Sophomore Vocabulary Q1

Meaning:

having to do with an idea or quality rather than an object; hard to understand; (in art) with little likeness to real people or things

• abstract

• ambiguous

• preposterous

• perfunctory

The mother began to _________________________ the child softly, but then her scolding became louder and louder.

• divert

• oppose

• admonish

• emulate

Because he was such a resolute ______________ for the homeless, Pete gathered donations at school every month to donate to the local shelter.

• excerpt

• invalidate

• advocate

• refute

Which word is a synonym for alternative?

• obligation

• option

Without a head or chief, leaderless is the original meaning for which word?

• anarchy

• eradicate

• dormant

Which of the words below are synonyms for divert?

• amuse

• redirect

• twist

• change

The idiom "as busy as a bee" refers to a particularly _____________ person, characterizing him or her as a hard worker.

• indulgent

• eccentric

• penurious

• assiduous

adj. thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered

• advocate

• ambiguous

• egocentric

• retrospect

Which word means difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand?

• abstract

• panacea

• elusive

• dormant

Which are synonyms for equitable?

• sympathetic

• noncommittal

• impartial

• objective