501 Synonym; Antonym Questions and Answer Key ( Part 10)
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Synonyms
Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word provided.
| 1. glare is most similar to
a. scowl b. hide c. display d. summon 2. erratic is most similar to a. enticing b. frequent c. difficult d. irregular 3. civil is most similar to a. unkind b. trite c. public d. questionable 4. expertise is most similar to a. activity b. courage c. mastery d. effort 5. outlandish is most similar to a. distant b. absurd c. pastoral d. belligerent 6. pine is most similar to a. clean b. hate c. resolve d. crave 7. exploit is most similar to a. answer b. feat c. accident d. persuade 8. culmination is most similar to a. realization b. disaster c. serendipity d. persuasion 9. feign is most similar to a. jab b. swoon c. pretend d. dread 10. auspicious is most similar to a. deceitful b. foreboding c. favorable d. dangerous 11. gambit is most similar to a. frolic b. ploy c. testimony d. sentence 12. voracious is most similar to a. ravenous b. violent c. voluble d. rambunctious 13. facile is most similar to a. ability b. section c. vindictive d. glib 14. eschew is most similar to a. revert b. accompany c. admire d. abstain 15. abscond is most similar to a. rob b. obscure c. flee d. absolve 16. knack is most similar to a. bruise b. ability c. keepsake d. scoundrel 17. apropos is most similar to a. opportune b. unexpected c. misspoken d. idea |
19. peer is most similar to
a. apple b. connote c. fellow d. recluse 20. fiasco is most similar to a. festival b. disaster c. happenstance d. ceremony 21. chasm is most similar to a. gorge b. charm c. bridle d. criticize 22. unmitigated is most similar to a. audacious b. unpersuasive c. utter d. dense 23. epitome is most similar to a. volume b. essence c. summit d. deliverance 24. edict is most similar to a. decree b. vacate c. correction d. destiny 25. extol is most similar to a. praise b. tax c. burden d. berate 26. abeyant is most similar to a. false b. disgusting c. pending d. novice 27. knell is most similar to a. copse b. hill c. toll d. rattle 28. soporific is most similar to a. juvenile b. drunken c. delightful d. hypnotic 29. iterate is most similar to a. unsettled b. repeat c. impoverish d. announce 30. bulwark is most similar to a. conundrum b. festival c. rampart d. confuse 31. pedantic is most similar to a. pedestrian b. arduous c. fickle d. consequential 32. bumptious is most similar to a. backward b. arrogant c. clumsy d. rugged 33. expiation is most similar to a. breathing b. immigration c. divergence d. atonement 34. flagitious is most similar to a. deliberate b. fatiguing c. villainous d. habitual 35. inveigle is most similar to a. cajole b. complexity c. hoodwink d. distress |
| 18. veritable is most similar to
a. deep b. authentic c. ancient d. irascible |
Answer key
- a. to glare means to stare angrily; to scowl means to have an angry expression
- d. erratic means lacking regularity, or irregular
- c. one meaning of civil is involving the general public
- c. a peer is a person belonging to the same group; a fellow is an equal in rank, or a member of the same group
- b. a fiasco is a complete failure, or a disaster
- a. a chasm is a deep split in the earth, or a gorge
- c. expertise and mastery both mean special skills or knowledge
- b. outlandish means extremely out of the ordinary; absurd means ridiculously unreasonable
- d. to pine means to long for, or to crave
- b. an exploit is a notable or heroic act; a feat is a courageous deed
- a. culmination means the act of reaching the highest point, or decisive action; realization means the act of bringing into concrete existence
- c. to feign means to assert as if true, or to pretend
- c. auspicious means marked by favorable signs
- b. one meaning of gambit is a calculated move; a ploy is a tactic
- a. voracious and ravenous mean having a huge appetite
- d. facile means easily achieved and often lacking sincerity; glib means marked by ease and lacking depth and substance
- d. to eschew means to avoid habitually, or to abstain
- c. to abscond means to depart secretly; to flee means to run away
- b. a knack is a special ability
- a. apropos means being both relevant and appropriate; opportune means occurring at an appropriate time
- b. veritable means not false or imagined, or authentic
- c. unmitigated means offering little chance of change or relief, or absolute; utter means total or absolute
- b. an epitome is a typical or ideal example; essence is the real or very basic nature of something
- a. an edict is an official proclamation; a decree is an order with the force of the law
- a. to extol means to praise highly
- c. abeyant means in a period of temporary inactivity, or pending
- c. to knell means to sound in an ominous manner; to toll means to sound in long measured strokes; both words are used to describe the ringing of bells
- d. soporific means causing sleep; hypnotic means tending to produce sleep
- b. to iterate means to say or do again, or to repeat
- c. a bulwark is a solid wall-like structure raised for defense, or a rampart
- a. pedantic means ostentatiously or narrowly learned, or unimaginative; one meaning of pedestrian is commonplace or unimaginative
- b. bumptious means noisily self-assertive; arrogant means disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth
- d. expiation means the act of making atonement; atonement means reparation for an offense or injury
- c. flagitious means marked by outrageous crime or vice; villainous means having the characteristics of a deliberate criminal or scoundrel
- a. to inveigle means to win over with flattery; to cajole means to persuade with flattery
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