Vocabulary Quiz: Level D Unit 6 - Test Your Knowledge of Key Terms
Challenge your vocabulary skills with this Level D Unit 6 quiz focused on essential words from various contexts. This quiz covers terms such as "Atone," "Bondage," "Credible," and many more, complete with definitions, synonyms, and antonyms. Perfect for students and language enthusiasts looking to enhance their understanding of advanced vocabulary. Test your knowledge and reinforce your learning in an engaging way. Mark your calendars for the quiz on Friday, February 14, 2014, and prepare to expand your lexicon!
Vocabulary Quiz: Level D Unit 6 - Test Your Knowledge of Key Terms
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Level D Unit 6 Quiz: Friday, February 7, 2014 Test: Friday, February 14, 2014
1. Atone - verb • To make up for • Syn: make amends for • Ant: NA
2. Bondage - Noun • Slavery; any state of being bound or held down • Syn: servitude, captivity, dependence • Ant: freedom, liberty, independence
3. Credible - Adj • Believable • Syn: plausible, acceptable, likely • Ant: unbelievable, implausible, improbable
4. Defray - Verb • To pay for • Syn: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill • Ant: NA
5. Diligent – Adj • Hardworking, industrious, not lazy • Syn: focused, on task • Ant: lazy, cursory
6. Doleful - Adj • Sad; dreary • Syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy • Ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty
7. Ghastly - Adj • Frightful, horrible; deathly pale • Syn: dreadful, appalling, gruesome • Ant: pleasant, agreeable, attractive
8. Hamper - Verb • To hold back • Syn: hinder, obstruct, inhibit • Ant: facilitate, ease, smooth the way
9. Hew - Verb • To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to • Syn: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform • Ant: NA
10. Impoverished - Adj • Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted • Syn: poverty-stricken, destitute • Ant: rich, wealthy, affluent
11. Incessant - Adj • Never stopping, going all the time • Syn: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted • Ant: occasional, sporadic, intermittent
12. Intricate - Adj • Complicated; difficult to understand • Syn: complex • Ant: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated
13. Lucid - adj • Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane • Syn: intelligent • Ant: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible, opaque
14. Posthumous - Adj • Occurring or published after death • Syn: postmortem • Ant: prenatal
15. Prim - Adj • Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish • Syn: fussy, squeamish • Ant: sloppy, untidy, lax
16. Sardonic - adj • Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic • Syn: caustic, wry • Ant: bland, mild, good-natured
17. Superfluous - Adj • Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess • Syn: surplus, extra • Ant: necessary, essential, vital
18. Supplant - Verb • To take the place of, supersede • Syn: replace, displace • Ant: NA
20. Tenacious - Adj • Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent • Syn: obstinate, stubborn, determined • Ant: yielding, weak, gentle, slack
19. taunt Verb Noun • To jeer at, mock • Syn: ridicule, make fun off • Ant: cheer, applaud, acclaim • An insulting or mocking remark • Syn: a jeer • Ant: a praise