Lesson 11 Vocabulary quiz

Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word.

It took Mississippi’s Gulf Coast years to recover from the cataclysm of Hurricane Camille.

• destruction

• catastrophe

• floods

• terror

Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word.

Brooke loves it when her father takes her out for gourmet meals on special occasions.

• high-quality

• home style

• junk food

• picnic

Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word.

Jonah though speaking in a grandiloquent style made him sound smarter, but it actually just annoyed his listeners.

• scientific

• literary

• pompous

• verbose

Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word.

Seed companies jealously guard the genetic secrets of the hybrid plants they produce.

• cousin

• crossbreed

• likeness

• species

Find a SYNONYM for each underlined word.

Hucksters used to sell snake oil as a panacea in traveling medicine show.

• cure-all

• antibiotic

• hair tonic

• therapy

Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word.



The city that burgeoned during the tech has now returned to a quieter pace of life.

• flourished

• expanded

• deteriorated

• lingered

Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word.



Matt enjoyed the grandiloquence of Hamlet’s soliloquy.

• plainness

• loftiness

• determination

• desperation

Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word.



Kristin performed manifold duties as the store manager.

• unique

• various

• difficult

• risky

Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word.



Though she had the support of the area’s elite, what the councilor really wanted was the trust of the city’s plebeian families.

• exclusive

• backward

• common

• refined

Find an ANTONYM for each underlined word.



The scourge of domestic violence affects all kinds of families.

• evil

• benefit

• creation

• rarity