Vocab Unit 2 Level G Questions and Answers
Question 1
Overt
Correct Answer
(adj) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is not easily recognized
S: clear, obvious, manifest, patent
A: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed
Question 2
Celerity
Correct Answer
(n) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
S: promptness, alacrity, speed
A: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness
Question 3
Histrionic
Correct Answer
(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic S:
affected, stagy
A: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued
Question 4
Brackish
Correct Answer
(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
S: briny, saline
A: fresh, clear, sweet
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, Question 5
Pejorative
Correct Answer
(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory,
deprecatory, belittling
A: complimentary ameliorative
Question 6
Avid
Correct Answer
(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
S: keen, enthusiastic, grasping
A: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic
Question 7
Halcyon
Correct Answer
(n) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj) of or relating to the halcyon;
calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
S: tranquil, serene, placid, palmy
A: turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous
Question 8
Suppliant
Correct Answer
(adj) asking humbly and earnestly (n) one who makes a request humbly and
earnestly, a petitioner, suitor
Question 9
Talisman
Correct Answer
(n) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an
amulet, fetish
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Question 1
Overt
Correct Answer
(adj) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is not easily recognized
S: clear, obvious, manifest, patent
A: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed
Question 2
Celerity
Correct Answer
(n) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
S: promptness, alacrity, speed
A: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness
Question 3
Histrionic
Correct Answer
(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic S:
affected, stagy
A: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued
Question 4
Brackish
Correct Answer
(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
S: briny, saline
A: fresh, clear, sweet
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, Question 5
Pejorative
Correct Answer
(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory,
deprecatory, belittling
A: complimentary ameliorative
Question 6
Avid
Correct Answer
(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
S: keen, enthusiastic, grasping
A: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic
Question 7
Halcyon
Correct Answer
(n) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj) of or relating to the halcyon;
calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
S: tranquil, serene, placid, palmy
A: turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous
Question 8
Suppliant
Correct Answer
(adj) asking humbly and earnestly (n) one who makes a request humbly and
earnestly, a petitioner, suitor
Question 9
Talisman
Correct Answer
(n) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an
amulet, fetish
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