Grit and Grandeur Academic Vocabulary Review

The investigators will analyze the scene for signs of arson. A synonym for the word analyze could be...

• synthesize

• consider

• examine

• omit

In her first job, she was in a subordinate role, but she later became chief executive of the company. An antonym for the word subordinate would be...

• superior

• lower-ranking

• junior

• second in command

If I say something is literal, that means...

• it is exactly what is being said

• it is overexaggerated

• it is unclear

• it is a metaphor

The choices you make now could determine your future options. Another word for determine is...

• commence

• begin

• prevent

• decide

People tend to trivialize issues that they do not consider important. An antonym for trivialize would be...

• minimize

• dismiss

• underplay

• value