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?
cure
picture
lie
story
The dogs were so hungry that they would have killed one another for a morsel of meat. What is the meaning of morsel?
mound
small piece
chocolate
salty in flavor
If we go to the movies instead of bowling, my mom will be happy but my dad will be discontent. Discontent means...
ignored
unhappy
excited
rushed
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:
build
destroy
strengthen
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 Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are.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:
intelligent
strange
out-dated
stylish
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:
important
obvious
unfortunate
expensive
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:
is very painful
makes you smell bad
long-lasting
complaining
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
dangerous
harmful
secret
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”?
clean
complain
try
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 __________.
check it out
ignore it
get it started
protect 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?
always
sadly
not often
excitedly
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:
old
intelligent
foolish
enthusiastic
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:
strong belief
anger
fear
being found guilty
“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:
continue
repeat
cancel
celebrate
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:
hidden
friendly
loud
helpful
