Vocabulary Quizs

yearn

• to desire with sadness

• to feel happy and content

• to ignore or neglect

• to express anger or frustration

synonym for alleviate

• lessen

• intensify

• exacerbate

• diminish

anthology

• a collection of literature

• a type of poem

• a historical novel

• a scientific journal

synonym for conciliatory

• pacifying

• aggressive

• hostile

• indifferent

synonym for ludicrous

• ridiculous

• serious

• ordinary

• common

antonym for pessimistic

• optimistic

• cynical

• indifferent

• skeptical

diminution

• a lessening

• an increase

• a transformation

• a complication

alleviate

• to make more bearable

• to make worse

• to ignore completely

• to enhance significantly

esoteric

• understood by few

• widely known

• easily accessible

• commonly accepted

phosphorescence

• continuous emission of light from a substance

• a process of absorbing light and re-emitting it

• the ability to glow in the dark without light

• a chemical reaction that produces light