Flocab Level Blue Unit 13 Quizziz Review

Definition: uninterested or distant.

My sister often acts ________________ at parties, but it's not that she's uninterested she's just extremely shy.

Synonyms detached, remote, unapproachable

Antonyms approachable, involved, outgoing

• aloof

• avid

• commemorate

• confiscate

Definition: enthusiastic and eager.

Melissa was an ___________________ bicyclist and sometimes rode over 30 miles a day.

Synonyms ardent, enthusiastic, voracious

Antonyms indifferent

• aloof

• avid

• commemorate

• confiscate

Definition: to honor the memory of.

We _________________ the founding fathers by putting their faces on money or stamps.

Synonyms celebrate, memorialize, pay tribute

• aloof

• avid

• commemorate

• confiscate

Definition: to use authority to take possession of private property.

When nobody moved the car parked in front of the driveway, the police had to _________________ it.

Synonyms seize, commandeer

Antonyms return

• aloof

• avid

• commemorate

• confiscate

Definition: an authoritative order or decision.

In the story of Cinderella, a royal _____________ stated that all eligible young ladies must attend the ball.

Synonyms act, edict, mandate

• decree

• desist

• encroach

• flair

Definition: to stop doing something.

I know you love to yell, but you better ________________ when the teacher comes back.

Synonyms cease, quit, stop

Antonyms continue, persist

• decree

• desist

• encroach

• flair

Definition: to advance beyond usual limits.

Global climate change means that deserts are _____________ on farmland.

Synonyms invade, overstep, trespass

• decree

• desist

• encroach

• flair

Definition: a natural talent or ability.

James had a _____________ for the violin; he played beautifully after only a few lessons.

Synonyms aptness, gift, knack

Antonyms inability, limitation

• decree

• desist

• encroach

• flair

Definition: something that holds you back.

The boy's broken arm was a ____________________ to him playing catch with his friends.

Synonyms encumbrance, obstacle, restraint

Antonyms aid, assistance, help

• hindrance

• imperative

• institute

• ovation

Definition: necessary, required, critical.

It is ________________________ to study for your exams to make sure you pass.

Synonyms crucial, essential, necessary

Antonyms optional, unimportant

• hindrance

• imperative

• institute

• ovation