Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Answers for List #10 Vocabulary Questions - Test tomorrow

page 5
#1 B (callous means insensitive)
#2 E (relentless means endless)
#3 D (Inexorably means unstoppably)
#4 A ( Prophetic means visionary)
#5 D (Prophetic and visionary are synonyms, just like callous and insensitive)
#6 A (Prescient and Prophetic are synonyms, just like incessant and constant)
#7 C Inexorably
#8 B Prophetic
page 7
#1 B (Impending and Imminent are synonyms)
#2 A (Tawny means yellowish-brown. Ochre is yellowish-brown)
#3 D (Impasse and stalemate both mean a dead end)
#4 C (Prominent means noticeable)
#5 C (Impasse and deadlock are synonyms)
#6 A (Callous is the opposite of considerate, just like prominent and noticeable are opposites)
#7 E (Imminent means about to happen)
#8 B (Deadlock and Impasse are synonyms)