Review Lessons 9 through 16   -   edHelper.com

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Word List caustic censor censure chaos charitable charlatan cherish chronic chronicle chronology circumvent citadel civil clamor clandestine clarify clarity clasp clemency clergy climax clot coalesce coddle coerce coffer coherent cohesive colleague colonize colossal commemorate commence commend commensurate commerce commiserate commission commit commonplace compassion compatible compatriot compel compensate competent complacent complementary complex complicity compliment comply composer compound comprehend comprehensive compress compromise compulsive compulsory concede conceit concept concise concoct concrete condemn condense condescend condolence confine confiscate conglomerate connote conscientious consecutive consequence conservative consolidate conspicuous conspiracy consternation constitute consume contagion contaminate contemplate contemporary contempt contend contentious context continent contract contradict contrary contrast contrite contrive convention converge convert convey convict convivial copious cordial correspondence corroborate corrupt cosmopolitan counsel courtesy cower crass crave credible credit cringe crisis criterion crucial crude crusade cuisine culminate culprit cultivate culture currency cursory curtail cycle dainty daze decade decided decipher decisive declaim decompose decorous dedication deem deface defame depose deprive deride descent desecration desert desist despise despoil despondent destitute detach detain deter deteriorate detest detract detrimental devastate deviate devious devour dialogue diatribe diction dictum didactic diffuse dignitary digress dilapidated diluted disarray disband discard disciple disdain disharmony disinterested dislodge dismal dismantle disparage disparity dispassionate dispel dispense disperse dispose disposition disqualify disquiet disrepute disrupt

Synonyms

Select the word that most nearly is a synonym of the given words.

______	1.	proportional; equal
		a. contract b. contrive c. commensurate d. civil

______	2.	dash; frustrate
		a. decipher b. circumvent c. corrupt d. deviate

______	3.	abominate; abhor
		a. contrary b. compromise c. detest d. context

______	4.	treaty; agreement
		a. contract b. correspondence c. dialogue d. dispense

______	5.	kudo; orchid(s)
		a. compliment b. disharmony c. coddle d. commit

______	6.	touchstone; yardstick
		a. disposition b. criterion c. consolidate d. contrive

______	7.	cake; solidify
		a. convivial b. concrete c. depose d. deter

______	8.	abstentious; abstinent
		a. compress b. continent c. decided d. dialogue

______	9.	compeer; associate
		a. compel b. cower c. dilapidated d. compatriot

______	10.	exigency; crossroad(s)
		a. contract b. compress c. condescend d. crisis

______	11.	cryptanalyze; crack
		a. decipher b. conspicuous c. destitute d. convict

______	12.	follow; mind
		a. clarity b. comply c. conceit d. decorous

______	13.	accustomed; habitual
		a. condescend b. disrupt c. censor d. chronic

______	14.	understand; take
		a. concoct b. condemn c. desert d. comprehend

______	15.	communication; contact
		a. clemency b. commerce c. disrepute d. crusade

______	16.	clean; depurate
		a. decorous b. detach c. convict d. clarify

______	17.	leave; surcease
		a. consolidate b. clasp c. civil d. desist

______	18.	good; capable
		a. competent b. dainty c. confiscate d. censor

______	19.	civilized; respectable
		a. dictum b. decorous c. declaim d. conglomerate

______	20.	culmination; apex
		a. convert b. consequence c. deteriorate d. climax