Review Lessons 33 through 40   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
malady
malice
malign
mandate
manipulate
manuscript
martial
massive
matchless
materialism
maximize
maze
meager
mechanism
mediocre
meditate
meek
melancholy
mellow
melodious
melodramatic
memorable
menace
mentor
mercurial
mesmerize
metaphor
meteor
methodology
mettle
microbe
microcosm
migrate
mimic
minimize
minuscule
mischief
misconception
miser
misgiving
mishap
mislead
misplace
mitigate
mobile
mobilize
moderate
modest
modify
molecule
momentous
momentum
monarch
monotonous
morality
morbid
moribund
morose
mortify
mosaic
mundane
mural
muse
muster
mutation
mutinous
mutual
myriad
myth
mythology
narrate
negative
negligent
negotiate
neurology
neurotic
newfangled
niche
nimble
nominal
nonchalant
nonentity
nook
nostalgic
notable
notorious
nourish
novice
noxious
nuance
nullify
obese
obligatory
oblique
obliterate
oblivious
observatory
obsolete
obstacle
obstruct
obtuse
occult
offhand
ointment
omen
ominous
omit
omniscient
opaque
opiate
opportunist
optic
opulent
oration
orbit
ordain
orthodox
ostensible
ostentatious
overrate
overstate
overwrought
painstaking
palatable
pallor
palpable
panacea
paradox
paranoia
parasite
parochial
parody
parry
partial
partisan
passable
passive
patronize
paucity
pauper
pedestrian
peevish
penchant
peninsula
pensive
perennial
perfunctory
permeate
perpetrate
perpetuate
persist
perspective
perspicacious
pertinent
perturb
peruse
pervade
perverse
pessimism
petty
philanthropy
piety
pilgrimage
pinnacle
pithy
pivotal
placid
plaintive
plateau
plausible
plethora
poignant
polarize
poll
pompous
ponderous
pontificate
portal
posthumous
postulate
potable
potent
potential
precarious
precede
precipice
preclude
precocious
predecessor
predicament
predilection
predominate
prelude
premature
premise
preposterous
prerogative
presage
prescribe
presumptuous


Synonyms

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

______ 1. intermutual; conjoint
  
a. predecessor b. patronize c. morality d. mutual
______ 2. dim; humdrum
  
a. perturb b. posthumous c. pedestrian d. noxious
______ 3. untroubled; stilly
  
a. placid b. malady c. newfangled d. mobile
______ 4. disregardful; discinct
  
a. minuscule b. negotiate c. negligent d. mundane
______ 5. credible; believable
  
a. niche b. mediocre c. obtuse d. plausible
______ 6. grip; enthrall
  
a. pompous b. mesmerize c. menace d. notorious
______ 7. overlook; outlook
  
a. ostensible b. mettle c. polarize d. observatory
______ 8. muckworm; penny
  
a. malice b. overwrought c. miser d. pontificate
______ 9. sick; sickly
  
a. maximize b. morbid c. portal d. piety
______ 10. eternalize; eternize
  
a. perpetuate b. mellow c. predecessor d. nourish
______ 11. noggin; belfry
  
a. malign b. newfangled c. poll d. patronize
______ 12. harm; damage
  
a. postulate b. massive c. mischief d. prelude
______ 13. lugubrious; sorrowful
  
a. melancholy b. perennial c. nonentity d. plaintive
______ 14. scrawny; rawboned
  
a. minimize b. omit c. obliterate d. meager
______ 15. unimpassioned; sober
  
a. moderate b. pivotal c. predecessor d. molecule
______ 16. freeloader; leech
  
a. peruse b. parasite c. neurology d. molecule
______ 17. rebellious; insubordinate
  
a. pertinent b. neurology c. monarch d. mutinous