By: Kurtis Thrush & Matt Williams
(adj.)
Firm in purpose or
opinion, unyielding
(n.) An extremely hard
substance
Determined
Firm
Insistent
Resolute
Flexible
Pliant
Submissive
Yielding
(n.) A confused
hodgepodge of
sounds, hubbub; an uproar or
commotion that goes far
beyond what is justified
Stir
Uproar
The
court trial went into a loud
brouhaha after the final
verdict was announced.
(n.)
Strong defense or
protection, a solid wall-like
structure for defense
(v.) To provide such defense or
protection
Barrier
Defense
Fortress
Protection
Weak
point in the defense
(adj.)
Offensively selfassertive, excessively and
arrogantly self-confident
Conceited
Arrogant
Forward
Pushy
Humble
Modest
Uncertain
(adj.)
Easily made angry, badtempered
Quick-tempered
Peevish
Irascible
Calm
Peaceful
(v.)
To spoil or destroy an
appetite by too much
indulgence, especially in sweet
or rich things
Disgust
Glut
Gorge
Nauseate
You
can cloy your appetite by
eating too much junk food
before dinner.
(v.)
To cut short, bring to a halt
or end sooner than expected, to
reduce
Reduce
Cut
back
Abbreviate
Diminish
Downsize
Extend
Increase
Lengthen
Prolong
(n.)
Courteous yielding to the
wishes and ideas of another
person, great respect marked
by submission, as to a superior
Acquiescence
Submission
Yielding
Complaisance
Disobedience
Impoliteness
Noncompliance
(adj.)
Conclusive, final,
representing the limit of what
can be done
Absolute
Actual
Clear-cut
Conclusive
Definite
Incomplete
Inconclusive
Inexact
Temporary
Unreliable
(n.)
The way a person behaves,
overall impression made by
comportment, manner, etc;
facial appearance, mien
Attitude
Conduct
Disposition
Poise
Presence
His
happy demeanor changed
after he heard the bad news.
(adj.)
Puzzling, perplexing, not
easily understood, mysterious
Ambiguous
Inexplicable
Cryptic
Known
Clear
Obvious
Plain
(n.)
Tolerance and self-control
(in the face of provocation),
patience, the act of refraining
from something, abstinence
Abstinence
Endurance
Patience
Self-control
Indulgence
Involvement
Continuation
(adj.,
adv.) Without
preparation, offhand, suddenly
or hastily done
(n.) An extemporaneous
composition or remark
Dashed-off
Improv
Spur
of the moment
Deliberate
Planned
Rehearsed
Premeditated
(adj.)
excessively and
objectionably sentimental;
having a mildly sickening
flavor
Romantic
Tear-jerking
Nauseating
Calm
Serious
Unemotional
(v.)
To soften, make gentle, to
calm, allay (as an emotion); to
reduce intensity
Placate
Pacify
Appease
Soothe
Enrage
Anger
(n.)
Something that is heavy or
burdensome (especially an
unwelcome reasonability); a
stigma; blame
Responsibility
Burden
Obligation
Duty
The
executioner had the onus
of carrying out the death
sentence of the convicted felon.
(n.) A vague
sense of
approaching misfortune
Feeling
Intuition
Premonition
Suspicion
The
man had a presentiment
that someone was following
him.
(adj.)
Given over to dissipation
and self- indulgence, immoral,
recklessly extravagant
(n.) A person given to selfindulgent and wild spending
Wasteful
Reckless
Extravagant
Parsimonious
Stingy
Frugal
Tight
(v.)
To spend or hand in (as
money), to cancel (as a
penalty), forgive, pardon,
diminish, to put off, postpone
Send
Forward
Dispatch
Settle
Handle
Control
Manage
(adj.)
Needed, necessary,
regarded as essential or
indispensible
Obligatory
Mandatory
Vital
Required
Optional
Voluntary
Uncompelled
Free
(adj.)
Of or pertaining to a
tailor or his work; having to do
with clothes or dress
(especially men’s)
Clothing
Dress
Tailored
The
sartorial design of the
tailor was greatly admired by
the clothing company.
(v.)
To oppose successfully; to
present, frustrate, foil
Frustrate
Spoil
Ruin
Obstruct
Hinder
Encourage
Promote
Allow
Construct
Review
Game
Choose the word that means the same
as:
Self- Confident or SelfAssertive
A: Demeanor
B: Mawkish
C: Onus
D: Bumptious
The enemy tried to
________ the army’s
advance.
A: Thwart
C: Profligate
B: Mollify
D: Brouhaha
(v.) To spoil or destroy an appetite
by too much indulgence,
especially in sweet or rich things,
to glut
A: Deference
B: Definitive
C: Cloy
D: Curtail
He is ______ in the
types of cars he buys.
A: Requisite
B: Profligate
C: Sartorial
D: Cloy
Choose the word that means the
opposite as:
Rehearsed, Planned,
Premeditated, Prepared
A: Adamant
B: Impromptu
C: Curtail
D: Bumptious
To ______ expenses the
company fired 10
people.
A: Curtail
B: Demeanor
C: Forbearance
D: Bulwark
Choose the word that means the same
as:
Uproar, a Furor,
Hullabaloo
A: Presentiment
B: Remit
C: Brouhaha
D: Cloy
The coast served to
______ the hurricane
before it hit a major town.
A: Thwart
B: Brouhaha
C: Enigmatic
D: Mollify
(n.) Something that is
heavy or burdensome, a
stigma, blame
A: Requisite
B: Impromptu
C: Profligate
D: Onus
Choose the word that means the same as:
Needed, Necessary,
Essential, Indispensable
A: Cloy
B: Deference
C: Requisite
D: Remit
Choose the word that means the opposite
as:
A weak point in the
defense
A: Bulwark
B: Mawkish
C: Adamant
D: Forbearance
Choose the word that means the same
as:
Conduct, Behavior,
Bearing, Carriage
A: Enigmatic
C: Choleric
B: Demeanor
D: Sartorial
Choose the word that means the
opposite as:
Yielding, Pliable,
Flexible
A: Adamant
B: Choleric
C: Mollify
D: Deference
The governor would later
______ the man when he
found out he had been falsely
accused.
A: Onus
B: Deference
C: Profligate
D: Remit
(adj.) Easily made angry,
bad-tempered
A: Curtail
C: Choleric
B: Presentiment
D: Thwart
(n.) A vague sense of
approaching misfortune
A: Presentiment
C: Requisite
B: Impromptu
D: Bulwark
Choose the word that means the
opposite as:
Lack of restraint,
Indulgence
A: Curtail
B: Forbearance
C: Remit
D: Adamant
Choose the word that means the same
as:
Of or pertaining to men’s
clothes
A: Sartorial
C: Brouhaha
B: Clot
D: Definitive
The story he told was
very long and ______.
A: Cloy
C: Demeanor
B: Mollify
D: Enigmatic
(n.) Courteous yielding to the
wishes and ideas of another
person; great respect marked by
submission, as to a superior
A: Enigmatic
B: Onus
C: Deference
D: Thwart
Choose the word that means the same
as:
Sentimentalized, Maudlin,
Mushy, Nauseating
A: Profligate
B: Mawkish
C: Impromptu
D: Sartorial
Choose the word that means the
opposite as:
Tentative,
Inconclusive
A: Adamant
B: Definitive
C: Mollify
D: Demeanor
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. D
15.C
16. A
17. B
18. A
19. D
20. C
21. B
22.B