| Question |
Answer |
| allay |
dispel, calm, alleviate, assuage, relieve |
| archaic |
old, ancient, antiquated, outmoded, prehistoric, antediluvian |
| barometer |
indicator, gauge, test, measurement, guide |
| concomitmant |
attendant, associated, simultaneous, concurrent, contemporaneous |
| dilettante |
amateur, dabbler |
| dregs |
remains, residue, sediment, silt, waste, rabble, losers, trash |
| drudgery |
labor, toil, work, chore, grind, slog |
| murky |
dark, foggy, gloomy, misty, cloudy, muddy, shadowy, dim, overcast |
| opprobrium |
disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy |
| platitude |
cliche, inanity, commonplace, banality, dullness, boredom, insipidity, triteness, plainess |
| potent |
strong, powerful, effective, persuasice, intoxicating, heady |
| pungent |
spicy, heady, sharp, bitter, pithy, biting, cutting, caustic, acerbic |
| raiment |
apparel, attire, clothes, habiliment, tog, thread |
| reprehensible |
guilty, culpable, liable, blameworthy |
| restrictive |
warning, preventive, restraining, limiting, off-putting |
| retrospect |
NO Synonym |
| sojourn |
halt, break, rest, stopover, stay |
| strident |
loud, vociferous, clamorous, raucous, discordant, piercing, braying |
| subservient |
submissive, obedient, acquiescent, deferential, docile, passive, meek |
| tantamount |
equal, equivalent, synonymous, identical, indistinguishable |
| termagant |
No Synonym |
| tolerate |
stand, bear, abide, endure, accept, stomach, allow |
| unctuous |
sycophantic, oily, groveling, creepy |
| virile |
macho, male, masculine |
| virtuosity |
intelligence, genius, talent, skill, ability |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
