WWTW List 21 • Flip-Side Test

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined: 1. The fault-finding questions weren’t sincere.

• captious

• benign

• lucid

• arduous

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined: 2. Her face was full of disbelief.

• incredulous

• joyful

• apathetic

• confident

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined: 3. A shapeless mass lay beside the door.

• amorphous

• opaque

• rigid

• angular

4. Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined:

5. 4. He invented a clever new word.

• neologism

• idiom

• proverb

• acronym

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined: 5. The stranger’s glare revealed his evil intent.

• malevolence

• benevolence

• ignorance

• innocence

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined: 6. The politician hedged her comments by praising both sides.

• equivocate

• exaggerate

• elucidate

• consolidate

7. Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined:

8. 7. He believes in a human-shaped god.

• anthropomorphic

• agnostic

• atheist

• pantheist

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined: 8. She has a complete obsession with one thing: astronomy.

• monomania

• mania

• phobia

• nostalgia

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined: 9. He is a beginner in the music industry.

• neophyte

• virtuoso

• maestro

• icon

Choose the word for each definition in that is underlined:

10. The tribe on the Amazon was warlike.

• bellicose

• timid

• peaceful

• indifferent