English Final

5 Written Questions

1. frantic, distracted, very much agitated or upset
2. to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm, to fluctuate
3. proximity, similarity, kinship
4. biting, caustic, bitterly harsh, acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing, sarcastic
5. earthly, worldly, ordinary, prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary

5 Matching Questions

1. avid
2. grouse
3. tenable
4. credence
5. nuance

1. a a complaint, to complain, grumble, gripe, kvetch, bellyache
2. b slight variation, shade, nicety, refinement,
3. c belief, acceptance, credit, trust, confidence
4. d defendable, justifiable, maintainable
5. e desirous, keen, enthusiastic, grasping, intensely eager

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
   1. nuance
   2. evince
   3. mundane
   4. unwonted
2. frenzied, frantic, overwrought
   1. credence
   2. frenetic
   3. fecund
   4. tenable
3. complete, perfect, to bring to a state of completion or perfection, masterful, clinch, conclude
   1. enervate
   2. congeal
   3. emulate
   4. consummate
4. dine slyly, or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty, stolen, clandestine, covert, surreptitous
   1. furtive
   2. grouse
   3. nuance
   4. germane
5. to change from liquid to solid; thicken, harden, jell, coagulate, solidify
   1. cabal
   2. congeal
   3. ambient
   4. glean

5 True/False Questions

1. eschew → to avoid, shun, abstain from, steer clear of, forgo, stay away

   True        False

2. depraved → marked by evil and corruption, perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt

   True        False

3. feckless → fertile, fruitful in offspring or vegetation, intellectually productive, teeming, prolific

   True        False

4. cabal → a small group working in secret, clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy

   True        False

5. propriety → speed, swiftness, rapidity of motion or action, alacrity

   True        False