCRATIC (also: absolute, czarist).
Correct Answer: covetousness
AVARICE means excessive greed. The book lists covetousness among the synonyms of AVARICE (also: cupidity, avidity).
Correct Answer: magnanimity
AVARICE means excessive greed. The book lists magnanimity among the antonyms of AVARICE (also: contentment, fulfillment).
Correct Answer: askew
AWRY means unsymmetrical; not straight. The book lists askew among the synonyms of AWRY (also: askew, aslant).
Correct Answer: even
AWRY means unsymmetrical; not straight. The book lists even among the antonyms of AWRY (also: level, straight).
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Correct Answer: commonplace
BANAL means lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor- bored by his banal remarks. The book lists commonplace among the synonyms of BANAL (also: hackneyed, prosaic).
Correct Answer: racy
BANAL means lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor- bored by his banal remarks. The book lists racy among the antonyms of BANAL (also: original, vivid).
Correct Answer: deleterious
BANEFUL means destructive, poisonous. The book lists deleterious among the synonyms of BANEFUL (also: pernicious, virulent).
Correct Answer: beneficent
BANEFUL means destructive, poisonous. The book lists beneficent among the antonyms of BANEFUL (also: anodyne, benign).
Correct Answer: raillery
BANTER means good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits exchanged banter, to the amusement of the audience. The book lists raillery among the synonyms of BANTER (also: chaff, backchat).
Correct Answer: flattery
BANTER means good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits exchanged banter, to the amusement of the audience. The book lists flattery among the antonyms of BANTER (also: praise, work).
Correct Answer: misrepresent
BELIE means to give a false idea of. The book lists misrepresent among the synonyms of BELIE (also: disprove, confound).
Correct Answer: betray
BELIE means to give a false idea of. The book lists betray among the antonyms of BELIE (also: represent, bare).
Correct Answer: aggressive
BELLIGERENT means engaged in war. The book lists aggressive among the synonyms of BELLIGERENT (also: agonistic, argumentative).
Correct Answer: nonaggressive
BELLIGERENT means engaged in war. The book lists nonaggressive among the antonyms of BELLIGERENT (also: nonbelligerent, pacific).
Correct Answer: benign
BENEVOLENT means kindly; charitable. The book lists benign among the synonyms of BENEVOLENT (also: benignant, gracious magnanimous).
Correct Answer: malevolent
BENEVOLENT means kindly; charitable. The book lists malevolent among the antonyms of BENEVOLENT (also: malignant).
Correct Answer: abate
BEREAVE means to deprive or leave desolate by loss a widow just bereaved of her husband. The book lists abate among the synonyms of BEREAVE (also: deprive, divest).
Correct Answer: clothe
BEREAVE means to deprive or leave desolate by loss a widow just bereaved of her husband. The book lists clothe among the antonyms of BEREAVE (also: hold, keep).
Correct Answer: stilly
BESMIRCH means to soil or dirty. The book lists stilly among the synonyms of BESMIRCH (also: defile, smirch).
Correct Answer: clean
BESMIRCH means to soil or dirty. The book lists clean among the antonyms of BESMIRCH (also: cleanse, decontaminate).
Correct Answer: bigoted
BIASED means prejudiced. The book lists bigoted among the synonyms of BIASED (also: arbitrary, partial partisan).
Correct Answer: disinterested
BIASED means prejudiced. The book lists disinterested among the antonyms of BIASED (also: equitable).
Correct Answer: bibliolator
BIBLIOPHILE means a lover of books. The book lists bibliolator among the synonyms of BIBLIOPHILE (also: bibliomaniac, bookman).
Correct Answer: bibliophobe
BIBLIOPHILE means a lover of books. The book lists bibliophobe among the antonyms of BIBLIOPHILE.
Correct Answer: odd
BIZARRE means queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre Clothes, outlandish in the extreme. The book lists odd among the synonyms of BIZARRE (also: fantastic, grotesque).
Correct Answer: realistic
BIZARRE means queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre Clothes, outlandish in the extreme. The book lists realistic among the antonyms of BIZARRE (also: reasonable, average).
Correct Answer: mild
BLAND means gentle; polite; agreeable. The book lists mild among the synonyms of BLAND (also: suave affable or persuasive in manner, soothing).
Correct Answer: piquant
BLAND means gentle; polite; agreeable. The book lists piquant among the antonyms of BLAND (also: tart, facy).
Correct Answer: adulation
BLANDISHMENT means a flattering speech or act. The book lists adulation among the synonyms of BLANDISHMENT (also: allurement, blandishments).
Correct Answer: blight
BLEMISH means to scar or spoil. The book lists blight among the synonyms of BLEMISH (also: blotch, defect).
Correct Answer: adornment
BLEMISH means to scar or spoil. The book lists adornment among the antonyms of BLEMISH (also: decoration, embellishment).
Correct Answer: wither
BLIGHT means to ruin or decay. The book lists wither among the synonyms of BLIGHT (also: blast, blemish).
Correct Answer: adornment
BLIGHT means to ruin or decay. The book lists adornment among the antonyms of BLIGHT (also: decoration, embellishment).
Correct Answer: jocund
BLITHE means gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood . spread cheer with her blithe spirit. The book lists jocund among the synonyms of BLITHE (also: merry, joyous).
Correct Answer: dejected
BLITHE means gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood . spread cheer with her blithe spirit. The book lists dejected among the antonyms of BLITHE (also: forlorn, abject).
Correct Answer: morass
BOG means a swamp. The book lists morass among the synonyms of BOG (also: fen, quagmire).
Correct Answer: unrhetorical
BOMBASTIC means high-sounding; pretentious in language. The book lists unrhetorical among the synonyms of BOMBASTIC (also: ranting, pompous).
Correct Answer: eloquent
BOMBASTIC means high-sounding; pretentious in language. The book lists eloquent among the antonyms of BOMBASTIC (also: well-spoken, bald).
Correct Answer: churlish
BOORISH means unrefined in speech or manners. The book lists churlish among the synonyms of BOORISH (also: uncouth, uncultured).
Correct Answer: suave
BOORISH means unrefined in speech or manners. The book lists suave among the antonyms of BOORISH (also: cultivated, polished).
Correct Answer: urban
BUCOLIC means pertaining to the country. The book lists urban among the antonyms of BUCOLIC (also: citified, urbanized).
Correct Answer: harlequin
BUFFOON means a clown. The book lists harlequin among the synonyms of BUFFOON (also: buffo, clown).
Correct Answer: charmer
BUFFOON means a clown. The book lists charmer among the antonyms of BUFFOON (also: enthusiast, exciter).
Correct Answer: idea
BULWARK means an embankment used as a fortification. The book lists idea among the synonyms of BULWARK.
Correct Answer: assail
BULWARK means an embankment used as a fortification. The book lists assail among the antonyms of BULWARK (also: assault, attack).
Correct Answer: aggressive
BUMPTIOUS means obnoxiously conceited or self- . assertive. The book lists aggressive among the synonyms of BUMPTIOUS (also: arrogant, contumelious).
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Correct Answer: junto
CABAL means a small group of persons engaged in Plotting. The book lists junto among the synonyms of CABAL (also: faction).
Correct Answer: dissolution
CABAL means a small group of persons engaged in Plotting. The book lists dissolution among the antonyms of CABAL (also: disunion, separation).
Correct Answer: dissonant
CACOPHONOUS means unharmonious sounding. The book lists dissonant among the synonyms of CACOPHONOUS (also: discordant, blatant).
Correct Answer: mellifluous
CACOPHONOUS means unharmonious sounding. The book lists mellifluous among the antonyms of CACOPHONOUS (also: euphonious, dulcet).
Correct Answer: ghastly
CADAVEROUS means corpselike; hence, haggard, pale. The book lists ghastly among the synonyms of CADAVEROUS (also: gaunt, pallid roun).
Correct Answer: rubicund
CADAVEROUS means corpselike; hence, haggard, pale. The book lists rubicund among the antonyms of CADAVEROUS (also: lorid).
Correct Answer: insensible
CALLOUS means unfeeling or insensitive. The book lists insensible among the synonyms of CALLOUS (also: obdurate).
Correct Answer: charitable
CALLOUS means unfeeling or insensitive. The book lists charitable among the antonyms of CALLOUS (also: compassionate, humane).
Correct Answer: asperse
The book lists asperse among the synonyms of CALUMNIATE (also: vilify, defame).
Correct Answer: exalt
The book lists exalt among the antonyms of CALUMNIATE (also: glorify, honor).
Correct Answer: artless
CANDID means frank, outspoken: impartial a candid reply that could hardly be more forthright. The book lists artless among the synonyms of CANDID (also: ingenuous, unbiased).
Correct Answer: guileful
CANDID means frank, outspoken: impartial a candid reply that could hardly be more forthright. The book lists guileful among the antonyms of CANDID (also: evasive).
Correct Answer: petulant
CANTANKEROUS means ill-natured; quarrelsome. The book lists petulant among the synonyms of CANTANKEROUS (also: peevish, contentious).
Correct Answer: amiable
CANTANKEROUS means ill-natured; quarrelsome. The book lists amiable among the antonyms of CANTANKEROUS (also: affable, equable).
Correct Answer: fickle
CAPRICIOUS means inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly. The book lists fickle among the synonyms of CAPRICIOUS (also: fitful, changeable).
Correct Answer: steadfast
CAPRICIOUS means inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly. The book lists steadfast among the antonyms of CAPRICIOUS (also: constant, even-tempered).
Correct Answer: hypercritical
CAPTIOUS means quick to find fault about trifles. The book lists hypercritical among the synonyms of CAPTIOUS (also: carping, carviling).
Correct Answer: uncritical
CAPTIOUS means quick to find fault about trifles. The book lists uncritical among the antonyms of CAPTIOUS (also: undiscriminating, undemanding).
Correct Answer: mockery
CARICATURE means a picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features. The book lists mockery among the synonyms of CARICATURE (also: cartoon, farce).
Correct Answer: meiosis
CARICATURE means a picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features. The book lists meiosis among the antonyms of CARICATURE (also: understatement).
Correct Answer: reprove
CASTIGATE means to punish or criticize severely. The book lists reprove among the synonyms of CASTIGATE (also: upbraid, reprehend).
Correct Answer: commend
CASTIGATE means to punish or criticize severely. The book lists commend among the antonyms of CASTIGATE (also: eulogize, laud).
Correct Answer: ethereal
CELESTIAL means pertaining to the sky; heavenly-a celestial pageant of bright stars. The book lists ethereal among the synonyms of CELESTIAL (also: firmament, elysian).
Correct Answer: chthonic
CELESTIAL means pertaining to the sky; heavenly-a celestial pageant of bright stars. The book lists chthonic among the antonyms of CELESTIAL (also: hellish, infernal).
Correct Answer: nationalist
CHAUVINIST means an extreme patriot-a chauvinist with most pride in his country. The book lists nationalist among the synonyms of CHAUVINIST (also: chauvinistic, jingoist).
Correct Answer: internationalist
CHAUVINIST means an extreme patriot-a chauvinist with most pride in his country. The book lists internationalist among the antonyms of CHAUVINIST (also: humanitarian, liberal).
Correct Answer: duplicity
CHICANERY means trickery, deception,- practised chicanery all his shady dealings. The book lists duplicity among the synonyms of CHICANERY (also: craft, stratagem).
Correct Answer: artlessness
CHICANERY means trickery, deception,- practised chicanery all his shady dealings. The book lists artlessness among the antonyms of CHICANERY (also: forthrightness, ingenuousness).
Correct Answer: persistent
CHRONIC means continuing a long time; habitual-a. chronic complaint, persisting for years. The book lists persistent among the synonyms of CHRONIC (also: unremitting, inveterate).
Correct Answer: intermittent
CHRONIC means continuing a long time; habitual-a. chronic complaint, persisting for years. The book lists intermittent among the antonyms of CHRONIC (also: sporadic, infrequent).
Correct Answer: rash
CIRCUMSPECT means cautious. The book lists rash among the antonyms of CIRCUMSPECT (also: indiscreet, reckless).
Correct Answer: thwart
CIRCUMVENT means to gain an advantage by the use of trick to evade by the use of deception; to go around. The book lists thwart among the synonyms of CIRCUMVENT (also: balk, outwit).
Correct Answer: comply
CIRCUMVENT means to gain an advantage by the use of trick to evade by the use of deception; to go around. The book lists comply among the antonyms of CIRCUMVENT (also: follow, keep).
Correct Answer: tespectful
CIVIL means of or having to do with citizens or the state. The book lists tespectful among the synonyms of CIVIL (also: gracious).
Correct Answer: discourteous
CIVIL means of or having to do with citizens or the state. The book lists discourteous among the antonyms of CIVIL (also: ill-, ill-mannered).
Correct Answer: vociferous
CLAMOROUS means loud and noisy. The book lists vociferous among the synonyms of CLAMOROUS (also: obstreperous, blatant).
Correct Answer: muted
CLAMOROUS means loud and noisy. The book lists muted among the antonyms of CLAMOROUS (also: quiet).
Correct Answer: furtive
CLANDESTINE means secret; stealthy. The book lists furtive among the synonyms of CLANDESTINE (also: covert, surreptitious).
Correct Answer: overt
CLANDESTINE means secret; stealthy. The book lists overt among the antonyms of CLANDESTINE (also: manifest, above-board).
Correct Answer: compassionate
CLEMENT means merciful; gentle. The book lists compassionate among the synonyms of CLEMENT (also: forbearing).
Correct Answer: relentless
CLEMENT means merciful; gentle. The book lists relentless among the antonyms of CLEMENT (also: ruthless).
Correct Answer: amalgamation
COALITION means alliance; merging of various units into one unit. The book lists amalgamation among the synonyms of COALITION (also: consolidation, fusion).
Correct Answer: constraint
COERCION means compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will. The book lists constraint among the synonyms of COERCION (also: restraint, impelling).
Correct Answer: agreement
COERCION means compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something against his will. The book lists agreement among the antonyms of COERCION (also: approval, consent).
Correct Answer: compelling
COGENT means having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason. The book lists compelling among the synonyms of COGENT (also: conclusive, convincing).
Correct Answer: inconclusive
COGENT means having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason. The book lists inconclusive among the antonyms of COGENT (also: indecisive, ineffective).
Correct Answer: collaboration
COLLUSION means working together secretly for an evil purpose. The book lists collaboration among the synonyms of COLLUSION (also: conspiracy, conniving).
Correct Answer: antagonism
COLLUSION means working together secretly for an evil purpose. The book lists antagonism among the antonyms of COLLUSION (also: discord, disunion).
Correct Answer: ample
The book lists ample among the synonyms of COMMODIOUS (also: capacious, spacious).
Correct Answer: confined
The book lists confined among the antonyms of COMMODIOUS (also: cramped, incommodious).
Correct Answer: congruous
The book lists congruous among the synonyms of COMPATIBLE (also: consistent).
Correct Answer: incongruous
The book lists incongruous among the antonyms of COMPATIBLE (also: discordant, incompatible).
Correct Answer: synopsis
COMPENDIUM means a briet summary of the main ideas of a larger work. The book lists synopsis among the synonyms of COMPENDIUM (also: digest).
Correct Answer: augmentation
COMPENDIUM means a briet summary of the main ideas of a larger work. The book lists augmentation among the antonyms of COMPENDIUM (also: enlargement, expansion).
Correct Answer: stipend
COMPENSATION means payment for services. The book lists stipend among the synonyms of COMPENSATION (also: remuneration, recompense).
Correct Answer: smug
COMPLACENT means self-satisfied. The book lists smug among the synonyms of COMPLACENT (also: assured, biggety).
Correct Answer: concerned
COMPLACENT means self-satisfied. The book lists concerned among the antonyms of COMPLACENT (also: interested, egoless).
Correct Answer: contrition
COMPUNCTION means regret for wrongdoing. The book lists contrition among the synonyms of COMPUNCTION (also: penitence, atonement).
Correct Answer: aplomb
COMPUNCTION means regret for wrongdoing. The book lists aplomb among the antonyms of COMPUNCTION (also: assurance, certainty).
Correct Answer: acquiesce
CONCEDE means to yield; to admit as true; to grant. The book lists acquiesce among the synonyms of CONCEDE (also: capitulate, acknowledge).
Correct Answer: deny
CONCEDE means to yield; to admit as true; to grant. The book lists deny among the antonyms of CONCEDE (also: resist).
Correct Answer: competent
CONDIGN means well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment). The book lists competent among the synonyms of CONDIGN (also: just, deserved).
Correct Answer: undeserved
CONDIGN means well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment). The book lists undeserved among the antonyms of CONDIGN (also: undue, unfair).
Correct Answer: commiserate
CONDOLE means to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune. The book lists commiserate among the synonyms of CONDOLE (also: show compassion, solace).
Correct Answer: disregard
CONDOLE means to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune. The book lists disregard among the antonyms of CONDOLE (also: ignore, neglect).
Correct Answer: extenuate
CONDONE means to forgive or overlook (an offense). The book lists extenuate among the synonyms of CONDONE (also: palliate, mitigate).
Correct Answer: heed
CONDONE means to forgive or overlook (an offense). The book lists heed among the antonyms of CONDONE (also: mark, mind).
Correct Answer: collaborator
CONFEDERATE means a person allied with others for a special purpose (frequently a bad one). The book lists collaborator among the synonyms of CONFEDERATE (also: accomplice).
Correct Answer: belittler
CONFEDERATE means a person allied with others for a special purpose (frequently a bad one). The book lists belittler among the antonyms of CONFEDERATE (also: detractor, adversary).
Correct Answer: compatible
CONGENIAL means possessing similar interests and tastes; able to get on well with others. The book lists compatible among the synonyms of CONGENIAL.
Correct Answer: disagreeable
CONGENIAL means possessing similar interests and tastes; able to get on well with others. The book lists disagreeable among the antonyms of CONGENIAL (also: pleasureless, unpalatable).
Correct Answer: surmise
CONJECTURE means to guess. The book lists surmise among the synonyms of CONJECTURE (also: presume, guess).
Correct Answer: fact
CONJECTURE means to guess. The book lists fact among the antonyms of CONJECTURE (also: proof, reality).
Correct Answer: hallow
CONSECRATE means to set apart as sacred consecrate the battlefield with a monument to the dead heroes. The book lists hallow among the synonyms of CONSECRATE (also: sanctify).
Correct Answer: desecrate
CONSECRATE means to set apart as sacred consecrate the battlefield with a monument to the dead heroes. The book lists desecrate among the antonyms of CONSECRATE.
Correct Answer: accord
CONSENSUS means general agreement. The book lists accord among the synonyms of CONSENSUS (also: concurrence, concurrency).
Correct Answer: conflict
CONSENSUS means general agreement. The book lists conflict among the antonyms of CONSENSUS (also: disagreement, aissengus).
Correct Answer: dismay
CONSTERNATION means amazement, lack of courage caused by fearful prospect. The book lists dismay among the synonyms of CONSTERNATION (also: alarm, amazement).
Correct Answer: calm
CONSTERNATION means amazement, lack of courage caused by fearful prospect. The book lists calm among the antonyms of CONSTERNATION (also: composure, happiness).
Correct Answer: clarify
CONSTRUE means to interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze. The book lists clarify among the synonyms of CONSTRUE (also: clear, explain).
Correct Answer: obscure
CONSTRUE means to interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze. The book lists obscure among the antonyms of CONSTRUE (also: befog, cloud).
Correct Answer: accomplished
CONSUMMATE means perfect or highly accomplished. The book lists accomplished among the synonyms of CONSUMMATE (also: ace, adept).
Correct Answer: botched
CONSUMMATE means perfect or highly accomplished. The book lists botched among the antonyms of CONSUMMATE (also: inept).
Correct Answer: supercilious
CONTEMPTUOUS means expressive of contempt (an emotion involving anger and disgust). The book lists supercilious among the synonyms of CONTEMPTUOUS (also: scornful, disdainful).
Correct Answer: admiring
CONTEMPTUOUS means expressive of contempt (an emotion involving anger and disgust). The book lists admiring among the antonyms of CONTEMPTUOUS (also: applauding, appreciative).
Correct Answer: boon
CONVIVIAL means festive; gay. The book lists boon among the synonyms of CONVIVIAL (also: clubbable, clubby).
Correct Answer: antisocial
CONVIVIAL means festive; gay. The book lists antisocial among the antonyms of CONVIVIAL (also: introverted, reclusive).
Correct Answer: profuse
COPIOUS means plentiful. The book lists profuse among the synonyms of COPIOUS (also: bountiful, abundant).
Correct Answer: meager
COPIOUS means plentiful. The book lists meager among the antonyms of COPIOUS (also: scant).
Correct Answer: obese
The book lists obese among the synonyms of CORPULENT (also: portly).
Correct Answer: gaunt
The book lists gaunt among the antonyms of CORPULENT (also: lank, emaciated).
Correct Answer: worldly-wise
COSMOPOLITAN means one who is at home in aj countries. The book lists worldly-wise among the synonyms of COSMOPOLITAN (also: smart, sophisticated).
Correct Answer: parochial
COSMOPOLITAN means one who is at home in aj countries. The book lists parochial among the antonyms of COSMOPOLITAN (also: provincial, guileless).
Correct Answer: clique
COTERIE means a group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. The book lists clique among the synonyms of COTERIE (also: body, bunch).
Correct Answer: loner
COTERIE means a group of people joined by common interests a coterie of select friend. The book lists loner among the antonyms of COTERIE (also: individualist).
Correct Answer: visage
COUNTENANCE means a face. The book lists visage among the synonyms of COUNTENANCE.
Correct Answer: agitation
COUNTENANCE means a face. The book lists agitation among the antonyms of COUNTENANCE (also: discomposure, perturbation).
Correct Answer: gross
CRASS means coarse and stupid. The book lists gross among the synonyms of CRASS (also: common, coarse).
Correct Answer: civilized
CRASS means coarse and stupid. The book lists civilized among the antonyms of CRASS (also: cultivated, cultured).
Correct Answer: pusillanimous
CRAVEN means coward. The book lists pusillanimous among the synonyms of CRAVEN (also: dastardly).
Correct Answer: stalwart
CRAVEN means coward. The book lists stalwart among the antonyms of CRAVEN (also: intrepid, valiant).
Correct Answer: conviction
CREDENCE means trust or belief. The book lists conviction among the synonyms of CREDENCE (also: confidence, trust).
Correct Answer: skepticism
CREDENCE means trust or belief. The book lists skepticism among the antonyms of CREDENCE (also: disbelief, discredit).
Correct Answer: believable
CREDIBLE means worthy of belief. The book lists believable among the synonyms of CREDIBLE (also: creditable, likely).
Correct Answer: incredible
CREDIBLE means worthy of belief. The book lists incredible among the antonyms of CREDIBLE (also: far-fetched, implausible).
Correct Answer: praiseworthy
CREDITABLE means deserving or reflecting Credit or honor. The book lists praiseworthy among the synonyms of CREDITABLE (also: meritorious, commendable applaudable).
Correct Answer: discreditable
CREDITABLE means deserving or reflecting Credit or honor. The book lists discreditable among the antonyms of CREDITABLE (also: infamous, opprobrious).
Correct Answer: gullible
CREDULOUS means inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon. The book lists gullible among the synonyms of CREDULOUS (also: believing, born yesterday).
Correct Answer: skeptical
CREDULOUS means inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon. The book lists skeptical among the antonyms of CREDULOUS (also: suspecting, suspicious).
Correct Answer: cower
CRINGE means to shrink in fear. The book lists cower among the synonyms of CRINGE (also: flinch, fawn).
Correct Answer: come forward
CRINGE means to shrink in fear. The book lists come forward among the antonyms of CRINGE (also: face, stretch).
Correct Answer: occult
CRYPTIC means Containing hidden meaning. The book lists occult among the synonyms of CRYPTIC (also: enigmatic critical, key).
Correct Answer: palpable
CRYPTIC means Containing hidden meaning. The book lists palpable among the antonyms of CRYPTIC (also: manifest inconsequential, insignificant).
Correct Answer: censurable
CULPABLE means deserving blame or censure. The book lists censurable among the synonyms of CULPABLE (also: reprehensible, blamable).
Correct Answer: blameless
CULPABLE means deserving blame or censure. The book lists blameless among the antonyms of CULPABLE (also: faultless, impeccable).
Correct Answer: cumbersome
CUMBROUS means burdensome and clumsy. The book lists cumbersome among the synonyms of CUMBROUS (also: unwieldy, bulk).
Correct Answer: repress
CURB means to control, check, or restrain. The book lists repress among the synonyms of CURB (also: subdue awkward, bunglesome).
Correct Answer: handy
CURB means to control, check, or restrain. The book lists handy among the antonyms of CURB (also: functional, practicable).
Correct Answer: painstaking
CURSORY means hurried; hence, superficial. The book lists painstaking among the antonyms of CURSORY (also: meticulous).
Correct Answer: blunt
CURT means rudely abrupt. The book lists blunt among the synonyms of CURT (also: brusque, bluff hasty).
Correct Answer: affable
CURT means rudely abrupt. The book lists affable among the antonyms of CURT (also: civil deliberate, unhurtied).
Correct Answer: sarcastic
CYNICAL means sneeringly distrustful of the good motives or conduct of others. The book lists sarcastic among the synonyms of CYNICAL (also: surly misanthropic, pessimistic).
Correct Answer: uncynical
CYNICAL means sneeringly distrustful of the good motives or conduct of others. The book lists uncynical among the antonyms of CYNICAL (also: trustful, trusting).
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Correct Answer: crunch
DEARTH means scarcity. The book lists crunch among the synonyms of DEARTH (also: deficiency, deficit).
Correct Answer: plethora
DEARTH means scarcity. The book lists plethora among the antonyms of DEARTH (also: abundance, adequacy).
Correct Answer: respect
DEFERENCE means submitting to the wishes or judgment of another. The book lists respect among the synonyms of DEFERENCE (also: complaisance, veneration).
Correct Answer: recalcitrance
DEFERENCE means submitting to the wishes or judgment of another. The book lists recalcitrance among the antonyms of DEFERENCE (also: defiance, disobedience).
Correct Answer: divinity
DEITY means a god -The sun was a deity to ancient peoples. The book lists divinity among the synonyms of DEITY (also: god, allah).
Correct Answer: Satan
DEITY means a god -The sun was a deity to ancient peoples. The book lists Satan among the antonyms of DEITY.
Correct Answer: agreeable
DELECTABLE means very pleasing. The book lists agreeable among the synonyms of DELECTABLE (also: blessed also blest, congenial).
Correct Answer: disagreeable
DELECTABLE means very pleasing. The book lists disagreeable among the antonyms of DELECTABLE (also: pleasureless, unpalatable).
Correct Answer: expunge
DELETE means to erase or cancel, take out or remove. The book lists expunge among the synonyms of DELETE (also: censor, efface).
Correct Answer: stet
DELETE means to erase or cancel, take out or remove. The book lists stet among the antonyms of DELETE (also: add, put).
Correct Answer: define
DELINEATE means to sketch or portray. The book lists define among the synonyms of DELINEATE (also: outline, silhouette).
Correct Answer: color
DELINEATE means to sketch or portray. The book lists color among the antonyms of DELINEATE (also: distort, falsify).
Correct Answer: derelict
DELINQUENT means an offender. The book lists derelict among the synonyms of DELINQUENT (also: behind, behindhand).
Correct Answer: early
DELINQUENT means an offender. The book lists early among the antonyms of DELINQUENT (also: inopportune, precocious).
Correct Answer: alluvion
DELUGE means a great flood; downpour. The book lists alluvion among the synonyms of DELUGE (also: bath, cataclysm).
Correct Answer: drought
DELUGE means a great flood; downpour. The book lists drought among the antonyms of DELUGE (also: drizzle, mist).
Correct Answer: agitator
DEMAGOGUE means a leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes. The book lists agitator among the synonyms of DEMAGOGUE (also: exciter, firebrand).
Correct Answer: peacemaker
DEMAGOGUE means a leader who tries to stir the passions of people for his own purposes. The book lists peacemaker among the antonyms of DEMAGOGUE (also: reconciler, uniter).
Correct Answer: deportment
DEMEANOR means behavior; bearing. The book lists deportment among the synonyms of DEMEANOR (also: mien, actions).
Correct Answer: sedate
DEMURE means affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious demure as a Victorian maiden. The book lists sedate among the synonyms of DEMURE (also: staid, decorous).
Correct Answer: immodest
DEMURE means affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious demure as a Victorian maiden. The book lists immodest among the antonyms of DEMURE (also: frivolous, extroverted).
Correct Answer: stigmatize
DENOUNCE means to speak against. The book lists stigmatize among the synonyms of DENOUNCE (also: censure, reprehend).
Correct Answer: laud
DENOUNCE means to speak against. The book lists laud among the antonyms of DENOUNCE (also: eulogize, bless).
Correct Answer: exhaust
DEPLETE means to empty or to use up. The book lists exhaust among the synonyms of DEPLETE (also: drain, abate).
Correct Answer: replenish
DEPLETE means to empty or to use up. The book lists replenish among the antonyms of DEPLETE (also: renew).
Correct Answer: lament
DEPLORE means to express sorrow or grief over. The book lists lament among the synonyms of DEPLORE (also: decry, grieve).
Correct Answer: delight
DEPLORE means to express sorrow or grief over. The book lists delight among the antonyms of DEPLORE (also: exult in, glory).
Correct Answer: debased
DEPRAVED means of low morals; corrupt. The book lists debased among the synonyms of DEPRAVED (also: wicked, vicious).
Correct Answer: pure
DEPRAVED means of low morals; corrupt. The book lists pure among the antonyms of DEPRAVED (also: uncorrupt, uncorrupted).
Correct Answer: sanction
DEPRECATE means to plead or argue against a certain course of action. The book lists sanction among the antonyms of DEPRECATE (also: acclaim, applaud).
Correct Answer: enhance
DEPRECIATE means to belittle or speak slightingly of. The book lists enhance among the antonyms of DEPRECIATE (also: magnify, extol).
Correct Answer: destruction
DEVASTATION means widespread ruin. The book lists destruction among the synonyms of DEVASTATION (also: desolation, annihilation).
Correct Answer: building
DEVASTATION means widespread ruin. The book lists building among the antonyms of DEVASTATION (also: construction, erection).
Correct Answer: circuitous
DEVIOUS means winding; indirect. The book lists circuitous among the synonyms of DEVIOUS.
Correct Answer: artless
DEVIOUS means winding; indirect. The book lists artless among the antonyms of DEVIOUS (also: guileless, ingenuous).
Correct Answer: destitute
DEVOID means lacking in; not possessing. The book lists destitute among the synonyms of DEVOID (also: bankrupt, bare).
Correct Answer: abounding
DEVOID means lacking in; not possessing. The book lists abounding among the antonyms of DEVOID (also: prevalent, filled).
Correct Answer: pious
DEVOUT means devoted to religious observances. The book lists pious among the synonyms of DEVOUT (also: religious, constant).
Correct Answer: impious
DEVOUT means devoted to religious observances. The book lists impious among the antonyms of DEVOUT (also: disloyal, faithless).
Correct Answer: adage
DICTUM means art authoritative statement; a saying-an [ imperial dictum demanding instant compliance €. The book lists adage among the synonyms of DICTUM (also: aphorism, apothegm).
Correct Answer: absurdity
DICTUM means art authoritative statement; a saying-an [ imperial dictum demanding instant compliance €. The book lists absurdity among the antonyms of DICTUM (also: ambiguity, foolishness).
Correct Answer: pedagogical
DIDACTIC means designed to teach, imparting a lesson A. The book lists pedagogical among the synonyms of DIDACTIC (also: sermonic, homiletic).
Correct Answer: imprecise
DIDACTIC means designed to teach, imparting a lesson A. The book lists imprecise among the antonyms of DIDACTIC (also: informal).
Correct Answer: shy
The book lists shy among the synonyms of DIFFIDENT (also: timid, reserved).
Correct Answer: forward
The book lists forward among the antonyms of DIFFIDENT (also: outgoing).
Correct Answer: predicament
The book lists predicament among the synonyms of DILEMMA (also: plight, double bind).
Correct Answer: miracle
The book lists miracle among the antonyms of DILEMMA (also: solution, yonder).
Correct Answer: amateur
DILETTANTE means one who dabbles In the fine arts or amusement only and without concentrated study. The book lists amateur among the synonyms of DILETTANTE (also: connoisseur, amateur).
Correct Answer: ace
DILETTANTE means one who dabbles In the fine arts or amusement only and without concentrated study. The book lists ace among the antonyms of DILETTANTE (also: adept, consummate).
Correct Answer: jarturb
DISCONCERT means to confuse; to embarrass. The book lists jarturb among the synonyms of DISCONCERT (also: discomfit, discompose).
Correct Answer: calm
DISCONCERT means to confuse; to embarrass. The book lists calm among the antonyms of DISCONCERT (also: comfort, console).
Correct Answer: inconsolable
DISCONSOLATE means depressed; without hope or jossibility of consolation. The book lists inconsolable among the synonyms of DISCONSOLATE (also: dejected, black).
Correct Answer: chat
DISCOURSE means to converse or talk; to discuss. The book lists chat among the synonyms of DISCOURSE (also: colloquy, converse).
Correct Answer: quiet
DISCOURSE means to converse or talk; to discuss. The book lists quiet among the antonyms of DISCOURSE (also: silence).
Correct Answer: detached
DISCRETE means separate. The book lists detached among the synonyms of DISCRETE (also: disconnected, separate).
Correct Answer: attached
DISCRETE means separate. The book lists attached among the antonyms of DISCRETE (also: connected, joined).
Correct Answer: desultory
DISCURSIVE means rambling from one subject to nother. The book lists desultory among the synonyms of DISCURSIVE (also: digressive, desultory).
Correct Answer: coherent
DISCURSIVE means rambling from one subject to nother. The book lists coherent among the antonyms of DISCURSIVE (also: consistent, logical).
Correct Answer: contrast
DISPARITY means inequality; ifference in image, quantity, character, or rank. The book lists contrast among the synonyms of DISPARITY (also: disagreement, discrepancy).
Correct Answer: alikeness
DISPARITY means inequality; ifference in image, quantity, character, or rank. The book lists alikeness among the antonyms of DISPARITY (also: analogousness, analogy).
Correct Answer: palm
DISPASSIONATE means free from feeling or partiality. The book lists palm among the synonyms of DISPASSIONATE (also: impartial, candid).
Correct Answer: partial
DISPASSIONATE means free from feeling or partiality. The book lists partial among the antonyms of DISPASSIONATE (also: biased, ex parte).
Correct Answer: expedite
DISPATCH means to do speedily; to send off. The book lists expedite among the synonyms of DISPATCH (also: celerity).
Correct Answer: retention
DISPATCH means to do speedily; to send off. The book lists retention among the antonyms of DISPATCH (also: slowing).
Correct Answer: dissipate
DISPEL means to drive away; to scatter. The book lists dissipate among the synonyms of DISPEL (also: disperse, diffuse clear out).
Correct Answer: accumulate
DISPEL means to drive away; to scatter. The book lists accumulate among the antonyms of DISPEL (also: collect, garner).
Correct Answer: conflict
DISSENT means to disagree; to differ in opinion. The book lists conflict among the synonyms of DISSENT (also: disaccord, discordance).
Correct Answer: accord
DISSENT means to disagree; to differ in opinion. The book lists accord among the antonyms of DISSENT (also: agreement, concord).
Correct Answer: debauched
DISSOLUTE means living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals. The book lists debauched among the synonyms of DISSOLUTE (also: dissipated, profligate).
Correct Answer: pure
DISSOLUTE means living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals. The book lists pure among the antonyms of DISSOLUTE (also: uncorrupt, uncorrupted).
Correct Answer: harassed
DISTRAUGHT means mentally distressed; distracted. The book lists harassed among the synonyms of DISTRAUGHT (also: agitated, delirious).
Correct Answer: collected
DISTRAUGHT means mentally distressed; distracted. The book lists collected among the antonyms of DISTRAUGHT (also: composed, recollected).
Correct Answer: multifarious
DIVERSE means (verb: DIVERSIFY; noun: DIVISIBILITY): Varied; different. The book lists multifarious among the synonyms of DIVERSE (also: disparate, dissimilar).
Correct Answer: alike
DIVERSE means (verb: DIVERSIFY; noun: DIVISIBILITY): Varied; different. The book lists alike among the antonyms of DIVERSE (also: identical, indistinguishable).
Correct Answer: amusing
DIVERTING means entertaining. The book lists amusing among the synonyms of DIVERTING (also: delightful, fun).
Correct Answer: boring
DIVERTING means entertaining. The book lists boring among the antonyms of DIVERTING (also: drab, dreary).
Correct Answer: disclose
DIVULGE means to make public or reveal. The book lists disclose among the synonyms of DIVULGE (also: impart, bare).
Correct Answer: cloak
DIVULGE means to make public or reveal. The book lists cloak among the antonyms of DIVULGE (also: conceal, cover).
Correct Answer: overbearing
DOGMATIC means positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it, were an undisputed fact. The book lists overbearing among the synonyms of DOGMATIC (also: opinionated, peremptory).
Correct Answer: latitudinarian
DOGMATIC means positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it, were an undisputed fact. The book lists latitudinarian among the antonyms of DOGMATIC (also: undoctrinaire, undogmatic).
Correct Answer: doleful
DOLOROUS means sorrowful; mournful. The book lists doleful among the synonyms of DOLOROUS (also: lugubrious, grievous).
Correct Answer: jocund
DOLOROUS means sorrowful; mournful. The book lists jocund among the antonyms of DOLOROUS (also: blithe, mirthful).
Correct Answer: vigorous
DYNAMIC means forceful. The book lists vigorous among the synonyms of DYNAMIC (also: flush, energetic).
Correct Answer: static
DYNAMIC means forceful. The book lists static among the antonyms of DYNAMIC (also: inert, dormant).
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Correct Answer: churchly
The book lists churchly among the synonyms of ECCLESIASTIC (also: ecclesial, ecclesiastical).
Correct Answer: secular
The book lists secular among the antonyms of ECCLESIASTIC (also: lay).
Correct Answer: bull
EDICT means a public command or proclamation issued by an authority. The book lists bull among the synonyms of EDICT (also: decree, diktat).
Correct Answer: appeal
EDICT means a public command or proclamation issued by an authority. The book lists appeal among the antonyms of EDICT (also: entreaty, petition).
Correct Answer: enlighten
EDIFY means to instruct or uplift, particularly In morals or religion. The book lists enlighten among the synonyms of EDIFY (also: educate, illume).
Correct Answer: confuse
EDIFY means to instruct or uplift, particularly In morals or religion. The book lists confuse among the antonyms of EDIFY (also: perplex, puzzle).
Correct Answer: decadent
EFFETE means no longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out. The book lists decadent among the synonyms of EFFETE (also: decayed, degenerate).
Correct Answer: mighty
EFFETE means no longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out. The book lists mighty among the antonyms of EFFETE (also: powerful, rugged).
Correct Answer: egocentric
EGOTISTIC means conceited. The book lists egocentric among the synonyms of EGOTISTIC (also: vain, assured).
Correct Answer: altruistic
EGOTISTIC means conceited. The book lists altruistic among the antonyms of EGOTISTIC (also: egoless, humble).
Correct Answer: blatant
EGREGIOUS means outstandingly bad an egregious . mistake with serious implications. The book lists blatant among the synonyms of EGREGIOUS (also: conspicuous, flagrant).
Correct Answer: imperceptible
EGREGIOUS means outstandingly bad an egregious . mistake with serious implications. The book lists imperceptible among the antonyms of EGREGIOUS (also: inconspicuous, unnoticeable).
Correct Answer: blat
EJACULATE means to exclaim or utter suddenly. The book lists blat among the synonyms of EJACULATE (also: blurt out, bolt).
Correct Answer: be silent
EJACULATE means to exclaim or utter suddenly. The book lists be silent among the antonyms of EJACULATE (also: be still, hark).
Correct Answer: evoke
ELICIT means to draw out. The book lists evoke among the synonyms of ELICIT (also: extract, extort).
Correct Answer: disregard
ELICIT means to draw out. The book lists disregard among the antonyms of ELICIT (also: forget, ignore).
Correct Answer: clarify
ELUCIDATE means to make clear; to explain. The book lists clarify among the synonyms of ELUCIDATE (also: clear, construe).
Correct Answer: obscure
ELUCIDATE means to make clear; to explain. The book lists obscure among the antonyms of ELUCIDATE (also: befog, cloud).
Correct Answer: agent
The book lists agent among the synonyms of EMISSARY (also: delegate, ambassado).
Correct Answer: receiver
The book lists receiver among the antonyms of EMISSARY.
Correct Answer: begs
ENGENDER means to cause, produce, or stir up-an act in that engendered good will. The book lists begs among the synonyms of ENGENDER (also: breed, bring).
Correct Answer: cease
ENGENDER means to cause, produce, or stir up-an act in that engendered good will. The book lists cease among the antonyms of ENGENDER (also: end, stop).
Correct Answer: beguilement
ENNUI means boredom; weariness of mind-fell asleep at the meeting from sheer ennui. The book lists beguilement among the antonyms of ENNUI (also: pi bewitchment, captivation).
Correct Answer: appear
ENSUE means to follow or result-Silence ensued when pl the leader arose to speak. The book lists appear among the synonyms of ENSUE (also: ig arise, attend).
Correct Answer: antecede
ENSUE means to follow or result-Silence ensued when pl the leader arose to speak. The book lists antecede among the antonyms of ENSUE.
Correct Answer: solicit
ENTREAT means to beg earnestly. The book lists solicit among the synonyms of ENTREAT (also: supplicate, nc beseech).
Correct Answer: hint
ENTREAT means to beg earnestly. The book lists hint among the antonyms of ENTREAT (also: imply, he intimate).
Correct Answer: brief
EPHEMERAL means very short-lived. The book lists brief among the synonyms of EPHEMERAL (also: deciduous, kn momentary).
Correct Answer: eternal
EPHEMERAL means very short-lived. The book lists eternal among the antonyms of EPHEMERAL (also: ceaseless, be dateless).
Correct Answer: bon vivant
EPICUREAN means a person devoted to & luxurious living and pleasure. The book lists bon vivant among the synonyms of EPICUREAN (also: epicure, an gastronome).
Correct Answer: glutton
EPICUREAN means a person devoted to & luxurious living and pleasure. The book lists glutton among the antonyms of EPICUREAN (also: gorger, guzzler).
Correct Answer: adage
EPIGRAM means a brief pointed saying. The book lists adage among the synonyms of EPIGRAM (also: aphorism, av apothegm).
Correct Answer: big
EPIGRAM means a brief pointed saying. The book lists big among the antonyms of EPIGRAM (also: large, lengthy).
Correct Answer: commemoration
EPITAPH means a tombstone inscription. The book lists commemoration among the synonyms of EPITAPH (also: imo elegy, epigraph).
Correct Answer: characterization
EPITHET means a phrase that describes a quality (good Sut or bad) in a person or thing. The book lists characterization among the synonyms of EPITHET (also: appellation, alias).
Correct Answer: accolade
EPITHET means a phrase that describes a quality (good Sut or bad) in a person or thing. The book lists accolade among the antonyms of EPITHET (also: ani ammendation, compliment).
Correct Answer: serenity
EQUANIMITY means evenness mper or mind. The book lists serenity among the synonyms of EQUANIMITY (also: composure iperturbability, aplomb).
Correct Answer: agitation
EQUANIMITY means evenness mper or mind. The book lists agitation among the antonyms of EQUANIMITY (also: discomposure srturbation, alarm).
Correct Answer: aimless
ERRATIC means irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixec pose erratic behavior, reflecting his quee! gas. The book lists aimless among the synonyms of ERRATIC (also: arbitrary, catch-as-tch-can).
Correct Answer: methodical
ERRATIC means irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixec pose erratic behavior, reflecting his quee! gas. The book lists methodical among the antonyms of ERRATIC (also: orderly, organized).
Correct Answer: educated
ERUDITE means learned. The book lists educated among the synonyms of ERUDITE (also: knowledgeable, learned).
Correct Answer: benighted
ERUDITE means learned. The book lists benighted among the antonyms of ERUDITE (also: dark, ignorant).
Correct Answer: abstruse
ESOTERIC means understood by only a select few. The book lists abstruse among the synonyms of ESOTERIC (also: recondite, arcane).
Correct Answer: shailow
ESOTERIC means understood by only a select few. The book lists shailow among the antonyms of ESOTERIC (also: superficial, common).
Correct Answer: questionable
EXCEPTIONABLE means objectionable. The book lists questionable among the synonyms of EXCEPTIONABLE (also: reprehensible, censurable).
Correct Answer: laudable
EXCEPTIONABLE means objectionable. The book lists laudable among the antonyms of EXCEPTIONABLE (also: inoffensive, unobjectionable).
Correct Answer: vindicate
EXCULPATE means to free from blame. The book lists vindicate among the synonyms of EXCULPATE (also: exonerate, absolve).
Correct Answer: arraign
EXCULPATE means to free from blame. The book lists arraign among the antonyms of EXCULPATE (also: indict, inculpate).
Correct Answer: illustrative
EXEMPLARY means serving as a del; commendable. The book lists illustrative among the synonyms of EXEMPLARY (also: typical, praiseworthy).
Correct Answer: bad
EXEMPLARY means serving as a del; commendable. The book lists bad among the antonyms of EXEMPLARY (also: low-grade, poor).
Correct Answer: outflow
EXODUS means departure, emigration. The book lists outflow among the synonyms of EXODUS (also: gush, outpour).
Correct Answer: flux
EXODUS means departure, emigration. The book lists flux among the antonyms of EXODUS (also: inflow, influx).
Correct Answer: bizarro
EXOTIC means strange and foreign. The book lists bizarro among the synonyms of EXOTIC (also: glamorous).
Correct Answer: familiar
EXOTIC means strange and foreign. The book lists familiar among the antonyms of EXOTIC (also: nonglamorous).
Correct Answer: dilate
EXPATIATE means to speak or write at great length. The book lists dilate among the synonyms of EXPATIATE (also: declaim, descant).
Correct Answer: abridge
EXPATIATE means to speak or write at great length. The book lists abridge among the antonyms of EXPATIATE (also: compress, condense).
Correct Answer: deportee
The book lists deportee among the synonyms of EXPATRIATE (also: evacuee, exile).
Correct Answer: allow
The book lists allow among the antonyms of EXPATRIATE (also: wetcome).
Correct Answer: opportune
EXPEDIENT means convenient in helping to attain some purpose. The book lists opportune among the synonyms of EXPEDIENT (also: seasonable).
Correct Answer: impolitic
EXPEDIENT means convenient in helping to attain some purpose. The book lists impolitic among the antonyms of EXPEDIENT (also: imprudent, inadvisable).
Correct Answer: deed
The book lists deed among the synonyms of EXPLOIT (also: feat, number).
Correct Answer: bore
The book lists bore among the antonyms of EXPLOIT (also: bummer, bust).
Correct Answer: air
EXPOUND means to set forth in detall; to explain. The book lists air among the synonyms of EXPOUND (also: express, give).
Correct Answer: stifle
EXPOUND means to set forth in detall; to explain. The book lists stifle among the antonyms of EXPOUND (also: suppress, obscure).
Correct Answer: purge
EXPURGATE means to purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material. The book lists purge among the synonyms of EXPURGATE (also: delete, bowdlerize).
Correct Answer: approve
EXPURGATE means to purify (usually a piece of writing) of offensive material. The book lists approve among the antonyms of EXPURGATE (also: authorize, sanction).
Correct Answer: impromptu
EXTEMPORANEOUS means done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparafion. The book lists impromptu among the synonyms of EXTEMPORANEOUS (also: offhand, ad hoc).
Correct Answer: considered
EXTEMPORANEOUS means done or spoken on the spur of the moment or without preparafion. The book lists considered among the antonyms of EXTEMPORANEOUS (also: planned, premeditated).
Correct Answer: defunct
EXTINCT means no longer existing or active. The book lists defunct among the synonyms of EXTINCT.
Correct Answer: bygone
EXTINCT means no longer existing or active. The book lists bygone among the antonyms of EXTINCT (also: bypast, dead).
Correct Answer: eradicate
EXTIRPATE means to root out, destroy totally. The book lists eradicate among the synonyms of EXTIRPATE (also: exterminate, efface).
Correct Answer: conserve
EXTIRPATE means to root out, destroy totally. The book lists conserve among the antonyms of EXTIRPATE (also: preserve, protect).
Correct Answer: extrinsic
EXTRANEOUS means not essential; foreign; irrelevant. The book lists extrinsic among the synonyms of EXTRANEOUS (also: adventitious).
Correct Answer: germane
EXTRANEOUS means not essential; foreign; irrelevant. The book lists germane among the antonyms of EXTRANEOUS (also: intrinsic, inherent).
Correct Answer: crowing
EXULTATION means great rejoicing. The book lists crowing among the synonyms of EXULTATION (also: delight, elation).
Correct Answer: discouragement
EXULTATION means great rejoicing. The book lists discouragement among the antonyms of EXULTATION.
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Correct Answer: exterior
FACADE means front or face, especially of a building. The book lists exterior among the synonyms of FACADE (also: front, face).
Correct Answer: back
FACADE means front or face, especially of a building. The book lists back among the antonyms of FACADE (also: rear, rearward).
Correct Answer: jocose
FACETIOUS means given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun. The book lists jocose among the synonyms of FACETIOUS (also: droll, flippant).
Correct Answer: solemn
FACETIOUS means given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun. The book lists solemn among the antonyms of FACETIOUS (also: grave, saturnine).
Correct Answer: illogical
FALLACIOUS means unsound; : misleading; deceptive. The book lists illogical among the synonyms of FALLACIOUS (also: illegitimate, inconsequent).
Correct Answer: logical
FALLACIOUS means unsound; : misleading; deceptive. The book lists logical among the antonyms of FALLACIOUS (also: rational, reasonable).
Correct Answer: careless
FALLIBLE means liable to make mistakes or be ‘ deceived. The book lists careless among the synonyms of FALLIBLE (also: deceptive, errabie).
Correct Answer: certain
FALLIBLE means liable to make mistakes or be ‘ deceived. The book lists certain among the antonyms of FALLIBLE (also: correct, definite).
Correct Answer: sound
FATHOM means to penetrate and understand. The book lists sound among the synonyms of FATHOM (also: plumb).
Correct Answer: misunderstand
FATHOM means to penetrate and understand. The book lists misunderstand among the antonyms of FATHOM (also: not get).
Correct Answer: inane
FATUOUS means foolish; silly. The book lists inane among the synonyms of FATUOUS (also: vacuous, puerile).
Correct Answer: judicious
FATUOUS means foolish; silly. The book lists judicious among the antonyms of FATUOUS (also: sagacious, sage).
Correct Answer: allegiance
FEALTY means faithfulness. The book lists allegiance among the synonyms of FEALTY (also: constancy, fidelity).
Correct Answer: disloyalty
FEALTY means faithfulness. The book lists disloyalty among the antonyms of FEALTY (also: infidelity, treachery).
Correct Answer: achievable
FEASIBLE means workable. The book lists achievable among the synonyms of FEASIBLE (also: attainable, doable).
Correct Answer: impracticable
FEASIBLE means workable. The book lists impracticable among the antonyms of FEASIBLE (also: hopeless, impossible).
Correct Answer: dissemble
FEIGN means to pretend. The book lists dissemble among the synonyms of FEIGN (also: sham, dissimulate).
Correct Answer: be true
FEIGN means to pretend. The book lists be true among the antonyms of FEIGN.
Correct Answer: beatitude
The book lists beatitude among the synonyms of FELICITY (also: blessedness, bliss).
Correct Answer: perfervid
FERVID means spirited; ardent. The book lists perfervid among the synonyms of FERVID (also: impassioned liv zealous, fervent).
Correct Answer: cold
FERVID means spirited; ardent. The book lists cold among the antonyms of FERVID (also: coo, ct dispassionate).
Correct Answer: adorn
FESTOON means a garland of flowers, leaves Fi etc. hung between two points. The book lists adorn among the synonyms of FESTOON (also: array, beautify).
Correct Answer: blemish
FESTOON means a garland of flowers, leaves Fi etc. hung between two points. The book lists blemish among the antonyms of FESTOON (also: deface disfigure, mar).
Correct Answer: charm
FETISH means something that is believed to have} Magical powers. The book lists charm among the synonyms of FETISH (also: talisman).
Correct Answer: apathy
FETISH means something that is believed to have} Magical powers. The book lists apathy among the antonyms of FETISH (also: disregard, indifference).
Correct Answer: debacle
FIASCO means a ludicrous and complete failure. The book lists debacle among the synonyms of FIASCO.
Correct Answer: blockbuster
FIASCO means a ludicrous and complete failure. The book lists blockbuster among the antonyms of FIASCO (also: hit, smash).
Correct Answer: fabricated
FICTITIOUS means unreal; made-up. The book lists fabricated among the synonyms of FICTITIOUS (also: chimericai, fabulous).
Correct Answer: flabby
FLACCID means lacking firmness. The book lists flabby among the synonyms of FLACCID (also: droopy, limp).
Correct Answer: inflexible
FLACCID means lacking firmness. The book lists inflexible among the antonyms of FLACCID (also: resilient, rigid).
Correct Answer: glaring
FLAGRANT means outstandingly bad. The book lists glaring among the synonyms of FLAGRANT (also: notorious, conspicuous).
Correct Answer: imperceptible
FLAGRANT means outstandingly bad. The book lists imperceptible among the antonyms of FLAGRANT (also: inconspicuous, inconsequential).
Correct Answer: florid
FLAMBOYANT means elaborately showy. The book lists florid among the synonyms of FLAMBOYANT (also: ornate, resplendent).
Correct Answer: somber
FLAMBOYANT means elaborately showy. The book lists somber among the antonyms of FLAMBOYANT (also: unnoticeable, unobtrusive).
Correct Answer: display
FLAUNT means display or wave boastfully. The book lists display among the synonyms of FLAUNT (also: disport, exhibit).
Correct Answer: camouflage
FLAUNT means display or wave boastfully. The book lists camouflage among the antonyms of FLAUNT (also: disguise).
Correct Answer: brief
FLEETING means passing swiftiy. The book lists brief among the synonyms of FLEETING (also: deciduous, ephemeral).
Correct Answer: ceaseless
FLEETING means passing swiftiy. The book lists ceaseless among the antonyms of FLEETING (also: dateless, deathless).
Correct Answer: oscillate
FLUCTUATE means to waver from one course to other; to vary irregularly. The book lists oscillate among the synonyms of FLUCTUATE (also: vacillate, undulate).
Correct Answer: plateau
FLUCTUATE means to waver from one course to other; to vary irregularly. The book lists plateau among the antonyms of FLUCTUATE (also: stabilize).
Correct Answer: restrain
FORBEAR means to exercise sf control; to keep from. The book lists restrain among the synonyms of FORBEAR (also: abstain).
Correct Answer: bow
FORBEAR means to exercise sf control; to keep from. The book lists bow among the antonyms of FORBEAR (also: give in, succumb).
Correct Answer: rhetorical
FORENSIC means pertaining to public discussion or law ourts. The book lists rhetorical among the synonyms of FORENSIC (also: oratorical, debatable).
Correct Answer: agreement
FORENSIC means pertaining to public discussion or law ourts. The book lists agreement among the antonyms of FORENSIC.
Correct Answer: casual
FORTUITOUS means accidental. The book lists casual among the synonyms of FORTUITOUS (also: incidental, adventitious).
Correct Answer: hapless
FORTUITOUS means accidental. The book lists hapless among the antonyms of FORTUITOUS (also: lll-fated, luckless).
Correct Answer: brawl
FRACAS means a disorderly quarrel. The book lists brawl among the synonyms of FRACAS (also: altercation, fray).
Correct Answer: truce
FRACAS means a disorderly quarrel. The book lists truce among the antonyms of FRACAS (also: calm, jarmony).
Correct Answer: balk
FRUSTRATE means to prevent (the attainment of an bject); to defeat or render ineffectual. The book lists balk among the synonyms of FRUSTRATE (also: thwart, foil).
Correct Answer: abet
FRUSTRATE means to prevent (the attainment of an bject); to defeat or render ineffectual. The book lists abet among the antonyms of FRUSTRATE (also: advance, cultivate).
Correct Answer: innocuous
FULSOME means disgustingly excessive. The book lists innocuous among the antonyms of FULSOME (also: inoffensive, cheap).
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Correct Answer: adorn
GARNISH means to trim or decorate. The book lists adorn among the synonyms of GARNISH (also: deck, adomment).
Correct Answer: blemish
GARNISH means to trim or decorate. The book lists blemish among the antonyms of GARNISH (also: defacement, disfigurement).
Correct Answer: birth
The book lists birth among the synonyms of GENEALOGY (also: blood, bloodline).
Correct Answer: issue
The book lists issue among the antonyms of GENEALOGY (also: posterity, progeny).
Correct Answer: inception
GENESIS means origin. The book lists inception among the synonyms of GENESIS (also: alpha, baseline).
Correct Answer: close
GENESIS means origin. The book lists close among the antonyms of GENESIS (also: conclusion, end).
Correct Answer: communicate
GESTICULATE means to make gestures, or indicate feelings by. motions. The book lists communicate among the synonyms of GESTICULATE (also: intercommunicate).
Correct Answer: speak
GESTICULATE means to make gestures, or indicate feelings by. motions. The book lists speak among the antonyms of GESTICULATE.
Correct Answer: gruesome
GHASTLY means horrible, deathlike. The book lists gruesome among the synonyms of GHASTLY (also: grisly, pallid).
Correct Answer: agreeable
GHASTLY means horrible, deathlike. The book lists agreeable among the antonyms of GHASTLY (also: appealing, light).
Correct Answer: mock
GIBE means to laugh at; to utter with scorn. The book lists mock among the synonyms of GIBE (also: sneer, jeer).
Correct Answer: applaud
GIBE means to laugh at; to utter with scorn. The book lists applaud among the antonyms of GIBE (also: approve, commend).
Correct Answer: artful
GLIB means smooth-spoken, fluent. The book lists artful among the synonyms of GLIB (also: articulate, easy).
Correct Answer: inarticulate
GLIB means smooth-spoken, fluent. The book lists inarticulate among the antonyms of GLIB (also: quiet, stuttering).
Correct Answer: voracious
GLUTTONOUS means inclined to cat to excess. The book lists voracious among the synonyms of GLUTTONOUS (also: intemperate, edacious).
Correct Answer: content
GLUTTONOUS means inclined to cat to excess. The book lists content among the antonyms of GLUTTONOUS (also: full, glutted).
Correct Answer: diaphanous
GOSSAMER means a very thin gauzelike fabric of structure. The book lists diaphanous among the synonyms of GOSSAMER (also: flimsy, gauzeiike).
Correct Answer: substantial
GOSSAMER means a very thin gauzelike fabric of structure. The book lists substantial among the antonyms of GOSSAMER (also: ponderous).
Correct Answer: clubbable
GREGARIOUS means habitually fond of associating in a company or herd. The book lists clubbable among the synonyms of GREGARIOUS (also: clubby, companionable).
Correct Answer: lone
GREGARIOUS means habitually fond of associating in a company or herd. The book lists lone among the antonyms of GREGARIOUS (also: aloof, nonsocial).
Correct Answer: mug
GRIMACE means a distortion of the face to express a attitude or feeling. The book lists mug among the synonyms of GRIMACE (also: moutt).
Correct Answer: beam
GRIMACE means a distortion of the face to express a attitude or feeling. The book lists beam among the antonyms of GRIMACE (also: grin, smile).
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Correct Answer: accost
HAIL means to greet. The book lists accost among the synonyms of HAIL (also: hail, shower).
Correct Answer: dribble
HAIL means to greet. The book lists dribble among the antonyms of HAIL (also: drip, trickle).
Correct Answer: declaim
HARANGUE means to deliver a long. nois Speech- harangued the multitude. The book lists declaim among the synonyms of HARANGUE.
Correct Answer: encomium
HARANGUE means to deliver a long. nois Speech- harangued the multitude. The book lists encomium among the antonyms of HARANGUE (also: eulogy, panegyric).
Correct Answer: precursor
HARBINGER means a forerunner; ail announcer. The book lists precursor among the synonyms of HARBINGER (also: angel, foregoer).
Correct Answer: be quiet
HARBINGER means a forerunner; ail announcer. The book lists be quiet among the antonyms of HARBINGER (also: hide, withhold).
Correct Answer: assumptive
HAUGHTY means proud; iooking down with contempt or others. The book lists assumptive among the synonyms of HAUGHTY (also: bumptious, cavalier).
Correct Answer: humble
HAUGHTY means proud; iooking down with contempt or others. The book lists humble among the antonyms of HAUGHTY (also: iowly, modest).
Correct Answer: inadvertent
HEEDLESS means thoughtiess; taking littie care. The book lists inadvertent among the synonyms of HEEDLESS (also: rash, incautious).
Correct Answer: prudent
HEEDLESS means thoughtiess; taking littie care. The book lists prudent among the antonyms of HEEDLESS (also: circumspect, mindful).
Correct Answer: atrocious
HEINOUS means wicked; hatefui. The book lists atrocious among the synonyms of HEINOUS (also: outrageous, monstrous).
Correct Answer: glorious
HEINOUS means wicked; hatefui. The book lists glorious among the antonyms of HEINOUS (also: good, lovely).
Correct Answer: heterodoxy
HERESY means an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view. The book lists heterodoxy among the synonyms of HERESY (also: dissent, dissidence).
Correct Answer: orthodoxy
HERESY means an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view. The book lists orthodoxy among the antonyms of HERESY (also: conformity).
Correct Answer: breach
HIATUS means a gap or vacancy; break -ieft a hiatus on the page where he erased a sentence; an open space In a barrier. The book lists breach among the synonyms of HIATUS (also: break, discontinuity).
Correct Answer: completeness
HIATUS means a gap or vacancy; break -ieft a hiatus on the page where he erased a sentence; an open space In a barrier. The book lists completeness among the antonyms of HIATUS (also: fullness, continuation).
Correct Answer: dramatic
HISTRIONIC means pertaining to the theater; designed for show. The book lists dramatic among the synonyms of HISTRIONIC (also: theatrical, melodramatic).
Correct Answer: undramatic
HISTRIONIC means pertaining to the theater; designed for show. The book lists undramatic among the antonyms of HISTRIONIC (also: muted, restrained).
Correct Answer: canard
HOAX means a trick or deception; a practical Joke. The book lists canard among the synonyms of HOAX.
Correct Answer: closure
HOVEL means a dirty or wretched dwelling. The book lists closure among the antonyms of HOVEL (also: solid).
Correct Answer: caricature
HYPERBOLE means extravagant exaggeration for effec in. The book lists caricature among the synonyms of HYPERBOLE (also: al coloring, elaboration).
Correct Answer: meiggis
HYPERBOLE means extravagant exaggeration for effec in. The book lists meiggis among the antonyms of HYPERBOLE.
Correct Answer: theory
HYPOTHESIS means an assumption made for the Sake of argument. The book lists theory among the synonyms of HYPOTHESIS (also: proposition, supposition).
Correct Answer: assurance
HYPOTHESIS means an assumption made for the Sake of argument. The book lists assurance among the antonyms of HYPOTHESIS (also: certainty, fact).
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Correct Answer: eccentricity
The book lists eccentricity among the synonyms of IDIOSYNCRASY (also: foible, pt mannerism).
Correct Answer: conformity
The book lists conformity among the antonyms of IDIOSYNCRASY (also: sameness).
Correct Answer: infamous
IGNOMINIOUS means incurring sr public disgrace. The book lists infamous among the synonyms of IGNOMINIOUS (also: pr degrading, opprobrious).
Correct Answer: illustrious
IGNOMINIOUS means incurring sr public disgrace. The book lists illustrious among the antonyms of IGNOMINIOUS (also: renowned, preeminent).
Correct Answer: undefiled
IMMACULATE means spotless; pure. The book lists undefiled among the synonyms of IMMACULATE (also: unsuliled, pe unbiemished).
Correct Answer: defiled
IMMACULATE means spotless; pure. The book lists defiled among the antonyms of IMMACULATE (also: blemished).
Correct Answer: impending
IMMINENT means likely to occur soon. The book lists impending among the synonyms of IMMINENT (also: looming, be pending).
Correct Answer: iate
IMMINENT means likely to occur soon. The book lists iate among the antonyms of IMMINENT (also: recent, distant).
Correct Answer: unsusceptible
IMMUNE means exempt from; vu protected from. The book lists unsusceptible among the synonyms of IMMUNE (also: clear, exempt).
Correct Answer: susceptible
IMMUNE means exempt from; vu protected from. The book lists susceptible among the antonyms of IMMUNE (also: unprotected, vulnerabie).
Correct Answer: gore
IMPALE means to pierce through with a pointed instrument. The book lists gore among the synonyms of IMPALE (also: harpoon, jab).
Correct Answer: exit
IMPALE means to pierce through with a pointed instrument. The book lists exit among the antonyms of IMPALE (also: take out, withdraw ful).
Correct Answer: arraign
IMPEACH means to accuse (a public official) of br wrongdoing. The book lists arraign among the synonyms of IMPEACH.
Correct Answer: absolve
IMPEACH means to accuse (a public official) of br wrongdoing. The book lists absolve among the antonyms of IMPEACH (also: clear, exculpate).
Correct Answer: consummate
IMPECCABLE means faultiess. The book lists consummate among the synonyms of IMPECCABLE (also: op itteproachable, unerring).
Correct Answer: culpable
IMPECCABLE means faultiess. The book lists culpable among the antonyms of IMPECCABLE (also: fallibie, amiss).
Correct Answer: permeable
IMPERVIOUS means incapable of being penetrated. The book lists permeable among the synonyms of IMPERVIOUS (also: impenetrable, tight).
Correct Answer: srmeable
IMPERVIOUS means incapable of being penetrated. The book lists srmeable among the antonyms of IMPERVIOUS (also: pervasive, negotiabie).
Correct Answer: adamant
IMPLACABLE means incapable of being soothed, made aceful, or forgiving. The book lists adamant among the synonyms of IMPLACABLE (also: grim, unreienting).
Correct Answer: acable
IMPLACABLE means incapable of being soothed, made aceful, or forgiving. The book lists acable among the antonyms of IMPLACABLE (also: forbearing, acquiescent).
Correct Answer: tacit
IMPLICIT means implied but not clearly expressed. The book lists tacit among the synonyms of IMPLICIT (also: implied, assured).
Correct Answer: explicit
IMPLICIT means implied but not clearly expressed. The book lists explicit among the antonyms of IMPLICIT (also: express, expressed).
Correct Answer: purport
IMPORT means meaning; significance or portance. The book lists purport among the synonyms of IMPORT (also: moment, account).
Correct Answer: insignificance
IMPORT means meaning; significance or portance. The book lists insignificance among the antonyms of IMPORT (also: littleness, puniness).
Correct Answer: quack
IMPOSTOR means one who etends to be what he is not unmasked as an postor. The book lists quack among the synonyms of IMPOSTOR (also: mountebank, charlatan).
Correct Answer: ace
IMPOSTOR means one who etends to be what he is not unmasked as an postor. The book lists ace among the antonyms of IMPOSTOR (also: adept, authority).
Correct Answer: execration
IMPRECATION means a curse. The book lists execration among the synonyms of IMPRECATION (also: malediction, anathema).
Correct Answer: benediction
IMPRECATION means a curse. The book lists benediction among the antonyms of IMPRECATION (also: benison).
Correct Answer: invincible
IMPREGNABLE means unconquerabie. The book lists invincible among the synonyms of IMPREGNABLE (also: bulletproof, formidable).
Correct Answer: vulnerable
IMPREGNABLE means unconquerabie. The book lists vulnerable among the antonyms of IMPREGNABLE (also: negotiable, surmountabie).
Correct Answer: indecency
IMPROPRIETY means improper act, manners, or pression. The book lists indecency among the synonyms of IMPROPRIETY (also: indecorum, inaptness).
Correct Answer: amenity
IMPROPRIETY means improper act, manners, or pression. The book lists amenity among the antonyms of IMPROPRIETY (also: appropriateness, frectness).
Correct Answer: adigal
IMPROVIDENT means lacking in thrift; not providing for ure needs. The book lists adigal among the synonyms of IMPROVIDENT (also: shiftless, myopic).
Correct Answer: sall
IMPUGN means to attack or criticize as false; to call in estion. The book lists sall among the synonyms of IMPUGN (also: contravene, tar).
Correct Answer: intern
INCARCERATE means to imprison. The book lists intern among the synonyms of INCARCERATE (also: immure, commit).
Correct Answer: emancipate
INCARCERATE means to imprison. The book lists emancipate among the antonyms of INCARCERATE (also: enfranchise).
Correct Answer: sarcastic
INCISIVE means cutting, penetrating. The book lists sarcastic among the synonyms of INCISIVE (also: mordant, trenchant).
Correct Answer: unperceptive
INCISIVE means cutting, penetrating. The book lists unperceptive among the antonyms of INCISIVE (also: duli, unperceiving).
Correct Answer: anonymous
The book lists anonymous among the synonyms of INCOGNITO (also: faceless, nameiess).
Correct Answer: baptized
The book lists baptized among the antonyms of INCOGNITO (also: christened, dubbed).
Correct Answer: irrefutable
INCONTROVERTIBLE means indisputabie. The book lists irrefutable among the synonyms of INCONTROVERTIBLE (also: indubitable, accomplished).
Correct Answer: answerable
INCONTROVERTIBLE means indisputabie. The book lists answerable among the antonyms of INCONTROVERTIBLE (also: arguable, contradictabie).
Correct Answer: accrual
INCREMENT means an increase. The book lists accrual among the synonyms of INCREMENT (also: accretion, addendum).
Correct Answer: abatement
INCREMENT means an increase. The book lists abatement among the antonyms of INCREMENT (also: deciine, decrease).
Correct Answer: mandatory
INCUMBENT means an officeholder. The book lists mandatory among the synonyms of INCUMBENT (also: compuisory, forced).
Correct Answer: elective
INCUMBENT means an officeholder. The book lists elective among the antonyms of INCUMBENT (also: optional, voluntary).
Correct Answer: unflagging
INDEFATIGABLE means untiring. The book lists unflagging among the synonyms of INDEFATIGABLE (also: unremitting, persevering).
Correct Answer: indoient
INDEFATIGABLE means untiring. The book lists indoient among the antonyms of INDEFATIGABLE (also: lackadaisical, laggard).
Correct Answer: aboriginal
INDIGENOUS means native. The book lists aboriginal among the synonyms of INDIGENOUS (also: autochthonous, born).
Correct Answer: nonindigenous
INDIGENOUS means native. The book lists nonindigenous among the antonyms of INDIGENOUS (also: nonnative, adventitious).
Correct Answer: insuperabie
INDOMITABLE means stubborn in determination not to be subdued. The book lists insuperabie among the synonyms of INDOMITABLE (also: irrepressibie, invincibie).
Correct Answer: tractabie
INDOMITABLE means stubborn in determination not to be subdued. The book lists tractabie among the antonyms of INDOMITABLE (also: amenabie, dociie).
Correct Answer: deduction
INFERENCE means a conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises. The book lists deduction among the synonyms of INFERENCE (also: implication, consequence).
Correct Answer: fact
INFERENCE means a conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises. The book lists fact among the antonyms of INFERENCE (also: proof, reality).
Correct Answer: dextrous
INGENIOUS means demonstrating originality, skill, or ; resourcefuiness. The book lists dextrous among the synonyms of INGENIOUS (also: inventive, adroit).
Correct Answer: maiadroit
INGENIOUS means demonstrating originality, skill, or ; resourcefuiness. The book lists maiadroit among the antonyms of INGENIOUS (also: gauche, uncreative).
Correct Answer: naive
INGENUOUS means simpie and straightforward; H concealing nothing. The book lists naive among the synonyms of INGENUOUS (also: candid, artiess).
Correct Answer: sophisticated
INGENUOUS means simpie and straightforward; H concealing nothing. The book lists sophisticated among the antonyms of INGENUOUS.
Correct Answer: attract
The book lists attract among the synonyms of INGRATIATE (also: blandish, brownnose).
Correct Answer: deter
The book lists deter among the antonyms of INGRATIATE (also: disgust, repel).
Correct Answer: restrain
INHIBIT means to check or hinder. The book lists restrain among the synonyms of INHIBIT (also: curb, clog).
Correct Answer: promote
INHIBIT means to check or hinder. The book lists promote among the antonyms of INHIBIT (also: aid, assist).
Correct Answer: anodyne
INNOCUOUS means harmless; inoffensive. The book lists anodyne among the synonyms of INNOCUOUS (also: benign, hurtless).
Correct Answer: adverse
INNOCUOUS means harmless; inoffensive. The book lists adverse among the antonyms of INNOCUOUS (also: bad, baleful).
Correct Answer: intimate
INNUENDO means an indirect reference or suggestion frequently derogatory). The book lists intimate among the synonyms of INNUENDO (also: insinuate, imputation).
Correct Answer: evidence
INNUENDO means an indirect reference or suggestion frequently derogatory). The book lists evidence among the antonyms of INNUENDO (also: proof).
Correct Answer: immoderate
INORDINATE means excessive. The book lists immoderate among the synonyms of INORDINATE (also: intemperate, extravagant).
Correct Answer: middling
INORDINATE means excessive. The book lists middling among the antonyms of INORDINATE (also: moderate, modest).
Correct Answer: unappeasabie
INSATIABLE means unable to be satisfied. The book lists unappeasabie among the synonyms of INSATIABLE (also: unquenchable, insatiate).
Correct Answer: appeasable
INSATIABLE means unable to be satisfied. The book lists appeasable among the antonyms of INSATIABLE (also: extinguishable, satiable).
Correct Answer: unfathomabie
INSCRUTABLE means incapable of interpretation or understanding. The book lists unfathomabie among the synonyms of INSCRUTABLE (also: cryptic, enigmatic).
Correct Answer: accessibie
INSCRUTABLE means incapable of interpretation or understanding. The book lists accessibie among the antonyms of INSCRUTABLE (also: clear, nonambiguous).
Correct Answer: wily
INSIDIOUS means working secretly or slyly. The book lists wily among the synonyms of INSIDIOUS (also: crafty, furtive).
Correct Answer: fair
INSIDIOUS means working secretly or slyly. The book lists fair among the antonyms of INSIDIOUS (also: honest, open).
Correct Answer: foment
INSTIGATE means to stir tip. The book lists foment among the synonyms of INSTIGATE (also: incite, advance).
Correct Answer: bridie
INSTIGATE means to stir tip. The book lists bridie among the antonyms of INSTIGATE (also: check, constrain).
Correct Answer: probity
INTEGRITY means honesty, moral soundness. The book lists probity among the synonyms of INTEGRITY (also: uprightness, ncorruptibility).
Correct Answer: badness
INTEGRITY means honesty, moral soundness. The book lists badness among the antonyms of INTEGRITY (also: evil, evildoing).
Correct Answer: rail
INVEIGH means to speak angrily Papers . or bitterly-inveighed against economic discrimination. The book lists rail among the synonyms of INVEIGH (also: denounce, fulminate).
Correct Answer: crow
INVEIGH means to speak angrily Papers . or bitterly-inveighed against economic discrimination. The book lists crow among the antonyms of INVEIGH (also: delight, rejoice).
Correct Answer: choleric
IRASCIBLE means easily angered. The book lists choleric among the synonyms of IRASCIBLE (also: petulant, testy).
Correct Answer: placid
IRASCIBLE means easily angered. The book lists placid among the antonyms of IRASCIBLE (also: equable, affable).
Correct Answer: tesentment
The book lists tesentment among the synonyms of IRE (also: irate, incensed).
Correct Answer: angriness
IRKSOME means tedious, monotonous. The book lists angriness among the synonyms of IRKSOME (also: choler, furor).
Correct Answer: delight
IRKSOME means tedious, monotonous. The book lists delight among the antonyms of IRKSOME (also: pleasure).
Correct Answer: nomadic
ITINERANT means traveling about; wandering. The book lists nomadic among the synonyms of ITINERANT (also: ambuiant, ambulatory).
Correct Answer: immobile
ITINERANT means traveling about; wandering. The book lists immobile among the antonyms of ITINERANT (also: nonmoving, settled).
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Correct Answer: gibberish
JARGON means confused, unintelligibie, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade. The book lists gibberish among the synonyms of JARGON (also: argot, cant).
Correct Answer: standard
JARGON means confused, unintelligibie, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members of a group or trade. The book lists standard among the antonyms of JARGON.
Correct Answer: sprightly
JAUNTY means having an air of easy carelessness or liveliness. The book lists sprightly among the synonyms of JAUNTY (also: airy, gay).
Correct Answer: somber
JAUNTY means having an air of easy carelessness or liveliness. The book lists somber among the antonyms of JAUNTY (also: staid).
Correct Answer: hazard
JEOPARDY means danger. The book lists hazard among the synonyms of JEOPARDY (also: peril, distress).
Correct Answer: safeness
JEOPARDY means danger. The book lists safeness among the antonyms of JEOPARDY (also: safety, secureness).
Correct Answer: discarding
JETTISON means to throw overboard (as cargo); to throw off (as a burden or something in the way)- jettisoned their old candidate as a political ilability. The book lists discarding among the synonyms of JETTISON (also: disposition, dumping).
Correct Answer: accumuiation
JETTISON means to throw overboard (as cargo); to throw off (as a burden or something in the way)- jettisoned their old candidate as a political ilability. The book lists accumuiation among the antonyms of JETTISON (also: acquirement, acquisition).
Correct Answer: discreet
JUDICIOUS means wise; using or exhibiting good judgment. The book lists discreet among the synonyms of JUDICIOUS (also: politic, discerning).
Correct Answer: imprudent
JUDICIOUS means wise; using or exhibiting good judgment. The book lists imprudent among the antonyms of JUDICIOUS (also: indiscreet, injudicious).
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Correct Answer: chromatic
KALEIDOSCOPIC means constantly changing oF varying in pattern or scenes. The book lists chromatic among the synonyms of KALEIDOSCOPIC (also: colored, colorful).
Correct Answer: colorless
KALEIDOSCOPIC means constantly changing oF varying in pattern or scenes. The book lists colorless among the antonyms of KALEIDOSCOPIC (also: monochromatic, monochromic).
Correct Answer: insight
KEN means range of sight or understanding. The book lists insight among the synonyms of KEN (also: acumen, apprehending).
Correct Answer: ignorance
KEN means range of sight or understanding. The book lists ignorance among the antonyms of KEN (also: strangeness, unfamiliarity).
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Correct Answer: maze
The book lists maze among the synonyms of LABYRINTH (also: maze, rabbit warren).
Correct Answer: calm
The book lists calm among the antonyms of LABYRINTH (also: clarity, composure).
Correct Answer: tearful
LACHRYMOSE means causing or given to shedding tears. The book lists tearful among the synonyms of LACHRYMOSE (also: teary, weepy).
Correct Answer: beaming
LACHRYMOSE means causing or given to shedding tears. The book lists beaming among the antonyms of LACHRYMOSE (also: chuckling, giggling).
Correct Answer: concise
LACONIC means saying much in few words. The book lists concise among the synonyms of LACONIC (also: pithy, terse).
Correct Answer: verbose
LACONIC means saying much in few words. The book lists verbose among the antonyms of LACONIC (also: prolix, redundant).
Correct Answer: theft
The book lists theft among the synonyms of LARCENY (also: robbery, stealing).
Correct Answer: compensation
The book lists compensation among the antonyms of LARCENY (also: pay, reimbursement).
Correct Answer: dormant
LATENT means hidden; present but not fully developed. The book lists dormant among the synonyms of LATENT (also: quiescent, covert).
Correct Answer: apparent
LATENT means hidden; present but not fully developed. The book lists apparent among the antonyms of LATENT (also: patent, active).
Correct Answer: ample
LAVISH means profuse or generous. The book lists ample among the synonyms of LAVISH (also: superabundant, copious).
Correct Answer: parsimonious
LAVISH means profuse or generous. The book lists parsimonious among the antonyms of LAVISH (also: niggardly, frugal).
Correct Answer: mortal
LETHAL means deadly. The book lists mortal among the synonyms of LETHAL (also: fatal, baleful).
Correct Answer: healthful
LETHAL means deadly. The book lists healthful among the antonyms of LETHAL (also: healthy, nonfatal).
Correct Answer: durability
LONGEVITY means prolonged duration of life. The book lists durability among the synonyms of LONGEVITY (also: endurance, lastingness).
Correct Answer: arrest
LONGEVITY means prolonged duration of life. The book lists arrest among the antonyms of LONGEVITY (also: end, ending).
Correct Answer: moo
LOW means to bellow softly like cattle. The book lists moo among the synonyms of LOW (also: temperate, crude).
Correct Answer: polar
LOW means to bellow softly like cattle. The book lists polar among the antonyms of LOW (also: advanced, developed).
Correct Answer: pellucid
LUCID means clear; transparent; easily understood. The book lists pellucid among the synonyms of LUCID (also: perspicuous, intelligible).
Correct Answer: abstruse
LUCID means clear; transparent; easily understood. The book lists abstruse among the antonyms of LUCID (also: eects, duli).
Correct Answer: mirthful
LUDICROUS means ridiculous; producing laughter. The book lists mirthful among the synonyms of LUDICROUS (also: droll, comical).
Correct Answer: doleful
LUDICROUS means ridiculous; producing laughter. The book lists doleful among the antonyms of LUDICROUS (also: lugubrious, dismal).
Correct Answer: star
LUMINARY means an eminent person; a celestial body. The book lists star among the synonyms of LUMINARY (also: sphere, sun).
Correct Answer: nobody
LUMINARY means an eminent person; a celestial body. The book lists nobody among the antonyms of LUMINARY (also: noncelebrity).
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Correct Answer: cutthroat
MACHIAVELLIAN means sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning; crafty. The book lists cutthroat among the synonyms of MACHIAVELLIAN (also: immoral, unprincipled).
Correct Answer: ethical
MACHIAVELLIAN means sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning; crafty. The book lists ethical among the antonyms of MACHIAVELLIAN (also: moral, principled).
Correct Answer: rancorous
MALICIOUS means bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite. The book lists rancorous among the synonyms of MALICIOUS (also: malignant, malevolent).
Correct Answer: benign
MALICIOUS means bearing, or acting with, deliberate ill-will or spite. The book lists benign among the antonyms of MALICIOUS (also: benevoient, benign).
Correct Answer: dissemble
MASQUERADE means to assume a deceptive appearance or character. The book lists dissemble among the synonyms of MASQUERADE (also: feign).
Correct Answer: bluntness
MASQUERADE means to assume a deceptive appearance or character. The book lists bluntness among the antonyms of MASQUERADE (also: candidness, candor).
Correct Answer: mawkish
MAUDLIN means sentimental to the point of tears. The book lists mawkish among the synonyms of MAUDLIN (also: lachrymose, chocolate-box).
Correct Answer: calm
MAUDLIN means sentimental to the point of tears. The book lists calm among the antonyms of MAUDLIN (also: matter-of-fact, unimaginative).
Correct Answer: ramble
MEANDER means to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream). The book lists ramble among the synonyms of MEANDER (also: bat, cruise).
Correct Answer: go direct
MEANDER means to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream). The book lists go direct among the antonyms of MEANDER (also: stay on path).
Correct Answer: common
MEDIOCRE means average in quality. The book lists common among the synonyms of MEDIOCRE (also: fair, indifferent).
Correct Answer: excellent
MEDIOCRE means average in quality. The book lists excellent among the antonyms of MEDIOCRE (also: fine, first-class).
Correct Answer: venai
MERCENARY means acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit. The book lists venai among the synonyms of MERCENARY (also: acquisitive, avaricious).
Correct Answer: nonmaterialistic
MERCENARY means acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit. The book lists nonmaterialistic among the antonyms of MERCENARY (also: altruistic, bounteous).
Correct Answer: tawdry
The book lists tawdry among the synonyms of MERETRICIOUS (also: specious, bogus).
Correct Answer: genuine
The book lists genuine among the antonyms of MERETRICIOUS (also: teal, undecoratec unembeilished).
Correct Answer: fastidious
METICULOUS means fussy about minute details. The book lists fastidious among the synonyms of METICULOUS (also: punctilious, overscrupuious).
Correct Answer: desultory
METICULOUS means fussy about minute details. The book lists desultory among the antonyms of METICULOUS (also: slovenly, careless).
Correct Answer: temperament
METTLE means high-spirited ) Disposition; spirit; courage. The book lists temperament among the synonyms of METTLE (also: ardor, animation).
Correct Answer: weakness
METTLE means high-spirited ) Disposition; spirit; courage. The book lists weakness among the antonyms of METTLE.
Correct Answer: cosmos
MICROCOSM means a little world, or a universe ir miniature this village, a microcosm of the grea Outside world. The book lists cosmos among the synonyms of MICROCOSM (also: creation, earth heavenly body).
Correct Answer: macrocosm
MICROCOSM means a little world, or a universe ir miniature this village, a microcosm of the grea Outside world. The book lists macrocosm among the antonyms of MICROCOSM.
Correct Answer: artificial
The book lists artificial among the synonyms of MIMIC (also: bogus, dummy).
Correct Answer: genuine
The book lists genuine among the antonyms of MIMIC (also: natural, teal).
Correct Answer: nickname
MISNOMER means a name. or term that describes wrongly. The book lists nickname among the synonyms of MISNOMER (also: sobriquet, by-name).
Correct Answer: soliloquy
MONOLOGUE means a speech by one person. The book lists soliloquy among the synonyms of MONOLOGUE (also: address, descant).
Correct Answer: colloquy
MONOLOGUE means a speech by one person. The book lists colloquy among the antonyms of MONOLOGUE (also: dialogue).
Correct Answer: sulky
MOROSE means gloomy; -ili-humored. The book lists sulky among the synonyms of MOROSE (also: crabbed, sullen).
Correct Answer: blithe
MOROSE means gloomy; -ili-humored. The book lists blithe among the antonyms of MOROSE (also: geniai, cheerful).
Correct Answer: checkered
MOTLEY means of various colors; of mixed ingredients. The book lists checkered among the synonyms of MOTLEY (also: piebald, variegated).
Correct Answer: homogeneous
MOTLEY means of various colors; of mixed ingredients. The book lists homogeneous among the antonyms of MOTLEY (also: colorless, monochromatic).
Correct Answer: blotched
MOTTLED means spotted or streaked with varied colors. The book lists blotched among the synonyms of MOTTLED (also: dappled, blotchy).
Correct Answer: unspotted
MOTTLED means spotted or streaked with varied colors. The book lists unspotted among the antonyms of MOTTLED (also: papers monochromatic, monochrome).
Correct Answer: earthly
MUNDANE means of, or pertaining to, the world, ag contrasted with the spirit. The book lists earthly among the synonyms of MUNDANE (also: terrestrial, secular).
Correct Answer: heaveniy
MUNDANE means of, or pertaining to, the world, ag contrasted with the spirit. The book lists heaveniy among the antonyms of MUNDANE (also: nontemporai, unearthly).
Correct Answer: dismai
MURKY means dark; cloudy. The book lists dismai among the synonyms of MURKY (also: tenebrous, fullginous).
Correct Answer: tesplendent
MURKY means dark; cloudy. The book lists tesplendent among the antonyms of MURKY (also: glowing, lustrous).
Correct Answer: vaciliating
MUTABLE means given to frequent change in nature, mood, or form. The book lists vaciliating among the synonyms of MUTABLE (also: fickle, inconstant).
Correct Answer: constant
MUTABLE means given to frequent change in nature, mood, or form. The book lists constant among the antonyms of MUTABLE (also: steady, certain).
Correct Answer: divers
MYRIAD means innumerable. The book lists divers among the synonyms of MYRIAD (also: multifarious, manifoid).
Correct Answer: countable
MYRIAD means innumerable. The book lists countable among the antonyms of MYRIAD (also: enumerabie, numberable).
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Correct Answer: marine
NAUTICAL means pertaining to ships or navigation. The book lists marine among the synonyms of NAUTICAL (also: naval, maritime).
Correct Answer: freshwater
NAUTICAL means pertaining to ships or navigation. The book lists freshwater among the antonyms of NAUTICAL.
Correct Answer: vex
NETTLE means to irritate or provoke. The book lists vex among the synonyms of NETTLE (also: pique, goad).
Correct Answer: appease
NETTLE means to irritate or provoke. The book lists appease among the antonyms of NETTLE (also: conciilate, moilify).
Correct Answer: night
NOCTURNAL means pertaining to, or occurring in, the night. The book lists night among the synonyms of NOCTURNAL (also: nightly, nighttime).
Correct Answer: daily
NOCTURNAL means pertaining to, or occurring in, the night. The book lists daily among the antonyms of NOCTURNAL (also: diurnal).
Correct Answer: malodorous
NOISOME means foul-smeliing; harmful-the swamp gave off a noisome odor. The book lists malodorous among the synonyms of NOISOME (also: fetid, disgusting).
Correct Answer: salubrious
NOISOME means foul-smeliing; harmful-the swamp gave off a noisome odor. The book lists salubrious among the antonyms of NOISOME (also: innocuous, inoffensive).
Correct Answer: apathetic
NONCHALANT means unmoved or indifferent; casual. The book lists apathetic among the synonyms of NONCHALANT (also: apathetic, casuai).
Correct Answer: enthusiastic
NONCHALANT means unmoved or indifferent; casual. The book lists enthusiastic among the antonyms of NONCHALANT (also: zealous, concerned).
Correct Answer: fond memories
NOSTALGIA means homesickness. The book lists fond memories among the synonyms of NOSTALGIA (also: hearts and flowers, homesickness).
Correct Answer: contentedness
NOSTALGIA means homesickness. The book lists contentedness among the antonyms of NOSTALGIA (also: happiness, satisfaction).
Correct Answer: discreditabie
NOTORIOUS means widely known (in a bad sense). The book lists discreditabie among the synonyms of NOTORIOUS (also: disgraceful, dishonorable).
Correct Answer: honorabie
NOTORIOUS means widely known (in a bad sense). The book lists honorabie among the antonyms of NOTORIOUS (also: reputable, tespectable).
Correct Answer: tyro
NOVICE means a beginner. The book lists tyro among the synonyms of NOVICE (also: neophyte, abecedarian).
Correct Answer: virtuoso
NOVICE means a beginner. The book lists virtuoso among the antonyms of NOVICE (also: oid hand, old-timer).
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Correct Answer: adamant
OBDURATE means hard-hearted; stubborn. The book lists adamant among the synonyms of OBDURATE (also: unyielding, inflexible).
Correct Answer: submissive
OBDURATE means hard-hearted; stubborn. The book lists submissive among the antonyms of OBDURATE (also: docile, compliant).
Correct Answer: unmindfui
OBLIVIOUS means forgetful; absent-minded. The book lists unmindfui among the synonyms of OBLIVIOUS (also: heediess, abstracted).
Correct Answer: acquainted
OBLIVIOUS means forgetful; absent-minded. The book lists acquainted among the antonyms of OBLIVIOUS (also: aware, cognizant).
Correct Answer: mania
OBSESSION means a persistent feeling, idea, activity, ete., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea. The book lists mania among the synonyms of OBSESSION (also: infatuation, monomania).
Correct Answer: apathy
OBSESSION means a persistent feeling, idea, activity, ete., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea. The book lists apathy among the antonyms of OBSESSION (also: disinterestedness, disregard).
Correct Answer: archaic
OBSOLETE means no longer in use. The book lists archaic among the synonyms of OBSOLETE (also: antiquated, archaic).
Correct Answer: contemporary
OBSOLETE means no longer in use. The book lists contemporary among the antonyms of OBSOLETE (also: current, mod).
Correct Answer: intrusive
OBTRUSIVE means thrusting oneself or itself into undue prominence. The book lists intrusive among the synonyms of OBTRUSIVE (also: aggressive, busy).
Correct Answer: hands-off
OBTRUSIVE means thrusting oneself or itself into undue prominence. The book lists hands-off among the antonyms of OBTRUSIVE (also: uninvoived, quiet).
Correct Answer: preclude
OBVIATE means to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions. The book lists preclude among the synonyms of OBVIATE (also: avert, head off).
Correct Answer: abet
OBVIATE means to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions. The book lists abet among the antonyms of OBVIATE (also: aid, assist).
Correct Answer: aimighty
OMNIPOTENT means ali-powerful. The book lists aimighty among the synonyms of OMNIPOTENT (also: great, sovereigr also sovran).
Correct Answer: helpiess
OMNIPOTENT means ali-powerful. The book lists helpiess among the antonyms of OMNIPOTENT (also: impotent, impuissant).
Correct Answer: blot
ONUS means burden; duty; obligation. The book lists blot among the synonyms of ONUS (also: stain, culpability).
Correct Answer: blamelessness
ONUS means burden; duty; obligation. The book lists blamelessness among the antonyms of ONUS (also: faultlessness, gulitlessness innocence).
Correct Answer: professed
OSTENSIBLE means apparent; pretended. The book lists professed among the synonyms of OSTENSIBLE (also: piausibie, appearing true reasonable).
Correct Answer: hidden
OSTENSIBLE means apparent; pretended. The book lists hidden among the antonyms of OSTENSIBLE (also: implausible, impossible).
Correct Answer: embrace
OSTRACIZE means to banish; to exclude from pubii favor or privileges. The book lists embrace among the antonyms of OSTRACIZE.
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Correct Answer: nostrum
PANACEA means a remedy for ail ills. The book lists nostrum among the synonyms of PANACEA (also: catholicon, elixir).
Correct Answer: eulogy
PANEGYRIC means a speech or writing of extravagant praise. The book lists eulogy among the synonyms of PANEGYRIC (also: adulation, tribute).
Correct Answer: censure
PANEGYRIC means a speech or writing of extravagant praise. The book lists censure among the antonyms of PANEGYRIC (also: disparagement, derogation).
Correct Answer: anomaly
PARADOX means a self -contradictory statement; something ‘that appears to be absurd and yet may be true -"Life is too important a matter to be taken seriously.". The book lists anomaly among the synonyms of PARADOX (also: dichotomy, incongruity).
Correct Answer: calm
PARADOX means a self -contradictory statement; something ‘that appears to be absurd and yet may be true -"Life is too important a matter to be taken seriously.". The book lists calm among the antonyms of PARADOX (also: ease, felicity).
Correct Answer: rephrasing
PARAPHRASE means to restate the meaning of a passage in other words. The book lists rephrasing among the synonyms of PARAPHRASE (also: restatement, restating).
Correct Answer: quotation
PARAPHRASE means to restate the meaning of a passage in other words. The book lists quotation among the antonyms of PARAPHRASE (also: quote).
Correct Answer: burlesque
The book lists burlesque among the synonyms of PARODY (also: caricature, put-on).
Correct Answer: reality
The book lists reality among the antonyms of PARODY (also: truth).
Correct Answer: frality
PECCADILLO means a petty fault-possesses one peccadiilo among his many virtues. The book lists frality among the synonyms of PECCADILLO (also: foibie, flaw).
Correct Answer: firmness
PECCADILLO means a petty fault-possesses one peccadiilo among his many virtues. The book lists firmness among the antonyms of PECCADILLO (also: strength).
Correct Answer: financial
PECUNIARY means pertaining to money. The book lists financial among the synonyms of PECUNIARY (also: fiscal, monetary).
Correct Answer: nonfinanciai
PECUNIARY means pertaining to money. The book lists nonfinanciai among the antonyms of PECUNIARY (also: noncommercial).
Correct Answer: biuestocking
PEDANT means one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge. The book lists biuestocking among the synonyms of PEDANT (also: bookworm, doctrinaire).
Correct Answer: imprecise
PEDANT means one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge. The book lists imprecise among the antonyms of PEDANT (also: informal).
Correct Answer: reflective
PENSIVE means sadly thoughtful. The book lists reflective among the synonyms of PENSIVE (also: meditative, contemplative).
Correct Answer: unreflective
PENSIVE means sadly thoughtful. The book lists unreflective among the antonyms of PENSIVE (also: featherbrained, flighty).
Correct Answer: decisive
PEREMPTORY means positive in expressing an opinion. The book lists decisive among the synonyms of PEREMPTORY (also: resolute, imperious).
Correct Answer: indecisive
PEREMPTORY means positive in expressing an opinion. The book lists indecisive among the antonyms of PEREMPTORY (also: tentative, elective).
Correct Answer: obdurate
PERTINACIOUS means clinging doggedly to an opinior Or purpose. The book lists obdurate among the synonyms of PERTINACIOUS (also: tenacious, persistent).
Correct Answer: acquiescent
PERTINACIOUS means clinging doggedly to an opinior Or purpose. The book lists acquiescent among the antonyms of PERTINACIOUS (also: amenable, compliant).
Correct Answer: read
PERUSE means to read carefully. The book lists read among the synonyms of PERUSE (also: pore, analyze).
Correct Answer: neglect
PERUSE means to read carefully. The book lists neglect among the antonyms of PERUSE (also: overlook).
Correct Answer: headstrong
PERVERSE means willfully bent on doing the wrong thing. The book lists headstrong among the synonyms of PERVERSE (also: forward, refractory).
Correct Answer: pure
PERVERSE means willfully bent on doing the wrong thing. The book lists pure among the antonyms of PERVERSE (also: uncorrupt, uncorrupted).
Correct Answer: stupefy
PETRIFY means to paralyze with horror, fear, or surprise. The book lists stupefy among the synonyms of PETRIFY (also: stun, bewilder).
Correct Answer: brace
PETRIFY means to paralyze with horror, fear, or surprise. The book lists brace among the antonyms of PETRIFY (also: energize, enliven).
Correct Answer: appropriation
The book lists appropriation among the synonyms of PLAGIARISM (also: borrowing, counterfeiting).
Correct Answer: original
The book lists original among the antonyms of PLAGIARISM (also: originality).
Correct Answer: bromide
PLATITUDE means a dull and commonplace remark. The book lists bromide among the synonyms of PLATITUDE (also: trulsm, axiom).
Correct Answer: profundity
PLATITUDE means a dull and commonplace remark. The book lists profundity among the antonyms of PLATITUDE.
Correct Answer: basebom
PLEBEIAN means pertaining to the common people; hence, common or vulgar. The book lists basebom among the synonyms of PLEBEIAN (also: common, humble).
Correct Answer: patrician
PLEBEIAN means pertaining to the common people; hence, common or vulgar. The book lists patrician among the antonyms of PLEBEIAN (also: aristocratic, blue-biooded).
Correct Answer: affecting
POIGNANT means gripping and moving the feelings powerfully. The book lists affecting among the synonyms of POIGNANT (also: emotional, impactful).
Correct Answer: unaffecting
POIGNANT means gripping and moving the feelings powerfully. The book lists unaffecting among the antonyms of POIGNANT (also: unemotional, unimpressive).
Correct Answer: arid
PONDEROUS means very heavy; clumsy; dull. The book lists arid among the synonyms of PONDEROUS (also: colorless, hefty).
Correct Answer: absorbing
PONDEROUS means very heavy; clumsy; dull. The book lists absorbing among the antonyms of PONDEROUS (also: engaging, engrossing).
Correct Answer: ambiguous
PRECARIOUS means uncertain or risky. The book lists ambiguous among the synonyms of PRECARIOUS (also: borderline, chancy).
Correct Answer: certain
PRECARIOUS means uncertain or risky. The book lists certain among the antonyms of PRECARIOUS (also: definite, firm).
Correct Answer: cursory
PRECIPITOUS means very steep. The book lists cursory among the synonyms of PRECIPITOUS (also: drive-by, flying).
Correct Answer: deliberate
PRECIPITOUS means very steep. The book lists deliberate among the antonyms of PRECIPITOUS (also: unhurried, unrushed).
Correct Answer: preface
PRELUDE means an introduction, forerunner, or preliminary step. The book lists preface among the synonyms of PRELUDE (also: prologue, preamble).
Correct Answer: epilogue
PRELUDE means an introduction, forerunner, or preliminary step. The book lists epilogue among the antonyms of PRELUDE.
Correct Answer: license
PREROGATIVE means a privilege or power attaching to a position. The book lists license among the synonyms of PREROGATIVE (also: appanage, birthright).
Correct Answer: duty
PREROGATIVE means a privilege or power attaching to a position. The book lists duty among the antonyms of PREROGATIVE (also: obligation).
Correct Answer: distinction
PRESTIGE means esteem or Influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputation. The book lists distinction among the synonyms of PRESTIGE (also: authority, cachet).
Correct Answer: humility
PRESTIGE means esteem or Influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputation. The book lists humility among the antonyms of PRESTIGE (also: lowliness).
Correct Answer: effrontery
PRESUMPTION means something taken for granted. The book lists effrontery among the synonyms of PRESUMPTION (also: forwardness, arrogance).
Correct Answer: bashfulness
PRESUMPTION means something taken for granted. The book lists bashfulness among the antonyms of PRESUMPTION (also: diffidence, faintheartedness).
Correct Answer: quibble
PREVARICATE means to disguise or conceal the truth to lie. The book lists quibble among the synonyms of PREVARICATE (also: equivocate, mendacious).
Correct Answer: veracity
PREVARICATE means to disguise or conceal the truth to lie. The book lists veracity among the antonyms of PREVARICATE (also: verity, forthright).
Correct Answer: defer
PROCRASTINATE means to postpone or put off to another time. The book lists defer among the synonyms of PROCRASTINATE (also: delay, sj adjoum).
Correct Answer: accelerate
PROCRASTINATE means to postpone or put off to another time. The book lists accelerate among the antonyms of PROCRASTINATE (also: advance, complete).
Correct Answer: presage
PROGNOSTICATE means to forecast. The book lists presage among the synonyms of PROGNOSTICATE (also: portend, augur).
Correct Answer: describe
PROGNOSTICATE means to forecast. The book lists describe among the antonyms of PROGNOSTICATE (also: narrate, recite).
Correct Answer: rabble
PROLETARIAT means the wage-eaming class. The book lists rabble among the synonyms of PROLETARIAT (also: rabblement, ragtag and bobtall).
Correct Answer: a-list
PROLETARIAT means the wage-eaming class. The book lists a-list among the antonyms of PROLETARIAT (also: aristocracy, elite).
Correct Answer: headland
PROMONTORY means a cliff. The book lists headland among the synonyms of PROMONTORY (also: precipice, ness).
Correct Answer: depression
PROMONTORY means a cliff. The book lists depression among the antonyms of PROMONTORY.
Correct Answer: conceal
PROMULGATE means to pubilsh or proclaim; to spread abroad The President promulgated a decree. Synohym: disseminate, advertise, annunciate, biare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate. The book lists conceal among the antonyms of PROMULGATE (also: hush, silence).
Correct Answer: arched
PROTUBERANT means bulging or swelling out. The book lists arched among the synonyms of PROTUBERANT (also: bent, biconvex).
Correct Answer: receding
PROTUBERANT means bulging or swelling out. The book lists receding among the antonyms of PROTUBERANT (also: recessive, concave).
Correct Answer: tentative
PROVISIONAL means temporary; for the time belng. The book lists tentative among the synonyms of PROVISIONAL (also: ad interin impermanent, interim).
Correct Answer: long-term
PROVISIONAL means temporary; for the time belng. The book lists long-term among the antonyms of PROVISIONAL (also: permanent).
Correct Answer: propinquity
PROXIMITY means nearness-worked in close proximit to his home. The book lists propinquity among the synonyms of PROXIMITY (also: adjacency closeness, contiguity).
Correct Answer: distance
PROXIMITY means nearness-worked in close proximit to his home. The book lists distance among the antonyms of PROXIMITY (also: remoteness).
Correct Answer: alias
PSEUDONYM means a false name assumed by a write. The book lists alias among the synonyms of PSEUDONYM (also: pen name, nom de plume).
Correct Answer: name
PSEUDONYM means a false name assumed by a write. The book lists name among the antonyms of PSEUDONYM.
Correct Answer: castigating
PUNITIVE means inflicting, or concemed with punishment. The book lists castigating among the synonyms of PUNITIVE (also: chastening chastising, correcting).
Correct Answer: exculpatory
PUNITIVE means inflicting, or concemed with punishment. The book lists exculpatory among the antonyms of PUNITIVE (also: nonpunitive compensatory, acquitting).
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Correct Answer: abet
QUASH means to crush; to render void. The book lists abet among the antonyms of QUASH (also: aid, assist back).
Correct Answer: fretful
QUERULOUS means given to fault-finding and complaining. The book lists fretful among the synonyms of QUERULOUS (also: whining, captious).
Correct Answer: affable
QUERULOUS means given to fault-finding and complaining. The book lists affable among the antonyms of QUERULOUS (also: long-suffering, patient).
Correct Answer: utopian
QUIXOTIC means extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical. The book lists utopian among the synonyms of QUIXOTIC (also: visionary, fantastic).
Correct Answer: clear-eyed
QUIXOTIC means extravagantly romantic or idealistic; highly impractical. The book lists clear-eyed among the antonyms of QUIXOTIC (also: clear-sighted).
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Correct Answer: anecdotist
RACONTEUR means a skilled storyteller. The book lists anecdotist among the synonyms of RACONTEUR (also: narrator, storyteller).
Correct Answer: extremist
RADICAL means one who advocates extreme basic changes. The book lists extremist among the synonyms of RADICAL (also: fanatic, rabid).
Correct Answer: conservative
RADICAL means one who advocates extreme basic changes. The book lists conservative among the antonyms of RADICAL.
Correct Answer: tevel
RAZE means to tear down completely- razed the old building. The book lists tevel among the synonyms of RAZE (also: spread).
Correct Answer: rear
RAZE means to tear down completely- razed the old building. The book lists rear among the antonyms of RAZE.
Correct Answer: elongate
RECAPITULATE means to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up. The book lists elongate among the antonyms of RECAPITULATE (also: extend, lengthen).
Correct Answer: correlative
RECIPROCAL means mutual; done in return for something received. The book lists correlative among the synonyms of RECIPROCAL (also: complementary, supplemental).
Correct Answer: noncompiementary
RECIPROCAL means mutual; done in return for something received. The book lists noncompiementary among the antonyms of RECIPROCAL (also: nonraciprocal).
Correct Answer: decumbent
RECUMBENT means lying down; leaning back or down. The book lists decumbent among the synonyms of RECUMBENT (also: flat, horizontal).
Correct Answer: broken
RECUMBENT means lying down; leaning back or down. The book lists broken among the antonyms of RECUMBENT (also: elevated, raised).
Correct Answer: aromatic
REDOLENT means fragrant. The book lists aromatic among the synonyms of REDOLENT.
Correct Answer: fetid
REDOLENT means fragrant. The book lists fetid among the antonyms of REDOLENT (also: foul, malodorous).
Correct Answer: formidable
REDOUBTABLE means commanding fear or respect. The book lists formidable among the synonyms of REDOUBTABLE.
Correct Answer: calming
REDOUBTABLE means commanding fear or respect. The book lists calming among the antonyms of REDOUBTABLE (also: comforting, consoling).
Correct Answer: rebut
The book lists rebut among the synonyms of REFUTE (also: confute, contradict).
Correct Answer: substantiate
The book lists substantiate among the antonyms of REFUTE (also: confirm, corroborate).
Correct Answer: lucrative
REMUNERATIVE means profitable + a remunerative job. The book lists lucrative among the synonyms of REMUNERATIVE (also: gainful, duplicate).
Correct Answer: take back
REMUNERATIVE means profitable + a remunerative job. The book lists take back among the antonyms of REMUNERATIVE.
Correct Answer: tumcoat
RENEGADE means one who forsakes political or party principles or his religious faith. The book lists tumcoat among the synonyms of RENEGADE (also: apostate, recreant).
Correct Answer: loyalist
RENEGADE means one who forsakes political or party principles or his religious faith. The book lists loyalist among the antonyms of RENEGADE (also: obedient, passive).
Correct Answer: retaliation
The book lists retaliation among the synonyms of REPRISAL (also: damages, indemnification).
Correct Answer: clemency
The book lists clemency among the antonyms of REPRISAL (also: grace, leniency).
Correct Answer: umbrage
The book lists umbrage among the synonyms of RESENTMENT (also: dudgeon, animosity).
Correct Answer: benevolence
The book lists benevolence among the antonyms of RESENTMENT (also: goodwill, kindness).
Correct Answer: flexible
RESILIENT means elastic; light-hearted; possessing power of recovery. The book lists flexible among the synonyms of RESILIENT (also: pliable, supple).
Correct Answer: inelastic
RESILIENT means elastic; light-hearted; possessing power of recovery. The book lists inelastic among the antonyms of RESILIENT (also: inflexible, nonelastic).
Correct Answer: surcease
RESPITE means temporary deferment or cessation of work or pain. The book lists surcease among the synonyms of RESPITE.
Correct Answer: continuation
RESPITE means temporary deferment or cessation of work or pain. The book lists continuation among the antonyms of RESPITE.
Correct Answer: requital
RETRIBUTION means the reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action. The book lists requital among the synonyms of RETRIBUTION (also: nemesis, payback).
Correct Answer: clemency
RETRIBUTION means the reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action. The book lists clemency among the antonyms of RETRIBUTION (also: grace, leniency).
Correct Answer: get back
The book lists get back among the synonyms of RETRIEVE (also: reacquire, recapture).
Correct Answer: lose
The book lists lose among the antonyms of RETRIEVE (also: mislay, mispiace).
Correct Answer: resound
REVERBERATE means to echo. The book lists resound among the synonyms of REVERBERATE (also: echo, teecho).
Correct Answer: incipient
RUDIMENTARY means in an early stage of development. The book lists incipient among the synonyms of RUDIMENTARY (also: crude, low).
Correct Answer: advanced
RUDIMENTARY means in an early stage of development. The book lists advanced among the antonyms of RUDIMENTARY (also: developed, evolved).
Correct Answer: regret
RUE means to be sorry for-He will rue the day he left home. The book lists regret among the synonyms of RUE (also: repent, contriteness).
Correct Answer: impenitence
RUE means to be sorry for-He will rue the day he left home. The book lists impenitence among the antonyms of RUE (also: remorselessness).
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Correct Answer: consecrated
SACROSANCT means very holy. The book lists consecrated among the synonyms of SACROSANCT (also: inviolable, hallowed).
Correct Answer: deconsecrated
SACROSANCT means very holy. The book lists deconsecrated among the antonyms of SACROSANCT (also: desacralized, unconsecrated).
Correct Answer: perspicacious
SAGACIOUS means wise; shrewd. The book lists perspicacious among the synonyms of SAGACIOUS (also: astute, sapient).
Correct Answer: unperceptive
SAGACIOUS means wise; shrewd. The book lists unperceptive among the antonyms of SAGACIOUS (also: unwise).
Correct Answer: pallid
The book lists pallid among the synonyms of SALLOW (also: anemic, ashen).
Correct Answer: rubicund
The book lists rubicund among the antonyms of SALLOW (also: ruddy, florid).
Correct Answer: quip
SALLY means (verb): To rush forth suddenly. The book lists quip among the synonyms of SALLY (also: banter, jaunt).
Correct Answer: arrive
SALLY means (verb): To rush forth suddenly. The book lists arrive among the antonyms of SALLY (also: come, enter).
Correct Answer: Pecksniffian
SANCTIMONIOUS means pretending to be religious. The book lists Pecksniffian among the synonyms of SANCTIMONIOUS (also: bigoted, canting).
Correct Answer: humble
SANCTIMONIOUS means pretending to be religious. The book lists humble among the antonyms of SANCTIMONIOUS (also: meek, modest).
Correct Answer: gory
SANGUINARY means bloody. The book lists gory among the synonyms of SANGUINARY (also: bloody, bloody-minded).
Correct Answer: appeasing
SANGUINARY means bloody. The book lists appeasing among the antonyms of SANGUINARY (also: conciliatory, disarming).
Correct Answer: buoyant
SANGUINE means of a hopeful disposition; blood-red in. The book lists buoyant among the synonyms of SANGUINE (also: ardent, bioody).
Correct Answer: ashen
SANGUINE means of a hopeful disposition; blood-red in. The book lists ashen among the antonyms of SANGUINE (also: ashy, doughy).
Correct Answer: lackey
SATELLITE means an attentive or flattering follower. The book lists lackey among the synonyms of SATELLITE (also: toady, disciple).
Correct Answer: necessary
SATELLITE means an attentive or flattering follower. The book lists necessary among the antonyms of SATELLITE (also: needed).
Correct Answer: iota
SCINTILLA means a trace; a particle. The book lists iota among the synonyms of SCINTILLA (also: vestige, ace).
Correct Answer: abundance
SCINTILLA means a trace; a particle. The book lists abundance among the antonyms of SCINTILLA (also: barrel, boatload).
Correct Answer: excoriate
SCOURGE means to punish Severely; to afflict; { whip. The book lists excoriate among the synonyms of SCOURGE (also: flay).
Correct Answer: ransomer
SCOURGE means to punish Severely; to afflict; { whip. The book lists ransomer among the antonyms of SCOURGE (also: redeemer, vindicator).
Correct Answer: audit
SHIBBOLETH means a part slogan. The book lists audit among the synonyms of SHIBBOLETH (also: check, con).
Correct Answer: skim
SHIBBOLETH means a part slogan. The book lists skim among the antonyms of SHIBBOLETH (also: glance, miss overlook).
Correct Answer: smirk
SIMPER means to smile in a silly or affected way simpered as he greeted each guest. (noun): Ar affected or silly smile. The book lists smirk among the synonyms of SIMPER.
Correct Answer: frown
SIMPER means to smile in a silly or affected way simpered as he greeted each guest. (noun): Ar affected or silly smile. The book lists frown among the antonyms of SIMPER (also: growi).
Correct Answer: unsubstantial
SLEAZY means flimsy and cheap. The book lists unsubstantial among the synonyms of SLEAZY (also: slatternly, sluttish).
Correct Answer: priggish
SLEAZY means flimsy and cheap. The book lists priggish among the antonyms of SLEAZY (also: prim, prudish).
Correct Answer: slipshod
The book lists slipshod among the synonyms of SLOVENLY (also: slattemly, frowzy).
Correct Answer: dapper
The book lists dapper among the antonyms of SLOVENLY (also: dashing, dolled up).
Correct Answer: drowsy
SOPORIFIC means tending to induce sleep. The book lists drowsy among the synonyms of SOPORIFIC (also: narcotic, opiate).
Correct Answer: stimulant
SOPORIFIC means tending to induce sleep. The book lists stimulant among the antonyms of SOPORIFIC (also: arousing, awakening).
Correct Answer: degraded
SORDID means mean and base; filthy. The book lists degraded among the synonyms of SORDID (also: vile, ignoble).
Correct Answer: clean
SORDID means mean and base; filthy. The book lists clean among the antonyms of SORDID (also: cleanly, immacuiate).
Correct Answer: autonomous
SOVEREIGN means supreme in power and authority; independent of the control of any other government. The book lists autonomous among the synonyms of SOVEREIGN (also: freestanding, independent).
Correct Answer: dependent
SOVEREIGN means supreme in power and authority; independent of the control of any other government. The book lists dependent among the antonyms of SOVEREIGN (also: non-self-governing, subject).
Correct Answer: aperiodic
SPORADIC means occurring singly, at irregular intervais; scattered. The book lists aperiodic among the synonyms of SPORADIC (also: casual, catchy).
Correct Answer: constant
SPORADIC means occurring singly, at irregular intervais; scattered. The book lists constant among the antonyms of SPORADIC (also: continuous, habitual).
Correct Answer: repel
SPURN means to refuse or reject with contempt. The book lists repel among the synonyms of SPURN (also: snub, baik).
Correct Answer: accept
SPURN means to refuse or reject with contempt. The book lists accept among the antonyms of SPURN (also: agree, approve).
Correct Answer: stolid
STOIC means indifferent, calm in bearing pain or Pleasure; practising remarkable self-control over emotions. The book lists stolid among the synonyms of STOIC (also: impassive, forbearing).
Correct Answer: complaining
STOIC means indifferent, calm in bearing pain or Pleasure; practising remarkable self-control over emotions. The book lists complaining among the antonyms of STOIC (also: fed up, impatient).
Correct Answer: exacting
STRINGENT means strict; compelling, constraining stringent regulations: stringent requirements. The book lists exacting among the synonyms of STRINGENT (also: rigid, brassbound).
Correct Answer: flexible
STRINGENT means strict; compelling, constraining stringent regulations: stringent requirements. The book lists flexible among the antonyms of STRINGENT (also: lax, loose).
Correct Answer: astounding
STUPENDOUS means amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree. The book lists astounding among the synonyms of STUPENDOUS (also: prodigious, monstrous).
Correct Answer: unimpressive
STUPENDOUS means amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree. The book lists unimpressive among the antonyms of STUPENDOUS (also: uninspiring, unremarkable).
Correct Answer: fleshy
The book lists fleshy among the synonyms of SUCCULENT (also: pulpy, juicy).
Correct Answer: desiccated
The book lists desiccated among the antonyms of SUCCULENT (also: vapid).
Correct Answer: damp
SULTRY means close, hot, and moist. The book lists damp among the synonyms of SULTRY (also: muggy, sticky).
Correct Answer: dry
SULTRY means close, hot, and moist. The book lists dry among the antonyms of SULTRY (also: algid, arctic).
Correct Answer: listless
SUPINE means lying flat on the back. The book lists listless among the synonyms of SUPINE (also: torpid, decumbent).
Correct Answer: erect
SUPINE means lying flat on the back. The book lists erect among the antonyms of SUPINE (also: inactive).
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Correct Answer: material
TANGIBLE means real; actual. The book lists material among the synonyms of TANGIBLE (also: veritable, perceptible).
Correct Answer: impalpable
TANGIBLE means real; actual. The book lists impalpable among the antonyms of TANGIBLE (also: intangible, bodiless).
Correct Answer: alike
TANTAMOUNT means equivalent. The book lists alike among the synonyms of TANTAMOUNT (also: as good as, commensurate).
Correct Answer: different
TANTAMOUNT means equivalent. The book lists different among the antonyms of TANTAMOUNT (also: opposite, polar).
Correct Answer: mock
TAUNT means to reproach with contempt. The book lists mock among the synonyms of TAUNT (also: twit, gibe).
Correct Answer: compliment
TAUNT means to reproach with contempt. The book lists compliment among the antonyms of TAUNT (also: praise, respect).
Correct Answer: swarming
TEEMING means in abundance, fertile, highly productive. The book lists swarming among the synonyms of TEEMING (also: fruitful, fecund).
Correct Answer: bare
TEEMING means in abundance, fertile, highly productive. The book lists bare among the antonyms of TEEMING (also: barren blank, devoid).
Correct Answer: audacity
TEMERITY means unwise or reckless boldness. The book lists audacity among the synonyms of TEMERITY (also: presumptuousness, effrontery).
Correct Answer: prudence
TEMERITY means unwise or reckless boldness. The book lists prudence among the antonyms of TEMERITY (also: circumspection, wariness).
Correct Answer: mundane
TEMPORAL means worldly, as opposed to spiritua existing for a time only. The book lists mundane among the synonyms of TEMPORAL (also: seculai civil, carnal).
Correct Answer: heavenly
TEMPORAL means worldly, as opposed to spiritua existing for a time only. The book lists heavenly among the antonyms of TEMPORAL (also: unworldly, religious).
Correct Answer: equivocate
The book lists equivocate among the synonyms of TEMPORIZE (also: delay, equivocate).
Correct Answer: advance
The book lists advance among the antonyms of TEMPORIZE (also: dispatch, expedite).
Correct Answer: creed
TENET means a principle of belief held as true. The book lists creed among the synonyms of TENET (also: doctrine, article of faith).
Correct Answer: disbelief
TENET means a principle of belief held as true. The book lists disbelief among the antonyms of TENET (also: nonbelief).
Correct Answer: aerial
The book lists aerial among the synonyms of TENUOUS (also: airy, attenuate).
Correct Answer: healthy
The book lists healthy among the antonyms of TENUOUS (also: significant, stable).
Correct Answer: placid
TRANQUIL means calm, peaceful. The book lists placid among the synonyms of TRANQUIL (also: serene, ef perturbed).
Correct Answer: err
The book lists err among the synonyms of TRANSGRESS (also: fall, va sin).
Correct Answer: forgive
The book lists forgive among the antonyms of TRANSGRESS (also: justify, pardon).
Correct Answer: quivering
TREMULOUS means trembling. The book lists quivering among the synonyms of TREMULOUS.
Correct Answer: adventuresome
TREMULOUS means trembling. The book lists adventuresome among the antonyms of TREMULOUS (also: adventurous, audacious).
Correct Answer: paltry
TRIVIAL means of little. The book lists paltry among the synonyms of TRIVIAL (also: fiddling, foolish).
Correct Answer: gross
TRIVIAL means of little. The book lists gross among the antonyms of TRIVIAL (also: glo).
Correct Answer: aggressive
TRUCULENT means cruel, age fierce; harsh; threatening or intimidating savagely. The book lists aggressive among the synonyms of TRUCULENT (also: agonistic).
Correct Answer: nonaggressive
TRUCULENT means cruel, age fierce; harsh; threatening or intimidating savagely. The book lists nonaggressive among the antonyms of TRUCULENT (also: pacific, peaceable).
Correct Answer: bloated
TURGID means swollen, Inflated. The book lists bloated among the synonyms of TURGID.
Correct Answer: collapsed
TURGID means swollen, Inflated. The book lists collapsed among the antonyms of TURGID (also: deflated).
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Correct Answer: nnipresent
UBIQUITOUS means existing everywhere. The book lists nnipresent among the synonyms of UBIQUITOUS (also: universal, common).
Correct Answer: based
The book lists based among the antonyms of UNTENABLE.
Correct Answer: commonsensical
UTILITARIAN means materially or practically eful. The book lists commonsensical among the synonyms of UTILITARIAN (also: down-to-earth, effective).
Correct Answer: impractical
UTILITARIAN means materially or practically eful. The book lists impractical among the antonyms of UTILITARIAN (also: unnecessary).
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Correct Answer: dominate
VANQUISH means to subdue or conquer. The book lists dominate among the synonyms of VANQUISH (also: overpower, pacify).
Correct Answer: discharge
VANQUISH means to subdue or conquer. The book lists discharge among the antonyms of VANQUISH (also: emancipate, enfranchise).
Correct Answer: brag
VAUNT means to boast. The book lists brag among the synonyms of VAUNT (also: braggart, proclaim).
Correct Answer: belittle
VAUNT means to boast. The book lists belittle among the antonyms of VAUNT (also: recate, diminish).
Correct Answer: facade
VENEER means a superficial appearance or show Igned to impress one with superiority. The book lists facade among the synonyms of VENEER (also: gloss, window ssing).
Correct Answer: inside
VENEER means a superficial appearance or show Igned to impress one with superiority. The book lists inside among the antonyms of VENEER (also: interior).
Correct Answer: owed
VENERABLE means deserving respect or reverence ause of age. The book lists owed among the synonyms of VENERABLE (also: revered, reverend).
Correct Answer: modern
VENERABLE means deserving respect or reverence ause of age. The book lists modern among the antonyms of VENERABLE (also: vecent, bad).
Correct Answer: fresh
VERNAL means pertaining to spring-an array of vernal ers. The book lists fresh among the synonyms of VERNAL (also: spring, verdant).
Correct Answer: autumnal
VERNAL means pertaining to spring-an array of vernal ers. The book lists autumnal among the antonyms of VERNAL.
Correct Answer: adaptable
VERSATILE means abie to do many things skillfully. The book lists adaptable among the synonyms of VERSATILE (also: protean).
Correct Answer: amateur
VERSATILE means abie to do many things skillfully. The book lists amateur among the antonyms of VERSATILE (also: inexperlenced, inflexible).
Correct Answer: by proxy
VICARIOUS means taking the place of another: felt, received, or done in place of another. The book lists by proxy among the synonyms of VICARIOUS (also: commissioned, delegated).
Correct Answer: past
VICARIOUS means taking the place of another: felt, received, or done in place of another. The book lists past among the antonyms of VICARIOUS.
Correct Answer: about-face
VICISSITUDE means a change from one condition to another, often unexpected. The book lists about-face among the synonyms of VICISSITUDE (also: alteration, alteration).
Correct Answer: stability
VICISSITUDE means a change from one condition to another, often unexpected. The book lists stability among the antonyms of VICISSITUDE (also: stagnation).
Correct Answer: shrew
VIRAGO means a scolding or ill-tempered woman. The book lists shrew among the synonyms of VIRAGO (also: termagant, vixen).
Correct Answer: berate
VITUPERATE means to scold or blame loudly, find fault with in abusive language. The book lists berate among the synonyms of VITUPERATE (also: revile, abuse).
Correct Answer: acclaim
VITUPERATE means to scold or blame loudly, find fault with in abusive language. The book lists acclaim among the antonyms of VITUPERATE (also: commend, compliment).
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Correct Answer: relinquish
WAIVE means to give up (privileges, etc.); to do without. The book lists relinquish among the synonyms of WAIVE (also: forgo, forsake).
Correct Answer: claim
WAIVE means to give up (privileges, etc.); to do without. The book lists claim among the antonyms of WAIVE.
Correct Answer: caprice
WHIM means a sudden notion or passing fancy -frequently acted on the whim of the moment. The book lists caprice among the synonyms of WHIM (also: vagary, crotchet).
Correct Answer: plan
WHIM means a sudden notion or passing fancy -frequently acted on the whim of the moment. The book lists plan among the antonyms of WHIM.
Correct Answer: contort
WRITHE means to twist about (usually with pain). The book lists contort among the synonyms of WRITHE (also: squirm, enlace).
Correct Answer: disentangle
WRITHE means to twist about (usually with pain). The book lists disentangle among the antonyms of WRITHE (also: uncoil, untangle).
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Correct Answer: afire
ZEALOUS means full of enthusiasm or eagerness -a zealous student, first in his class. The book lists afire among the synonyms of ZEALOUS (also: antsy, ardent).
Correct Answer: peffunctory
ZEALOUS means full of enthusiasm or eagerness -a zealous student, first in his class. The book lists peffunctory among the antonyms of ZEALOUS (also: apathetic, indifferent).
Correct Answer: acme
ZENITH means the highest point. The book lists acme among the synonyms of ZENITH (also: apex, apogee).
Correct Answer: bottom
ZENITH means the highest point. The book lists bottom among the antonyms of ZENITH (also: nadir, rock bottom).
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953 questions are published: 486 synonym questions and 467 antonym questions, built from the book's 511 vocabulary entries (book pp. 649-673). 12 entries yield no question: 11 print no synonym/antonym list, and SINISTER's printed list does not contain synonyms of sinister, so it was dropped rather than guessed.
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