Brit Lit: mastery test units 1-3 review

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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


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