WorksheetsACC Lit/Comp - Midterm Study Guide
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
not telling the truth; lying
mendacious
logy
Rubiginous
Patulous
dull and heavy in motion or thought; sluggish
Logy
Mendacious
Rubiginous
Patulous
rust-colored.
Rubiginous
Logy
Mendacious
Patulous
(especially of the branches of a tree) spreading.
Patulous
Logy
Mendacious
Rubiginous
relating to or dependent on charity; charitable
Eleemosynary
Logy
Patulous
Mendacious
(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
Nascent
Eleemosynary
Logy
Mendacious
(of a theatrical production or movie, or a review of one) very successful or wholeheartedly commendatory.
Boffo
Nascent
Eleemosynary
Patulous
denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
Halycon
Boffo
Nascent
Eleemosynary
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
Shadenfraude
Miasma
Halycon
Boffo
a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor.
Miasma
Halycon
Boffo
Shadenfraude
a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
kerfuffle
syzygy
submontane
ephemeral
a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun.
syzygy
kerfuffle
submontane
ephemeral
passing under or through mountains.
submontane
ephemeral
omphalos
erudite
lasting for a very short time.
ephemeral
omphalos
erudite
copacetic
ameliorate
the center or hub of something.
omphalos
erudite
copacetic
ameliorate
having or showing great knowledge or learning.
erudite
copacetic
ameliorate
dirigible
in excellent order.
copacetic
ameliorate
dirigible
kerfuffle
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
ameliorate
dirigible
kerfuffle
syzygy
a dirigible airship, especially one with a rigid structure.
dirigible
kerfuffle
syzygy
submontane
causing harm or damage.
deleterious
dirigible
inimitable
aerolith
A meteorite.
aerolith
deleterious
masticate
decathect
chew (food).
masticate
aerolith
inimitable
decathect
to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object)
decathect
masticate
dirigible
aerolith
talk in a rambling manner.
maunder
lackadaisical
decathect
milquetoast
lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
lackadaisical
maunder
milquetoast
corpulent
(of a person) fat.
corpulent
dirigible
lackadaisical
milquetoast
feeble, insipid, or bland.
milquetoast
dirigible
maunder
apocryphal
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
apocryphal
milquetoast
corpulent
gallimaufry
a confused jumble or medley of things.
gallimaufry
deleterious
inimitable
aerolith
to reason falsely : to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises.
Paralogize
Mellifluous
Brumal
Esoteric
(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
Mellifluous
Brumal
Esoteric
Decimate
relating to winter; wintry.
Brumal
Esoteric
Mellifluous
Decimate
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
Esoteric
Decimate
Sagacious
Parsimonious
kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.
Decimate
Esoteric
Parsimonious
Sagacious
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.
Sagacious
Decimate
Inscape
Parsimonious
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
Parsimonious
Sagacious
Torpid
Inscape
the unique inner nature of a person or object as shown in a work of art, especially a poem.
Inscape
Parsimonious
Dirigible
Torpid
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.
Torpid
Dirigible
Decimate
Paralogize
