| Question | Answer |
| ABANDON
- abandoned the sinking ship. | To give up completely - abandoned the sinking ship. Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake |
| ABET
- treacherously abetted the enemy. | To encourage -or support Synonyms: spur, incite. Antonym: deter |
| ABRIDGE
- abridged his lengthy speech. | To shorten Synonyms: curtail, diminish, retrench. Antonyms: protract, elongate, amplify |
| ACADEMIC
theoretical academic interests; an academic discussion, with no practical implications. | Pertaining to school; Synonym: scholastic |
| ACCELERATE
- took an accelerated course in order to graduate early. | To quicken, speed up Synonym: expedite (adj. expeditious). Antonym: retard |
| ACCOLADE
- a tremendous accolade for a returning hero. | An award or salute Synonyms: tribute, ovation |
| ACCORD
- in full accord with his view. | Agreement or harmony Synonyms: concord, concurrence. Antonyms: dissension, discord |
| ACRIMONIOUS
- stung by the acrimonious remark. | Sharp or harsh in language or temper Synonyms: caustic, acerb, pungent, tart, mordant, acrid; (noun) asperity. Antonyms: suave, affable |
| ACUMEN
- showing exceptional business acumen. | Keenness of mind or insight Synonyms: perspicacity, discernment, perception. Antonym: obtuseness |
| ADVERSITY
- calm in the face of adversity. | A state, condition, or instance of serious or continued difficulty Synonyms: affliction, mischance, reverses |
| AESTHETIC
- interested in aesthetic values rather than in purely practical affairs. | Pertaining to the beautiful |
| AFFABLE
a much admired, affable gentleman. | Sociable, courteous, and agreeable in manner Synonyms: civil, complaisant, benign, gracious, genial, urbane, cordial. Antonyms: curt, brusque, rude, boorish, surly |
| AFFLUENT
- a large bequest from an affluent grandfather. | Having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich Synonyms: opulent, profuse. Antonyms: destitute, impecunious |
| ALACRITY
- responded to the flattering offer with alacrity. | Eagerness; cheerful promptness Synonyms: celerity, briskness, energy, animation. Antonyms: apathy, nonchalance, sluggishness, lethargy, phlegmatic |
| ALIENATE
- He has alienated his entire family. | To make indifferent or hostile; to turn away; transfer or divert |
| ALLAY
- at ease now that his fears have been allayed. | To put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet Synonyms: appease, alleviate, pacify, assuage, abate, mitigate, propitiate, mollify, placate. Antonyms: intensify, aggravate |
| ALLUDE (noun: ALLUSION)
- alluded quite subtly to his friend's misfortune. | To refer casually or indirectlySynonyms: insinuate, intimate, imply. Antonyms: refer, cite |
| AMBIGUOUS
- puzzled by the ambiguous statement. | Uncertain, vague, capable of being interpreted- in more than one way Synonyms: hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous. Antonyms: explicit, unquestionable |
| ANACHRONISM
- A machine gun at the Battle of Yorktown would be an anachronism. | A thing placed or occurring out of its normal time |
| ANALOGY (adj.: ANALOGOUS)
- He indicated points of analogy between the two situations. | A relation between two things shown in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristicsSynonyms: correspondence, affinity. Antonym: anomaly. |
