Unit 3 Vocab Review

Which of the following is another word for breakthrough?

• semblance

• dissolute

• breach

• abridge

Which of the following is the opposite of distinguished?

• mediocre

• eminent

• spurious

• marauder

If someone is predisposed to act a certain way, he or she is:

• unlikely to do it

• forced to do it

• likely to do it

• refuses to do it

Devise, contrive, concoct are synonyms for

• sullied

• circumspect

• trite

• fabricate

If someone is unpredictable or sporadic, they are

• trite

• effaced

• erratic

• irate

Renowned, illustrious, famous are synonyms for

• eminent

• spurious

• cumbersome

• trite

Expand, enlarge, augment are antonyms for

• surmount

• abridge

• adherent

• dissent

Calm, composed, cool, unruffled are antonyms for

• irate

• eminent

• unflinching

• admonish

I added a few drops of food coloring to the liquid and watched as they slowly _______ through it.

• tantalized

• usurped

• fabricated

• diffused

What began as a minor quarrel grew into a serious ________ and then into an ugly brawl.

• adherent

• circumspection

• altercation

• subjugation