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1.

to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

a)

abate

b)

absond

c)

anomaly

d)

attenuate

2.

to leave secretly

a)

abscond

b)

abstain

c)

adulterate

d)

amalgamate

3.

to choose not to do something

a)

abstain

b)

abyss

c)

aesthetic

d)

alleviate

4.

to make impure

a)

adulterate

b)

advocate

c)

aggrandize

d)

ameliorate

5.

to increase in power, influence, and reputation

a)

aggrandize

b)

assuage

c)

antagonize

d)

anachronism

6.

to make more bearable

a)

alleviate

b)

analogous

c)

antipathy

d)

ardor

7.

to combine; to mix together

a)

amalgamate

b)

ameliorate

c)

arbitrate

d)

analogous

8.

doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

a)

ambiguous

b)

obscure

c)

abstruse

d)

arbitrate

9.

to make better; to improve

a)

ameliorate

b)

arbitrate

c)

austere

d)

attenuate

10.

something out of place in time

a)

anachronism

b)

analogous

c)

anomaly

d)

antipathy

11.

similar or alike in some way; equivalent

a)

analogous

b)

archaic

c)

austere

d)

cacophony

12.

deviation from what is normal

a)

analogous

b)

anomaly

c)

bombastic

d)

candid

13.

to annoy or provoke to anger

a)

antagonize

b)

arbitrate

c)

capricious

d)

catalyst

14.

extreme dislike

a)

antipathy

b)

apathy

c)

ardor

d)

assuage

15.

lack of interest or emotion

a)

apathy

b)

antipathy

c)

ardor

d)

alleviate

16.

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

a)

arbitrate

b)

archaic

c)

attenuate

d)

austere

17.

intense and passionate feeling

a)

ardor

b)

abate

c)

abscond

d)

audacious

18.

to make something unpleasant less severe

a)

assuage

b)

attenuate

c)

castigate

d)

chicanery

19.

to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

a)

attenuate

b)

assuage

c)

abate

d)

abstain

20.

severe or stern in appearance; undecorared

a)

austere

b)

abstruse

c)

credulous

d)

decorum

21.

predictable, cliched, boring

a)

banal

b)

bolster

c)

bombastic

d)

audacious

22.

to support; cushion, to prop up

a)

bolster

b)

bombastic

c)

banal

d)

condone

23.

pompous in speech and manner

a)

banal

b)

bombastic

c)

bolster

d)

candid

24.

harsh, jarring noise

a)

cacophony

b)

candid

c)

capricious

d)

catalyst

25.

changing one's mind quickly and often

a)

capricious

b)

castigate

c)

convoluted

d)

credulous

26.

to punish or criticize harshly

a)

castigate

b)

caustic

c)

convoluted

d)

cogent

27.

something that brings about a change in something else

a)

catalyst

b)

caustic

c)

chicanery

d)

chauvinist

28.

biting in wit

a)

caustic

b)

chaos

c)

crescendo

d)

deference

29.

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

a)

bombastic

b)

chauvinist

c)

chicanery

d)

condone

30.

deception by means of craft or guile

a)

caustic

b)

chicanery

c)

banal

d)

audacious

31.

convincing and well-reasoned

a)

cogent

b)

condone

c)

crescendo

d)

antagonize

32.

to overlook, pardon, or disregard

a)

condone

b)

convoluted

c)

caustic

d)

chauvinist

33.

intricate and complicated

a)

convoluted

b)

decorum

c)

ambiguous

d)

arbitrary

34.

to provide supporting evidence

a)

corroborate

b)

crescendo

c)

dirge

d)

desiccate

35.

too trusting; gullible

a)

credulous

b)

caustic

c)

vulnerable

d)

capricious

36.

steadily increasing volume or force

a)

crescendo

b)

cacophony

c)

castigate

d)

attenuate

37.

appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

a)

austere

b)

decorum

c)

ardor

d)

archaic

38.

respect, courtesy

a)

deference

b)

deride

c)

desiccate

d)

diffident

39.

to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

a)

deference

b)

deride

c)

dilettante

d)

dilatory

40.

to dry out thoroughly

a)

desiccate

b)

deference

c)

diatribe

d)

desultory

41.

jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

a)

desultory

b)

diatribe

c)

dirge

d)

disabuse

42.

an abusive, condemnatory speech

a)

diatribe

b)

elegy

c)

eloquent

d)

dupe

43.

lacking self-confidence

a)

diffident

b)

deference

c)

dilate

d)

eclectic

44.

to make larger; to expand

a)

dilate

b)

dilatory

c)

dilettante

d)

dirge

45.

intended to delay

a)

dilatory

b)

diffident

c)

dilate

d)

elegy

46.

someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

a)

dilettante

b)

disabuse

c)

dilate

d)

dilatory

47.

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

a)

dirge

b)

elegy

c)

eulogy

d)

ardor

48.

to set right; to free from error

a)

disabuse

b)

discern

c)

disparate

d)

dissemble

49.

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

a)

disparate

b)

analogous

c)

dogma

d)

eclectic

50.

to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character

a)

dissemble

b)

disparate

c)

dissonance

d)

dogmatic

51.

a harsh and disagreeable combination, often sounds

a)

cacophony

b)

dissonance

c)

diffident

d)

deference

52.

a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

a)

dogma

b)

dogmatic

c)

dupe

d)

eclectic

53.

dictatorial in one's opinions

a)

dogmatic

b)

dogma

c)

elegy

d)

disparate

54.

selecting from or made up from a variety or sources

a)

eclectic

b)

eloquent

c)

emulate

d)

erratic

55.

a sorrowful poem or speech

a)

elegy

b)

euology

c)

diatribe

d)

solicitous

56.

persuasive and moving, especially in speech

a)

eloquent

b)

elegy

c)

enigma

d)

equivocal

57.

to copy; to try to equal or excel

a)

emulate

b)

enervate

c)

enumerate

d)

erratic

58.

to reduce in strength

a)

enervate

b)

evade

c)

enigma

d)

ephemeral

59.

to produce, cause, or bring about

a)

engender

b)

emulate

c)

erratic

d)

erudite

60.

a puzzle; a mystery

a)

enigma

b)

engender

c)

equivocate

d)

esoteric

61.

to count, list, or itemize

a)

enumerate

b)

ephemeral

c)

emulate

d)

erratic

62.

lasting a short time

a)

ephemeral

b)

erudite

c)

esoteric

d)

exacerbate

63.

open to more than one interpretations; misleading

a)

equivocal

b)

equivocate

c)

esoteric

d)

euphemism

64.

to use expressions of double meaning in order to misland

a)

equivocal

b)

equivocate

c)

erratic

d)

exigent

65.

known or understood by only a few

a)

esoteric

b)

exacerbate

c)

explicit

d)

estimable

66.

admirable

a)

estimable

b)

emulate

c)

enervate

d)

exigent

67.

speech in praise of someone

a)

diatribe

b)

eulogy

c)

elegy

d)

eloquent

68.

use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

a)

euphemism

b)

metaphor

c)

enigma

d)

anomaly

69.

to make worse

a)

attenuate

b)

disabuse

c)

exacerbate

d)

deride

70.

to clear from blame; prove innocent

a)

exacerbate

b)

exculpate

c)

exonerate

d)

exigent

71.

urgent; requiring immediate action

a)

exigent

b)

exonerate

c)

equivocate

d)

enervate

72.

to clear of blame

a)

exonerate

b)

exculpate

c)

exigent

d)

explicit

73.

acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

a)

fanatical

b)

fawn

c)

fervid

d)

audacious

74.

to grovel

a)

fawn

b)

eclectic

c)

emulate

d)

fervid

75.

intensely emotional; feverish

a)

fervid

b)

fawn

c)

florid

d)

foment

76.

excessively decorated or embellished

a)

florid

b)

foment

c)

fervid

d)

frugality

77.

to arouse or incite

a)

foment

b)

florid

c)

fervid

d)

frugality

78.

a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

a)

frugality

b)

foment

c)

fervid

d)

florid

79.

tending to talk a lot

a)

garrulous

b)

gregarious

c)

guile

d)

gullible

80.

outgoing, sociable

a)

gregarious

b)

garrulous

c)

guile

d)

gullible

81.

deceit or trickery

a)

guile

b)

garrulous

c)

gregarious

d)

gullible

82.

of a similar kind

a)

analogous

b)

homogenous

c)

iconoclast

d)

imperturbable

83.

one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

a)

iconoclast

b)

imperturbable

c)

impervious

d)

impetuous

84.

not capable of being disturbed

a)

imperturbable

b)

iconoclast

c)

impervious

d)

impetuous

85.

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

a)

impervious

b)

imperturbable

c)

impetuous

d)

implacable

86.

quick to act without thinking

a)

impetuous

b)

implacable

c)

insipid

d)

ingenuous

87.

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

a)

implacable

b)

inundate

c)

innocuous

d)

insipid

88.

not fully formed; disorganized

a)

inchoate

b)

irascible

c)

inundate

d)

intransigent

89.

showing innocence or childlike simplicity

a)

ingenuous

b)

inimical

c)

irascible

d)

impervious

90.

hostile,unfriendly

a)

inimical

b)

insipid

c)

implacable

d)

irascible

91.

harmless

a)

innocuous

b)

inundate

c)

impetuous

d)

impervious

92.

uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

a)

intransigent

b)

insipid

c)

irascible

d)

iconoclast

93.

to overwhelm; to cover with water

a)

inundate

b)

imperturbable

c)

iconoclast

d)

inchoate

94.

easily made angry

a)

irascible

b)

inundate

c)

iconoclast

d)

inchoate

95.

using few words

a)

laconic

b)

lament

c)

laud

d)

lavish

96.

to express sorrow; to grieve

a)

lament

b)

malinger

c)

lethargic

d)

lucid

97.

to give praise; to glorify

a)

laud

b)

lavish

c)

luminous

d)

metaphor

98.

talkative

a)

loquacious

b)

malleable

c)

garrulous

d)

gregarious

99.

to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

a)

malinger

b)

meticulous

c)

mitigate

d)

naive

100.

capable of being shaped

a)

malleable

b)

metaphor

c)

mollify

d)

monotony

101.

extremely careful about details

a)

meticulous

b)

mitigate

c)

misanthrope

d)

monotony

102.

a person who dislikes others

a)

misanthrope

b)

monotony

c)

apathy

d)

antipathy

103.

to soften; to lesson

a)

mitigate

b)

mollify

c)

monotony

d)

anomaly

104.

to calm or make less severe

a)

mollify

b)

mitigate

c)

malinger

d)

iconoclast

105.

lack of variation

a)

monotony

b)

naive

c)

obstinate

d)

obviate

106.

hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

a)

obdurate

b)

obsequious

c)

obstinate

d)

obviate

107.

overly submissive and eager to please

a)

obdurate

b)

obsequious

c)

obviate

d)

occlude

108.

stubborn, unyielding

a)

obstinate

b)

obsequious

c)

obviate

d)

occlude

109.

to prevent; make unneccesary

a)

obviate

b)

occlude

c)

onnerous

d)

opaque

110.

to stop up; to prevent the passage of

a)

occlude

b)

obviate

c)

opprobrium

d)

ostentation

111.

troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

a)

onerous

b)

opaque

c)

opprobrium

d)

ostentation

112.

impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

a)

opaque

b)

onerous

c)

opprobrium

d)

ostentation

113.

public disgrace

a)

opprobrium

b)

ostentation

c)

paradox

d)

paragon

114.

excessive showiness

a)

ostentation

b)

opprobrium

c)

onerous

d)

opaque

115.

a contradiction dilemma

a)

paradox

b)

paragon

c)

pedant

d)

perfidious

116.

model of excellence or perfection

a)

paradox

b)

paragon

c)

pedant

d)

perfunctory

117.

someone who shows off learning

a)

pedant

b)

permeate

c)

philantrhopy

d)

placate

118.

willing to betray one's trust

a)

perfidious

b)

perfunctory

c)

permeate

d)

plethora

119.

done in a routine way; indifferent

a)

perfunctory

b)

pedant

c)

plethora

d)

pragmatic

120.

to penetrate

a)

permeate

b)

precipitate

c)

prevaricate

d)

prodigal

121.

to penetrate

a)

permeate

b)

impervious

c)

imperturbable

d)

pristine

122.

to soothe or pacify

a)

placate

b)

plastic

c)

plethora

d)

pragmatic

123.

able to be molded, altered, or bent

a)

plastic

b)

plethora

c)

malleable

d)

pragmatic

124.

excess

a)

plethora

b)

precipitate

c)

prevaricate

d)

prodigal

125.

practical as opposed to idealistic

a)

pragmatic

b)

pungent

c)

pristine

d)

propitiate

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