... conference
collusion conspiracy
colonnade row of columns
The Words 23
Quiz 6 (Antonyms)
Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
Answers are on page 101.
1. DERISION: (A) ... The Words 31
Quiz 9 (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers are on page 101.
1. DEBUNK A. decode
2. DECIPH...
... huge
manacle shackle
mandate command
mandatory obligatory
mandrill baboon
mania madness, obsession
manifest obvious, evident
manifesto proclamation
manifold multiple, diverse
manslaughter killing another
person ... The Words 61
Quiz 21 (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers are on page 101.
1. MISCELLANY A. peerless
2. MISSIVE...
... BOOK 5
THE WORDS 7
WORD ANALYSIS 1 03
IDIOM AND USAGE 117
About This Book
English offers perhaps the richest vocabulary of all languages, in
part because its words are culled from so many languages. ... using. However, there is a
bounty of choice words between the common and the esoteric that
often seem be just on the tip of our tongue. Vocabulary 4000 brings
these...
... formed by
rearranging the letters of another word
analgesic pain-soother
The Words 13
Quiz 2 (Antonyms)
Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
Answers are ... chaos
anathema curse, abomination
anecdote story
aneurysm bulging in a blood vessel
angst anxiety, dread
animadversion critical remark
animated exuberant
animosity dislike
animus hate
a...
... slowly
grandiose impressive, large
granular grainy
grapple struggle
gratis free
gratitude thankfulness
gratuitous unwarranted, uncalled for
gratuity tip
gravamen the essential part of an
accusation
gravity ... shelter
hovel shanty, cabin
hoyden tomboy
hubris arrogance
hue color
humane compassionate
humanities languages and literature
humility humbleness
hummock knoll, mound
humus so...
... (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers are on page 102.
1. PROTEAN A. bulge
2. PROTUBERANCE B. changing readily
3. PROVISIONAL C. steal
4. ... stupid
purgative cathartic, cleansing
purgatory limbo, netherworld
purge cleanse, remove
puritanical prim
purlieus environs, surroundings
purloin steal
purport claim to be
The Words 75...
... strategy
tactile tangible
taint pollute
talion punishment
tally count
talon claw
tandem two or more things together
tang strong taste
tangential peripheral
The Words 83
Quiz 30 (Analogies)
Directions: ... for
others
scarify criticize
scathe injure, denounce
The Words 91
Quiz 33 (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers...