The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution. What does pristine mean?
murky
spoiled
clean
dirty
The speaker told an amusing anecdote about his dog. What does anecdote mean?
lie
story
cure
picture
The dogs were so hungry that they would have killed one another for a morsel of meat. What is the meaning of morsel?
small piece
chocolate
salty in flavor
mound
If we go to the movies instead of bowling, my mom will be happy but my dad will be discontent. Discontent means...
unhappy
ignored
rushed
excited
I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. The word fortify means:
strengthen
build
destroy
shake
Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Just look at how they dress. Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are. Gia, on the other hand, is quite chic. The word chic means:
stylish
intelligent
strange
out-dated
David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous? The word conspicuous means:
expensive
important
obvious
unfortunate
If you don’t get help quickly for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. Chronic means:
makes you smell bad
complaining
long-lasting
is very painful
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
harmful
secret
dangerous
exciting
I like that store. The employees care about their customers and strive to make the customers feel right at home. Which word is a synonym of “strive”?
try
complain
clean
fail
Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent. When you instigate something, you __________.
protect it
check it out
get it started
ignore it
Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean?
not often
excitedly
always
sadly
Michael is an ardent supporter of his presidential candidate. That became obvious to me when I found out how much time he’s donated to the campaign. Ardent means:
enthusiastic
old
foolish
intelligent
I'm working hard for the same candidate that you support. You're doing it for pay but I'm not doing this for money. I’m doing it out of conviction. Conviction means:
fear
strong belief
being found guilty
anger
“I am going to rescind the permission I gave for you to use my toys," T. J. announced angrily. I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!” Rescind means:
celebrate
cancel
continue
repeat
No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. Covert means:
helpful
friendly
hidden
loud
