3D words 16-20

3D words 16-20

semblance

(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an

apparition.

SYNONYMS: appearance, air, aura, facade.

ANTONYMS: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack.

17. surmount

(v.) to overcome, rise above.

SYNONYMS: conquer, triumph over.

ANTONYMS: be vanquished, be defeated,

succumb to.

terminate

(v.) to bring to an end.

SYNONYMS: conclude, finish, discontinue.

ANTONYMS: begin, commence.

19. trite

(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale.

SYNONYMS: banal, hackneyed, corny.

ANTONYMS: original, innovative.

20. usurp

(v.) to seize and hold a position by force or

without right.

SYNONYMS: seize illegally, commandeer,

supplant

Multiple Choice

I was terribly ____ when I found out my friend copied my paper AND made a higher grade than I made.

• dissented

• eminent

• irate

• rifted

Multiple Choice

He is an ________person who made major discoveries in science even though he looks like he belongs on the streets.

• pauper

• eminent

• dissent

• marauder

Multiple Choice

The two cousins have not spoken to each other in years, although none of us knows what caused the rift.

• terminate

• exorcise

• rift

• marauder