QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● abrasive.
Answer: irritating, grinding, rough
●● abridge.
Answer: to shorten, to reduce
●● absolve.
Answer: to free from guilt, to exonerate
●● abstain.
Answer: to refrain, to hold back
●● accentuate.
Answer: to emphasize, to stress
●● acrimonious.
Answer: biting, harsh, caustic
,●● adaptable.
Answer: able to be changed to be suitable for a new purpose
●● adulation.
Answer: extreme admiration
●● adversary.
Answer: an enemy or opponent
●● adversity.
Answer: misfortune
●● aesthetic.
Answer: relating to art or beauty
●● affected.
Answer: false, artificial
●● aggressive.
Answer: forceful, energetic, and attacking
,●● alacrity.
Answer: promptness, speed
●● allege.
Answer: to state without proof
●● alleviate.
Answer: to make lighter or more bearable
●● ambiguous.
Answer: having two or more possible meanings
●● ambivalent.
Answer: having two or more contradictory feelings or attitudes;
uncertain
●● amiable.
Answer: have likable, agreeable, friendly
●● amicable.
Answer: friendly, peaceable
, ●● amplify.
Answer: to enlarge, expand, or increase
●● anachronistic.
Answer: out of the proper time
●● anarchy.
Answer: absence of law or order
●● anomaly.
Answer: something different or irregular
●● antagonism.
Answer: hostility, conflict, opposition
●● antiseptic.
Answer: fighting infection; extremely clean
●● apathy.
Answer: lack of interest, concern, or emotion
●● arable.