Lesson 25   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
heretofore
hermit
heterogeneous
hibernate
hierarchy
homage
hone
horizontal
hostage
humid
hurdle
hyperbole
hypochondriac
idealism
idiom
ignite
ignominy
illogical
illuminate
illusion
illustrate
image
imagery
immaculate
immeasurable
 
 


Synonyms

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

______ 1. obeisance; deference
  
a. immaculate b. ignite c. heterogeneous d. homage
______ 2. overstatement; coloring
  
a. hyperbole b. ignite c. hermit d. hostage
______ 3. token; earnest
  
a. heterogeneous b. hostage c. illuminate d. image
______ 4. enkindle; kindle
  
a. illogical b. image c. homage d. ignite
______ 5. already; previously
  
a. illustrate b. heretofore c. hierarchy d. idiom
______ 6. sticky; soggy
  
a. hypochondriac b. illuminate c. illustrate d. humid
______ 7. rub; bar
  
a. ignominy b. hyperbole c. hurdle d. illusion
______ 8. decent; chaste
  
a. horizontal b. hypochondriac c. homage d. immaculate
______ 9. whet; sharpen
  
a. heterogeneous b. heretofore c. idiom d. hone
______ 10. solitary; recluse
  
a. hone b. illuminate c. heretofore d. hermit
______ 11. hallucination; delusion
  
a. imagery b. hermit c. ignite d. illusion
______ 12. invalid; nonrational
  
a. illogical b. hyperbole c. image d. hierarchy
______ 13. simulacrum; picture
  
a. homage b. image c. hostage d. illusion
______ 14. tongue; dialect
  
a. hone b. idiom c. hypochondriac d. illusion
______ 15. illuminate; elucidate
  
a. hierarchy b. heretofore c. illustrate d. ignite
______ 16. miscellaneous; mixed
  
a. homage b. hostage c. heterogeneous d. idealism
______ 17. unmeasurable; unreckonable
  
a. hurdle b. ignominy c. immeasurable d. imagery
______ 18. light; illume
  
a. humid b. hone c. image d. illuminate
______ 19. dishonor; odium
  
a. hone b. hermit c. ignominy d. homage