OUR FINAL EXAM - How to Build an Impressive Vocabulary - More Word Smart

More Word Smart: How to Build an Impressive Vocabulary (2012)

Chapter 11. OUR FINAL EXAM

Every word in More Word Smart appears at least once in these final exams. For each ten-question drill, you should get eight or nine correct. If not, you should spend more time with each entry to make sure you have planted the word firmly in your long-term memory. You might want to do these drills on scratch paper so that you can quiz yourself again at some future date.

Good luck!

Final Exam Drill #1: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. suffrage

a. arched passageway

2. bauble

b. difference

3. enumerate

c. gaudy trinket

4. arcade

d. greedy

5. acquisitive

e. right to vote

6. clandestine

f. secret

7. shibboleth

g. name one by one

8. deign

h. catchword

9. discrepancy

i. fashion

10. vogue

j. condescend

Final Exam Drill #2: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. denunciation

a. dotage

2. embroil

b. ingratiate

3. depose

c. verdant

4. cordial

d. endearment

5. conspicuous

e. emancipate

6. contumely

f. champion

7. alienate

g. cloistered

8. precocity

h. abasement

9. stark

i. effrontery

10. compunction

j. brusque

Final Exam Drill #3: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. regimen

a. perform without preparation

2. toil

b. regulated course

3. supine

c. lying on the back

4. quell

d. familiar

5. prelude

e. hard work

6. tumult

f. introduction

7. impasse

g. belligerent patriotism

8. jingoism

h. put an end to

9. improvise

i. violent, noisy commotion

10. conversant

j. deadlock

Final Exam Drill #4: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. explication

a. depleted

2. wizened

b. anathema

3. puritanical

c. expunged

4. appalling

d. demise

5. dismay

e. estimable

6. extant

f. prurient

7. resurrection

g. corpulent

8. benediction

h. dissuade

9. induce

i. exuberance

10. rife

j. inquisition

Final Exam Drill #5: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. vacuity

a. VAK yoo uh tee

b. va KYOO uh tee

2. draconian

a. dra KOHN ee un

b. dray KOH nee un

3. tumult

a. TUM ult

b. TYOO mult

4. explicable

a. ek SPLIK uh bul

b. EKS pli kuh bul

5. patina

a. puh TEE nuh

b. PAT uh nuh

6. presage

a. pree SAYJ

b. PRES ij

7. grimace

a. gri MAYS

b. GRIM is

8. licentious

a. lye SEN shus

b. lye SEN tee us

9. cabal

a. kuh BAL

b. CAB ul

10. auxiliary

a. awg ZIL uh ree

b. awg ZIL yuh ree

Final Exam Drill #6: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. fledgling

a. influx

2. advent

b. defunct

3. integral

c. aftermath

4. emanation

d. auxiliary

5. suppress

e. affiliate

6. aghast

f. fuel

7. secede

g. flippant

8. acquit

h. forestall

9. accede

i. stupefy

10. galvanize

j. arraign

Final Exam Drill #7: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. antipodal

a. make filthy

2. partition

b. division

3. parallel

c. tedious recounting

4. implication

d. sink

5. subside

e. harmful

6. resplendent

f. exactly opposite

7. inimical

g. abolish

8. abrogate

h. something suggested

9. degrade

i. similar

10. litany

j. brilliantly shining

Final Exam Drill #8: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. lobby, b. abrogate, c. nullify

2. a. pristine, b. nebulous, c. turbid

3. a. quell, b. repress, c. impending

4. a. apparition, b. equestrian, c. phantasm

5. a. obeisance, b. supplication, c. ascertain

6. a. predicament, b. predominant, c. preponderance

7. a. nonchalant, b. nirvana, c. tepid

8. a. karma, b. augur, c. herald

9. a. neophyte, b. pundit, c. fledgling

10. a. elegy, b. dirge, c. impasse

Final Exam Drill #9: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. slake

a. emaciate

2. antedate

b. posturing

3. exodus

c. ensue

4. impassioned

d. nebulous

5. drollery

e. repugnant

6. insouciance

f. angst

7. distinct

g. confluence

8. redeeming

h. consternation

9. cohort

i. dispassionate

10. forthright

j. nemesis

Final Exam Drill #10: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. deploy

a. cite

2. consign

b. line

3. olfactory

c. hand over

4. adduce

d. something that heals

5. mode

e. temporary encampment

6. balm

f. method of doing

7. bivouac

g. pertaining to the sense of smell

8. accouterments

h. trappings

9. queue

i. reduction

10. diminution

j. arrange strategically

Final Exam Drill #11: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. fallacy

a. entity

2. insuperable

b. verity

3. doleful

c. pluralism

4. porous

d. superseded

5. chaste

e. dejected

6. cipher

f. sordid

7. gratis

g. exorbitant

8. jubilant

h. elated

9. bravado

i. impenetrable

10. solidarity

j. being demure

Final Exam Drill #12: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. diminution

a. di muh NOO shun

b. dim yoo NISH un

2. insuperable

a. in SUP ur uh bul

b. in SOO pur uh bul

3. hypertrophy

a. HYE pur troh fee

b. hye PUR truh fee

4. triumvirate

a. trye UM vuh rit

b. trye um VYE rayt

5. junta

a. HOON tuh

b. JOON tuh

6. bivouac

a. BIV wak

b. BIV oo ak

7. atrophy

a. A truh fee

b. ah TROH fee

8. wizened

a. WYE zund

b. WIZ und

9. adjunct

a. AD junkt

b. AJ unkt

10. posthumous

a. pohst HUM us

b. PAHS chuh mus

Final Exam Drill #13: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. capacious

a. noisome

2. expostulate

b. propound

3. allegory

c. nomadic

4. armistice

d. voluminous

5. citadel

e. accord

6. spurn

f. arsenal

7. curb

g. bulwark

8. armament

h. rebuff

9. errant

i. avert

10. odious

j. parable

Final Exam Drill #14: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. annuity

a. model of excellence

2. paragon

b. funeral song

3. engaging

c. ascribing human characteristics

4. intervene

d. far-reaching

5. sanction

e. annual allowance

6. bilious

f. charming

7. anthropomorphic

g. person skilled in a craft

8. dirge

h. come between opposing groups

9. artisan

i. official permission or approval

10. sweeping

j. ill-tempered

Final Exam Drill #15: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. zenith

a. nescient

2. facade

b. crescendo

3. spate

c. surmise

4. purblind

d. epicurean

5. ascribe

e. impunity

6. crux

f. attribute

7. sumptuous

g. cascade

8. ratiocinate

h. ribald

9. titillating

i. motif

10. exemption

j. facet

Final Exam Drill #16: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. emissary, b. incursion, c. liaison

2. a. generic, b. implication, c. corollary

3. a. dissident, b. posterity, c. refractory

4. a. propound, b. advocate, c. supersede

5. a. fickle, b. downcast, c. doleful

6. a. enumerate, b. litany, c. innuendo

7. a. repartee, b. banter, c. oxymoron

8. a. prurient, b. placebo, c. sordid

9. a. cull, b. scorn, c. spurn

10. a. foray, b. overture, c. menagerie

Final Exam Drill #17: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. avant-garde

a. fake medication

2. underlying

b. unbury

3. invoke

c. summon forth

4. classic

d. vanguard

5. exhume

e. pray for

6. evoke

f. top-notch

7. mire

g. marshy, mucky ground

8. trenchant

h. basic

9. placebo

i. tendency

10. inclination

j. concise

Final Exam Drill #18: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. abeyance

a. rend

2. melee

b. replica

3. lout

c. cowering

4. fragment

d. cataclysm

5. clone

e. boor

6. craven

f. altercation

7. millennium

g. verge

8. threshold

h. moratorium

9. skirmish

i. disarray

10. conflagration

j. epoch

Final Exam Drill #19: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. halcyon

a. HAL see un

b. HALK yun

2. hubris

a. HUB ris

b. HYOO bris

3. protégé

a. PROH tuh zhay

b. PROH teeg

4. inviolate

a. in VYE uh lit

b. in VYE oh layt

5. hypocrisy

a. hi PAHK ruh see

b. HYE poh kris ee

6. rhapsodic

a. RAP suh dik

b. rap SAHD ik

7. motif

a. MOH tif

b. moh TEEF

8. fiasco

a. fee AS koh

b. fye AS koh

9. rationale

a. RASH uh nul

b. rash uh NAL

10. fruition

a. froo ISH un

b. froo shun

Final Exam Drill #20: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. tryst

a. reactionary

2. concession

b. dilemma

3. dissidence

c. resignation

4. crux

d. divination

5. conservative

e. punctilious

6. augury

f. plight

7. decry

g. dissent

8. meticulous

h. abound

9. teem

i. deplore

10. affliction

j. liaison

Final Exam Drill #21: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. amid

a. incitement

2. fiscal

b. system of names

3. delinquent

c. largely confined to sitting down

4. double entendre

d. word made up of initials

5. nomenclature

e. in the middle of

6. acronym

f. gray or white with age

7. provocation

g. monetary

8. concomitant

h. neglecting a duty

9. sedentary

i. following from

10. hoary

j. double meaning

Final Exam Drill #22: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. uncanny

a. elocution

2. deft

b. quaint

3. primal

c. gambit

4. articulation

d. forswear

5. peculiar

e. repartee

6. abjure

f. inexplicable

7. impassive

g. presume

8. retort

h. aboriginal

9. stratagem

i. canny

10. presuppose

j. objective

Final Exam Drill #23: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. reprobate

a. rule or law

2. exposition

b. make an ugly face

3. rationale

c. greeting

4. canon

d. seemingly unending

5. interminable

e. depraved, wicked person

6. salutation

f. force of movement

7. ebb

g. explanation

8. momentum

h. diminish

9. materialistic

i. underlying reason

10. grimace

j. preoccupied with material things

Final Exam Drill #24: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. baroque, b. serene, c. halcyon

2. a. spectrum, b. gamut, c. interim

3. a. stolid, b. avid, c. phlegmatic

4. a. melancholy, b. crestfallen, c. solace

5. a. progeny, b. stratagem, c. gambit

6. a. conundrum, b. jingoism, c. quandary

7. a. harbinger, b. ominous, c. discursive

8. a. diatribe, b. epicure, c. fulminate

9. a. emanate, b. expiate, c. disperse

10. a. inculcate, b. dissent, c. perverse

Final Exam Drill #25: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. lobby

a. consolidate

2. muster

b. subsidiary

3. entrepreneurial

c. advocate

4. ennui

d. cull

5. serpentine

e. highest caste

6. elite

f. self-made

7. adjunct

g. commiseration

8. pathos

h. pristine

9. garner

i. tortuous

10. untainted

j. doldrums

Final Exam Drill #26: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. bacchanal

a. BAK uh nul

b. Buh CHAN ul

2. schism

a. SIZ um

b. SKIZ um

3. reclamation

a. rek luh MAY shun

b. ree klam AY shun

4. punitive

a. PUN i tiv

b. PYOO nuh tiv

5. degradation

a. deg ruh DAY shun

b. duh gray DAY shun

6. integral

a. in TEG rul

b. IN tuh grul

7. ennui

a. AHN wee

b. EN wee

8. apostasy

a. AP oh stay see

b. uh PAHS tuh see

9. prescient

a. PREE see unt

b. PRESH unt

10. mores

a. mawrs

b. MAWR ayz

Final Exam Drill #27: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. singular

a. tedious

2. bracing

b. serenity

3. jaunty

c. rarefied

4. rampant

d. hypertrophy

5. festering

e. anterior

6. attest

f. generic

7. wane

g. dismal

8. bedlam

h. query

9. posterior

i. wake

10. harbinger

j. remission

Final Exam Drill #28: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. careen

a. shockingly horrible

2. discursive

b. classification

3. apprise

c. group of close associates

4. sovereign

d. crazed excitement

5. ghastly

e. supreme ruler

6. denomination

f. aimlessly rambling

7. coterie

g. swerve

8. embargo

h. display threateningly

9. mania

i. give notice to

10. brandish

j. government order suspending trade

Final Exam Drill #29: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. lascivious

a. reprimand

2. inflammatory

b. herald

3. override

c. occult

4. revile

d. eclipse

5. perverse

e. disposition

6. demeanor

f. prurient

7. harp

g. cavil

8. mysticism

h. incendiary

9. apropos

i. refractory

10. presage

j. apt

Final Exam Drill #30: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. apposite

a. political meeting

2. caucus

b. direct

3. channel

c. biting irony

4. impresario

d. pertaining to a city or town

5. commemorate

e. distinctly suitable

6. archipelago

f. person who manages public entertainments

7. municipal

g. honor the memory of

8. sarcasm

h. group of islands

9. pastoral

i. rural

10. divulge

j. reveal

Final Exam Drill #31: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. confound

a. averse

2. genesis

b. epilogue

3. aver

c. discourse

4. prattle

d. premeditated

5. abet

e. debunk

6. enmity

f. confederacy

7. avid

g. throttle

8. inadvertent

h. vigilant

9. perpetuate

i. envision

10. impromptu

j. thwart

Final Exam Drill #32: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. abeyance, b. fiat, c. interlude

2. a. pregnant, b. august, c. rife

3. a. ennui, b. listless, c. ludicrous

4. a. inviolate, b. licentious, c. ribald

5. a. timorous, b. cower, c. demur

6. a. alienate, b. mystic, c. estrange

7. a. decry, b. deplore, c. depose

8. a. duress, b. tortuous, c. convolution

9. a. figment, b. pungent, c. trenchant

10. a. harp, b. transfix, c. rivet

Final Exam Drill #33: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. foray

a. FAWR ay

b. faw RAY

2. bilious

a. BIL ee us

b. BIL yus

3. dour

a. DOW ur

b. door

4. deprivation

a. dep ruh VAY shun

b. duh prye VAY shun

5. titular

a. TIT yoo lur

b. TICH uh lur

6. insouciant

a. in SOO see unt

b. in SOO shee unt

7. paroxysm

a. puh RAHK sum

b. PAR uk siz um

8. retort

a. ri TAWRT

b. REE tawrt

9. liaison

a. LEE uh zahn

b. lee AY zahn

10. olfactory

a. ahl FAK tur ee

b. OHL fak tur ee

Final Exam Drill #34: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. mawkish

a. convene

2. corrugated

b. explicable

3. conundrumlike

c. callous

4. boon

d. jocular

5. dour

e. adversity

6. adjourn

f. concerted

7. embellish

g. vivacity

8. listlessness

h. seamless

9. quintessence

i. dross

10. unilateral

j. dilapidate

Final Exam Drill #35: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. canvass

a. shortage

2. vagary

b. free from injury

3. inviolate

c. disaster

4. patrimony

d. seek votes or opinions

5. revamp

e. inheritance

6. calamity

f. whim

7. entreat

g. revise

8. balk

h. diplomatic etiquette

9. deficit

i. ask earnestly

10. protocol

j. refuse abruptly

Final Exam Drill #36: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. paranoid

a. ancillary

2. halcyon

b. harried

3. timorous

c. waive

4. repose

d. disquiet

5. impending

e. brazen

6. assert

f. stalwart

7. exquisite

g. botched

8. apoplexy

h. posthumous

9. embryonic

i. composure

10. cardinal

j. retrospective

Final Exam Drill #37: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. precarious

a. a landing on the edge of the water

2. duress

b. float

3. critique

c. dangerous

4. waft

d. currently holding office

5. brouhaha

e. stridently loud

6. muse

f. reproduce

7. propagate

g. coercion

8. quay

h. ponder

9. incumbent

i. uproar

10. raucous

j. critical review

Final Exam Drill #38: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. foreclose

a. infraction

2. sophomoric

b. opprobrium

3. bland

c. foster

4. limpid

d. august

5. obeisance

e. quiescence

6. conviction

f. hubris

7. fawning

g. pungent

8. acclaim

h. traumatize

9. avail

i. turbid

10. paroxysm

j. oscillation

Final Exam Drill #39: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. satyr

a. SAY tur

b. SAT ur

2. quasi

a. KWAY zye

b. KWAH zee

3. exquisite

a. ek SWIZ it

b. EKS kwiz it

4. electoral

a. ee lek TAWR ul

b. i LEK tuh rul

5. emaciate

a. i MAY shee ayt

b. i MAY see ayt

6. remuneration

a. ri myoo nuh RAY shun

b. ree noom ur AY shun

7. crevasse

a. kruh VAS

b. KREV us

8. pathos

a. PAY thahs

b. PATH ohs

9. quay

a. kee

b. kway

10. trauma

a. TROW muh

b. TRAW muh

Final Exam Drill #40: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. veneer, b. facade, c. queue

2. a. baleful, b. vigilant, c. wary

3. a. enmity, b. exuberant, c. elation

4. a. quiescent, b. pastoral, c. lavish

5. a. apogee, b. aspersion, c. antipodal

6. a. prowess, b. atrophy, c. wizened

7. a. germane, b. converse, c. apposite

8. a. flippant, b. sarcasm, c. eulogy

9. a. embody, b. diffuse, c. propagate

10. a. oligarchy, b. demography, c. triumvirate

Final Exam Drill #41: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. impregnable

a. homage

2. affront

b. woe

3. allegiance

c. aspersion

4. replete

d. scant

5. copious

e. vacuous

6. bliss

f. empower

7. loathe

g. panegyric

8. eulogy

h. estrangement

9. diatribe

i. susceptible

10. nullify

j. rhapsodize

Final Exam Drill #42: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. arid

a. loathing

2. cloy

b. out of proportion

3. revulsion

c. cause to feel too full

4. equestrian

d. very dry

5. chaff

e. displaying glowing, changing colors

6. inimitable

f. impair

7. undermine

g. worthless stuff

8. disproportionate

h. impossible to imitate

9. devout

i. having to do with horseback riding

10. iridescent

j. deeply religious

Final Exam Drill #43: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most nearly its opposite on the right. Check your answers here.

1. wax

a. atrophy

2. discretionary

b. imperative

3. plausible

c. perigee

4. downplay

d. insufferable

5. captivate

e. harass

6. dissembling

f. aggrandizement

7. compatible

g. ludicrous

8. diminution

h. disaffect

9. coddle

i. ballyhoo

10. apex

j. forthright

Final Exam Drill #44: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. elite

a. most select group

2. obviate

b. remove by cutting

3. corrosive

c. make unnecessary

4. stint

d. restrict

5. excise

e. smuggled goods

6. lyrical

f. melodious

7. contraband

g. affecting the entire system

8. demographics

h. study of population characteristics

9. ascertain

i. determine with certainty

10. systemic

j. eating away

Final Exam Drill #45: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. interlude

a. famine

2. toxic

b. rhapsodic

3. ineluctable

c. interim

4. elegiac

d. carcinogenic

5. privation

e. jocose

6. crevice

f. booty

7. cabal

g. oxymoron

8. antithesis

h. cohort

9. plunder

i. ineradicable

10. lyrical

j. aperture

Final Exam Drill #46: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. psyche

a. SYE kee

b. syke

2. harass

a. HAR us

b. ha RAS

3. ascertain

a. as SUR tun

b. as ur TAYN

4. antiquity

a. AN tye kwit ee

b. an TIK wuh tee

5. calumny

a. kuh LUM nee

b. KAL um nee

6. placebo

a. PLAYS boh

b. pluh SEE boh

7. panegyric

a. pan i JIR ik

b. payn GYE rik

8. balm

a. bahlm

b. bawm

9. melee

a. MAY lay

b. MEE lee

10. cordial

a. KAWR jul

b. KAWR dee ul

Final Exam Drill #47: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. pallid

a. derelict

2. bestow

b. melancholy

3. ostracize

c. infringe

4. arrears

d. blanched

5. accentuate

e. confer

6. assess

f. bandy

7. banter

g. aggrandize

8. breach

h. rebuff

9. rueful

i. assay

10. amass

j. underscore

Final Exam Drill #48: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. presentiment, b. forebode, c. evince

2. a. puritanical, b. moratorium, c. adjourn

3. a. doldrums, b. raucous, c. stupor

4. a. marginal, b. apex, c. zenith

5. a. chaste, b. reprobate, c. lascivious

6. a. diurnal, b. quotidian, c. singular

7. a. commodious, b. contumely, c. capacious

8. a. privation, b. odious, c. anathema

9. a. blanch, b. pallor, c. mire

10. a. chaff, b. wane, c. dross

Final Exam Drill #49: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. inculcate

a. causing resentment

2. denote

b. mournful poem

3. suffice

c. be sufficient

4. ecosystem

d. instill

5. referendum

e. organisms and their environment

6. affidavit

f. harmful action

7. elegy

g. signify

8. titular

h. in name only

9. disservice

i. public vote

10. invidious

j. sworn written statement

Final Exam Drill #50: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. reassess

a. phlegmatic

2. defile

b. precocious

3. importune

c. meditate

4. rout

d. supplicate

5. vanquish

e. decree

6. stolid

f. fiasco

7. electorate

g. surmount

8. cogitate

h. constituency

9. shrewd

i. debase

10. ordinance

j. reappraise

Final Exam Drill #51: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. alchemy

a. envy

2. contretemps

b. embarrassing occurrence

3. forebode

c. be an omen of

4. apostasy

d. with suspicion

5. impoverish

e. humorous misuse of a word

6. punitive

f. abandonment of faith

7. askance

g. reduce to poverty

8. malapropism

h. seemingly magical transformation

9. habituate

i. accustom to a situation

10. begrudge

j. inflicting a punishment

Final Exam Drill #52: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. infrastructure

a. savant

2. baroque

b. spectrum

3. pundit

c. underpinning

4. entailment

d. underwrite

5. subsidize

e. corollary

6. shackle

f. appellation

7. gamut

g. meander

8. pseudonym

h. convoluted

9. peregrinate

i. impetuous

10. fickle

j. impede

Final Exam Drill #53: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. obtrusive

a. severe shock

2. overture

b. interfering

3. trauma

c. raw material

4. fodder

d. humorous

5. concoct

e. collection of animals

6. aggrieve

f. create by mixing ingredients

7. menagerie

g. opening move

8. droll

h. mistreat

9. motley

i. extremely varied

10. congeal

j. solidify

Final Exam Drill #54: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. importune

a. im PAWR toon

b. im pawr TOON

2. ratiocination

a. rash ee oh suh NAY shun

b. ray shee oh sin ay shun

3. bravado

a. bruh VAH doh

b. BRAY va doh

4. savant

a. SAV unt

b. suh VAHNT

5. sophomoric

a. sahf MAWR ik

b. sahf uh MAWR ik

6. schematic

a. skuh MAT ik

b. skee MAT ik

7. inculcate

a. IN kul kayt

b. in KUL kayt

8. vivacity

a. vi VAS i tee

b. vye VAS uh tee

9. stipend

a. STYE pund

b. STIP und

10. byzantine

a. BYE zan teen

b. BIZ un teen

Final Exam Drill #55: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. dolt

a. phantom

2. antiquity

b. transfix

3. rivet

c. bemoaning

4. odyssey

d. rapture

5. disgruntled

e. delectable

6. nirvana

f. pilgrimage

7. voluptuous

g. quotidian

8. diurnal

h. posterity

9. wraith

i. lavish

10. palatable

j. buffoon

Final Exam Drill #56: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. modulate, b. influx, c. teem

2. a. cabal, b. junta, c. motley

3. a. altercation, b. melee, c. bombast

4. a. draconian, b. insouciant, c. astringent

5. a. fiasco, b. excise, c. disarray

6. a. conspicuous, b. meticulous, c. punctilious

7. a. entreat, b. imbue, c. importune

8. a. affront, b. attribute, c. ascribe

9. a. incarnation, b. corporeal, c. vagary

10. a. assail, b. barrage, c. cloister

Final Exam Drill #57: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. deity

a. ignorant

2. figment

b. seat of government

3. zeitgeist

c. spacious

4. commodious

d. something made up

5. fulminate

e. god or goddess

6. benighted

f. insignificant

7. ad-lib

g. spirit of the times

8. marginal

h. denounce vigorously

9. capital

i. person with whom secrets are shared

10. confidant

j. improvise

Final Exam Drill #58: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. preponderant

a. incursion

2. mores

b. depredation

3. extortion

c. brusque

4. clout

d. dispirited

5. churl

e. ethics

6. foray

f. dominant

7. callous

g. curmudgeon

8. appurtenance

h. appendage

9. downcast

i. impecunious

10. impoverished

j. prowess

Final Exam Drill #59: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. barrage

a. beginner

2. neophyte

b. accumulate

3. medium

c. highly significant

4. accrue

d. means by which something is conveyed

5. cant

e. false information purposely disseminated

6. specious

f. cautious

7. guise

g. deceptive

8. wary

h. outpouring of artillery fire

9. disinformation

i. appearance

10. pregnant

j. insincere speech

Final Exam Drill #60: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. annexation

a. cache

2. empathy

b. pontificating

3. allot

c. osmosis

4. dire

d. bromide

5. adage

e. disclaim

6. ratify

f. crest

7. asylum

g. apportion

8. sententious

h. solace

9. apogee

i. warrant

10. demur

j. grievous

Final Exam Drill #61: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. forte

a. for TAY

b. fawrt

2. vagaries

a. vuh GAR eez

b. VAY guh reez

3. repartee

a. rep ur TAY

b. rep ur TEE

4. apostasy

a. uh PAHS tuh see

b. AP oh stay see

5. epochal

a. EP uh kul

b. uh PAHK ul

6. dolorous

a. duh LAWR us

b. DOH lur us

7. heinous

a. HEE nis

b. HAY nus

8. jocose

a. JOH kohs

b. joh KOHS

9. feign

a. fee gun

b. fayn

10. obeisance

a. OHB i suns

b. oh BAY suns

Final Exam Drill #62: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. fathom

a. livid

2. proclaim

b. underscore

3. compliant

c. pummel

4. surreal

d. ominous

5. baleful

e. arrant

6. cavalier

f. pliable

7. assail

g. paranormal

8. heinous

h. competent

9. bristling

i. nonchalant

10. effectual

j. delve

Final Exam Drill #63: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. edifice

a. sail all the way around

2. redress

b. mutual relation

3. circumnavigate

c. protection

4. auspices

d. cling

5. cleave

e. remedy

6. conservatory

f. having to do with marriage

7. efficacy

g. big, imposing building

8. conjugal

h. extermination of a race or religion or people

9. genocide

i. effectiveness

10. correlation

j. greenhouse or music school

Final Exam Drill #64: ODD ONE OUT

For each question below, choose the word that is least similar in meaning to the other two. Check your answers here.

1. a. derelict, b. depredate, c. delinquent

2. a. loath, b. aversion, c. rarefied

3. a. vivacious, b. objective, c. dispassionate

4. a. impecunious, b. arrears, c. vacuous

5. a. opprobrious, b. marginal, c. denounce

6. a. verdant, b. meander, c. peregrination

7. a. infrastructure, b. expostulate, c. underpinning

8. a. subterfuge, b. pontificate, c. sententious

9. a. dissemble, b. ebb, c. feign

10. a. degrade, b. defile, c. devout

Final Exam Drill #65: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. suffuse

a. subterfuge

2. intrigue

b. disperse

3. contempt

c. gaffe

4. impeach

d. brink

5. discomfit

e. wrath

6. sally

f. disconcert

7. abomination

g. indict

8. threshold

h. scorn

9. folly

i. lax

10. cursory

j. reprisal

Final Exam Drill #66: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. bona fide

a. demonstrate convincingly

2. underpinning

b. cause to spread out

3. evince

c. judge

4. emissary

d. human soul or mind

5. deem

e. eject

6. diffuse

f. thick and sticky

7. karma

g. good or bad emanations

8. viscous

h. sincere

9. psyche

i. system of supports beneath

10. oust

j. messenger or representative

Final Exam Drill #67: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. compilation

a. incarnate

2. astringent

b. edict

3. fiat

c. expiate

4. quandary

d. depict

5. specter

e. anthology

6. pandemic

f. draconian

7. corporeal

g. predicament

8. atone

h. veneer

9. patina

i. rampant

10. render

j. phantasm

Final Exam Drill #68: PRONUNCIATIONS

Pronounce each of the following words without looking at column a or column b. Then select the column that comes closer to your pronunciation. Check your answers here.

1. reprobate

a. REP ruh bayt

b. ree PROH bayt

2. depredation

a. duh pray DAY shun

b. dep ruh DAY shun

3. prophesy

a. PRAHF uh sye

b. PRAHF uh see

4. cardinal

a. KAHR duh nul

b. KAHRD nul

5. deity

a. DAY uh tee

b. DEE uh tee

6. chutzpah

a. CHUTZ puh

b. HUTspuh

7. dissemble

a. di SEM bul

b. dis uh SEM bul

8. fiat

a. FEE ut

b. FYE ut

9. prelude

a. PREL yood

b. PRAY lood

10. tryst

a. trist

b. tryst

Final Exam Drill #69: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. oligarchy

a. dissemble

2. florid

b. triumvirate

3. feign

c. substantiate

4. document

d. intricate

5. usurious

e. implication

6. stipend

f. bacchanal

7. prescience

g. exorbitant

8. gastronomy

h. remuneration

9. licentious

i. presentiment

10. innuendo

j. cuisine

Final Exam Drill #70: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. chortle

a. short, literary sketch

2. cherub

b. hint

3. vignette

c. full of difficulties

4. access

d. intruder

5. omniscient

e. chuckle with glee

6. intimate

f. accidental

7. interloper

g. brazenness

8. chutzpah

h. supercute child

9. adventitious

i. right to approach

10. thorny

j. all-knowing

Final Exam Drill #71: ANTONYMS

For each question below, match the word on the left with the word most similar in meaning on the right. Check your answers here.

1. ostracism

a. tactic

2. brawn

b. intermittent

3. bluster

c. bombast

4. idiom

d. jargon

5. interspersed

e. omnivorous

6. voracious

f. infuse

7. imbue

g. hypertrophy

8. schism

h. dichotomy

9. embodiment

i. effigy

10. connivance

j. seclusion

Final Exam Drill #72: DEFINITIONS

For each question below, match the word on the left with its definition on the right. Check your answers here.

1. epilogue

a. pertaining to time

2. modulate

b. afterword

3. temporal

c. reduce or regulate

4. cartography

d. command

5. behest

e. having to do with the church

6. ecclesiastical

f. highly changeable person

7. callous

g. insensitive

8. bon vivant

h. art of making maps

9. chameleon

i. one who lives luxuriously

10. travesty

j. grotesque imitation