WW Book 9 Lesson 9

Find the synonym for antiquity: Radiocarbon dating is used to establish the antiquity of artifacts?

• value

• beauty

• demand

• age

Find the synonym for appraised: The teammates appraised each other's performances.

• evaluated

• admired

• polished

• studied

Find the synonym for reposed: The neighbors reposed their trust in small claims court to decide who was responsible for the fence.

• withheld

• placed

• removed

• lost

Find the synonym for cleave: Dan used his biggest knife to cleave the watermelon into halves.

• split

• mend

• shatter

• merge

Find the synonym for nondescript: Roger had a hard time identifying his nondescript umbrella in the lost-and-found.

• ornate

• unusual

• flamboyant

• plain

Find the antonym for scintillating: Daria took care of her guest list to make sure conversation at her dinner parties was always scintillating.

• animated

• lively

• brilliant

• dull

Find the antonym for scrutinized: Detectives scrutinized the accident scene before preparing their report.

• examined

• glimpsed

• investigated

• inspected

Find the antonym for depreciate: Music purists depreciate new fusion styles.

• endorse

• belittle

• disparage

• insult

Find the antonym for synthetic: Synthetic fabrics offer both advantages and disadvantages over cotton and wool.

• artificial

• shiny

• fake

• natural

Find the antonym for facsimile: A facsimile of the signed contract was all the banker needed to begin processing the loan.

• forgery

• original

• replica

• copy