E4 Midterm Vocab Review

Question 1

Which of the following is a good synonym for stringent?

Accepted Answer

rigid

Question 2

Iniquity has this kind of connotation...

Accepted Answer

a negative and sinful one

Question 3

Turn disconcert into an adjective

Accepted Answer

disconcerting

Question 4

Crepuscular refers to the behavior of animals to emerge at...

Accepted Answer

twilight

Question 5

Fill in the blank. "The Canterbury Tales" feature some scathing rebuke, but for the most part, the humor is _______.

Accepted Answer

innocuous

Question 6

Fawning is a synonym for which vocabulary word?

Accepted Answer

servile

Question 7

Peregrination is a fancy word for...

Accepted Answer

walking

Question 8

Complete the following analogy- individual artist : ____ :: player : team

Accepted Answer

coterie

Question 9

What is an antonym for the word pellucid?

Accepted Answer

murky

Question 10

The word antediluvian originates from which Biblical event?

Accepted Answer

Noah's flood

Question 11

a plethora IS/IS NOT

Accepted Answer

gushing/lacking

Question 12

Which of the following is closely related to a talisman?

Accepted Answer

a magic charm

Question 13

Turn revere into a noun

Accepted Answer

reverence

Question 14

Fill in the blank. While ancient myths are mostly seen as _____, the stories have inherent truths and wisdom.

Accepted Answer

apocryphal

Question 15

If you are estranged from someone, you...

Accepted Answer

have not seen them in a while

Question 16

Someone who is incumbent has ...

Accepted Answer

responsibility

Question 17

Moratorium IS/IS NOT

Accepted Answer

banning/allowing

Question 18

The root word in interminable lets you know that the word concerns...

Accepted Answer

time

Question 19

Complete the following analogy- _____ : manners or tact :: gibberish : sense or meaning

Accepted Answer

churlish

Question 20

Zealous has what kind of connotation?

Accepted Answer

a violent and aggressive one

Questions 20