Voc 2 Practice 2

Absurd is to ______as sensible is to reasonable.

• Ridiculous

• Average

• Temporary

• Wrong

Astound is to amaze as bore is to _____.

• Cut

• Interesting

• Dull

• Silly

Calamity is to ____ as tragedy is to misfortune.

• Wisdom

• Foolishness

• Problem

• Disaster

______is to slow down as accelerate is to speed up.

• Inundate

• Decelerate

• Retort

• Exert

Although they spoke the same language, their different ____ made it challenging for them to understand each other.

• Dialects

• Accents

• Pronunciations

• Jargon

Cheating on the test brought ___to his reputation and was frowned upon by both his peers and teachers

• Retort

• Deceleration

• Dishonor

• Admonish

The new software system is much more ____, allowing the team to complete tasks in half the time.

• Finite

• Absurd

• Calamity

• Efficient

To lift the heavy box, she had to ____a great deal of strength.

• Snare

• Retort

• Exert

• Glutton

The resources available for the project are ___, so we need to use them wisely.

• Dialect

• Finite

• Exert

• Upheaval

• His ____appetite at the buffet was evident as he went back for multiple helpings.

• Inundated

• Gluttonous

• Luminous

• Persuasive