Brit Lit: mastery test units 1-3 review
adventitious (synonym)
accidental
spanning the *millennia
ages
ameliorate (antonym)
aggravate
(antonym) intrinsic
alien
a political *coalition
alliance
lurid (antonym)
appealing
the *acculturation of immigrants
assimilation
aplomb (synonym)
assurance
*expiate guilt
atone for
(antonym) proclivity
aversion
(antonym) aplomb
awkwardness
hackneyed (synonym)
banal
a *vitriolic speech
bitter
(antonym) hackneyed
brand-new
precipitate (synonym)
bring about
called me an *interloper
buttinsky
a member of the committee *ex officio
by virtue of office
_________ youth is often colloquially, but rather vividly, described as "wet behind the ears."
callow
(antonym) ferment
calm down
approbation (synonym)
cheers
*wheedled them into making a contribution
coaxed
(antonym) hiatus
continuity
admired his *sangfroid
coolness
(antonym) provincial
cosmopolitan
*ascribe to luck
credit
*ingratiated themselves with the leaders
curried favor
a period of *decadence
deterioration
abominate (synonym)
detest
circuitous (antonym)
direct
(antonym) approbation
disapproval
*assuage the pain
ease
*peculate company funds
embezzle
*infringe on our territory
encroach
petulant (antonym)
even-tempered
*elicit a response
evoke
*transcends human understanding
exceeds
on the sidelines an energetic group of cheerleaders tirelessly _________ the home team to "fight! fight! fight!"
exhorted
lassitude (synonym)
fatigue
hiatus (synonym)
gap
*surmise the ending
guess
the phrase may have has a freshness and originality when Shakespeare first coined it, but long years of overuse have rendered it stale and ___________.
hackneyed
expedite (antonym)
hinder
the *epitome of fashion
ideal example
a *petulant remark
ill-tempered
a *callow youngster
immature
ameliorate (synonym)
improve
proclivity (synonym)
inclination
*nominal sums
inconsequential
a *noncommittal reply
indefinite
bombastic (synonym)
inflated
intrinsic (synonym)
inherent
resent the *innuendo
insinuation
inadvertent (antonym)
intentional
there he stood, like some modern-day Jeremiah, ___________ bitterly against the inadequacies of the rapid transit system.
inveighing
(antonym) abominate
love
(antonym) stringent
mild
according to most historians, Athens reached the zenith of its political, social, and cultural development just after the middle of the first ________ B.C.
millennium
so much *drivel
nonsense
the curious little shop down the block sells tarot cards, crystal balls, and other paraphernalia associated with the ____________.
occult
took *umbrage at the rumor
offense
an *unctuous personality
oily
*enjoined the crowd to refrain from violence
ordered
provincial (synonym)
parochial
odors that *permeate
penetrate
(antonym) adventitous
planned
meritorious (synonym)
praiseworthy
"The _________ actions of a few reckless hotheads nearly cost us the battle, to say nothing of the war," the general retorted angrily.
precipitate
*simulated pain
pretended
the *prerogatives of age
priviledges
*inveighed against the regime
protested
*expostulate with the child
remonstrate
meritorious (antonym)
reprehensible
stringent (synonym)
rigorous
circuitous (synonym)
roundabout
another colorful colloquial expression, "cool as a cucumber," is applied to a person who exhibits an extraordinary degree of __________.
sangfroid
*jaded by high living
satiated
lurid (synonym)
shocking
expedite (synonym)
speed up
asked me to *intercede
step in
studies in the *occult
supernatural
no one actually told me he was angry at me; I __________ this fact from his behavior.
surmised
commiserate (synonym)
sympathize
*seditious writings
treasonable
ferment (synonym)
turbulence
though someone else might have found the awkward remark positively offensive, I took absolutely no ___________ at it.
umbrage
(antonym) bombastic
understated
an *inadvertent admission
unintentional
*exhorted by bystanders
urged
a *tenuous argument
weak
