5 Written Questions

1. adj. overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
   syn: fussy, fastidious, squeamish
   ant: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax
2. adj. believable
   syn:plausible, acceptable, likely
   snt: unbelieveable, implausible, improbable
3. v. to hold back
   syn: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit
   ant: facilitate, ease, smoothe the way
4. adj. holding fast; holding together firmly, persistant
   syn: obstinate, stubborn, dogged
   ant: yeilding, weak, gentle, lax, slack
5. adj. never stopping, going on all the time
   syn:ceaseless, constant, uniterrupted
   ant:occasional, sporadic, intermittent

5 Matching Questions

1. impoverished
2. intricate
3. superfluous
4. ghastly
5. posthumous

1. a adj. exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
   syn: surplus, supererogatory
   ant: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable
2. b adj. frightful, horrible; deathly pale
   syn:dreadfall, appalling, gruesome, grisly
   ant:pleseant, agreeable, attractive, delightful
3. c adj. occuring or publishing after death
   syn: postmortem
   ant: prenatal
4. d adj. complicated; difficult to understand
   syn:complex, convoluted
   ant: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated
5. e adj, poor in state of pverty; depleted
   syn: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent
   ant: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. v. to pay for
   syn: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill
   1. prim
   2. hew
   3. defray
   4. doleful
2. adj. grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
   syn: caustic. mordant, acerbic, wry
   ant: bland, mild, sacharine, good-natured
   1. sardonic
   2. atone
   3. taunt
   4. prim
3. v. to make up for
   syn: expiate, make amends for
   1. hew
   2. hamper
   3. atone
   4. taunt
4. n. slavery; any state of being bound or held down
   syn: servitude, captivity, subjection, dependence
   ant: freedom, liberty, independence
   1. bondage
   2. atone
   3. credible
   4. doleful
5. v. to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
   syn: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform
   1. lucid
   2. hamper
   3. prim
   4. hew

5 True/False Questions

1. supplant → adj. hardworking, industrious, not lazy
   syn: assiduous, sedulous
   ant: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory

   True        False

2. lucid → adj easy to understand, clear, rational, sane
   syn: limpid, intelligible
   ant:murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligable

   True        False

3. doleful → adj. sad; dreary
   syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous
   ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, bouyant

   True        False

4. diligent → adj. hardworking, industrious, not lazy
   syn: assiduous, sedulous
   ant: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory

   True        False

5. taunt → v. to make up for
   syn: expiate, make amends for

   True        False