Vocabulary Unit 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Stringent | (Rigorous) admission requirement. Synonym
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| Intrinsic | The old necklace has little ________________ value, but it means a great deal to me because it belonged to my mother.
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| Permeated | A stain that (spread through). Synonym
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| Drivel | Thought the idea to be (hogwash). Synonym
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| Lassitude | (External) to the whole plan. Antonym
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| Millennium | Waiting for the (day of judgement). Antonym
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| Epitome | That dancer is very talented, but isn't it going rather far to call her "the very _________________ of feminine beauty and grace"?
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| Aplomb | Addressing the school assembly for the first time was a nerve-racking experience, but I managed to deliver my speech with a reasonable amount of ______________.
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| Bombastic | Overdramatic, (high-flown) language. Synonym
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| Ameliorate | Swift action to (worsen) the situation. Antonym
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| Ex officio | Tonight's moderator (by virtue of her job). Synonym
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| Callow | An (inexperienced) trainee. Synonym
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| Infringe | A good definition of freedom is: "The right to do anything you wish as long as you do not _________________ on the rights of others."
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| Precipitate | A (cautious) move on the chess board. Antonym
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| Interloper | A (buttinsky) at their reunion. Synonym
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| Ingratiate | A smile meant to (curry favor). Synonym
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| Inveighed | Representing an organization of senior citizen, the rally's keynote speaker __________________ vehemently against conditions that rob the elderly of their dignity and independence.
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| Occult | The mere fact that we cannot explain at the present time how she was hurt doesn't mean that she was the victim of some ____________ power.
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| Exhort | To (entreat) the people to resist. Synonym
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| Surmise | We do not know what her motives were, but we may _________________ that she was mainly concerned for the child's well-being.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
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