Groundwork for a Better Vocabulary

Something that heals; a cure

• remedy

• spectacle

• verdict

• protest

BONUS QUESTION: To move back or away from a certain point, place, or limit

• revert

• exile

• recede

• retain

BONUS QUESTION: A ceremony; actions done regularly or in a specific way

• ritual

• adapt

• reciprocate

• fallacy

Aware; noticing

• remedy

• protest

• assume

• conscious

Which word is a synonym for "forthcoming"?

• Impending

• Obscure

• Austere

• Scorched

Using context clues, if a character in a story is described as "scrappy," they are likely:

• Well-dressed and polite

• Fearful and timid

• Spirited and determined

• Lazy and uninterested

Which word means "lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements"?

• Bleak

• Exuberant

• Charismatic

• Guileless

What is an "exaggeration"?

• Telling the truth

• Making something seem smaller than it is

• Making something seem bigger or more important than it is

• Forgetting details about something

What does "mediocre" mean?

• Outstanding

• Terrible

• Average, not very good

• Excellent

What does the word "stern" mean?

• Very soft and gentle

• The front part of a boat

• Serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline

• A type of bird