11th Grade Unit 1 Vocab

Which of the following is the best SYNONYM for the word INTERCEDE?

• Intervene

• Entangle

• Liason

• Overflowing

Her constant inquiring about the health of my family at first seemed friendly, later merely ____________.

• Coalition

• Lurid

• Innuendo

• Unctuous

Which of the following words best means "to draw forth, bring out from some source."

• Approbation

• Simulate

• Elicit

• Expostulate

Which of the following is the best SYNONYM for the word EXPOSTULATE.

• Protest

• Pretend

• Surge

• Forget

Which of the following is the best ANTONYM for the word MERITORIOUS?

• Brave

• Wrong

• Spiteful

• Blameworthy

Which of the following is the best SYNONYM for the word HIATUS?

• Forget

• Pause

• Shelter

• Hit

She hesitated to offer her opinion, fearing that they would take ____________ at her criticism.

• Provincial

• Hackneyed

• Umbrage

• Meritorious

Which of the following is the best ANYONYM for the word JADED

• Specialty

• Greenish

• Unspoiled

• Ready

Which of the following words best means " decline, decay or deteroriation" OR "excessive indulgence"

• Decadence

• Petulant

• Assuage

• Innuendo

Which of the following is the best SYNONYM for the word INNUENDO?

• Reflection

• Space

• Wanted

• Insinuation