5 Written Questions

1. (v.) to be in full agreement; to be in the same nature, character, or function; to happen at the same time
2. syn: anoint, consecrate, enact, decree
   ant: forbid, veto, cancel
3. syn: beat, conquer, subdue
   ant: succumb to, yield to
4. syn: agitate, rattle, disconcert
   ant: reassure, soothe, quiet
5. syn: incomplete, biased, prejudiced, fond of
   ant: complete, fair, just, unbiased

5 Matching Questions

1. narrative
2. lavish
3. hospitable
4. decrease
5. gaudy

1. a syn: lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish
   ant: increase, grow, develop, wax
2. b syn: gracious, cordial, courteous
   ant: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly
3. c a poem that tells a story
4. d syn: excessive, profuse
   ant: stingy, meager; begrudge, stint, deny
5. e syn: garish, loud, vulgar
   ant: restrained, quiet, sober, sedate, tasteful

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (n) a physical ailment; a cause of pain or trouble, misfortune
   1. fluster
   2. proficient
   3. affliction
   4. flourish
2. syn: persevere, keep at it, endure
   ant: give up, discontinue
   1. persist
   2. partial
   3. parasite
   4. paradox
3. syn: competent, adept, able
   ant: incompetent, inept, unskilled, ignorant
   1. prior
   2. proficient
   3. officiate
   4. presume
4. (adj, adv.) partly open
   1. mar
   2. amiss
   3. ajar
   4. flaw
5. syn: fruitless, vain, ineffective
   ant: successful, effective
   1. simile
   2. quibble
   3. rite
   4. futile

5 True/False Questions

1. vital → syn: indispensable, fundamental
   ant: nonessential, unnecessary

   True        False

2. fledgling → syn: novice, tyro, neophyte
   ant: pro, expert, veteran

   True        False

3. foremost → syn: scandalous, villainous, flagrant, heinous
   ant: glorious, splendid, illustrious, praiseworthy

   True        False

4. gruesome → horrible, revolting, ghastly

   True        False

5. legacy → (n.) an inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

   True        False