Unit 11 Vocabulary Review (Shortened)

Which word matches the following definition?

(noun) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of ideas that are held sacred

• heresy

• gauche

• pernicious

Which word matches the following definition?

(verb) to become dry and withered; to char or scorch on the surface; to make unfeeling

• perceptive

• sear

• gauche

Which word matches the following definition?

(adjective) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

• corroborate

• perceptive

• pernicious

Which word matches the following definition?

(adjective) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

• pernicious

• heresy

• sear

Which word matches the following definition?

(adjective) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless

• accentuate

• gauche

• heresy

Which word is synonymous with (means the same as) the following?

to bolster, substantiate, verify

• corroborate

• disseminate

• heresy

Which word is synonymous with (means the same as) the following?

to accent, stress, emphasize

• disseminate

• accentuate

• denizen

Which word is synonymous with (means the same as) the following?

an unorthodox belief, heterodoxy

• perceptive

• heresy

• discursive

Which word is antonymous with (means the opposite of) the following?

harmless, innocuous; salutary, salubrious

• disseminate

• gauche

• pernicious

Which word is antonymous with (means the opposite of) the following?

to bring together, concentrate, muster; to conceal, hide

• corroborate

• disseminate

• perceptive