Sadlier-Oxford: Level F: Unit 1 Questions and Answers

Sadlier-Oxford: Level F: Unit 1 Questions
and Answers

Question 1
Jaded
Correct Answer
(adj.) Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive
indulgence)

Synonyms: Sated, Surfeited, Cloyed
Antonyms: Unspoiled, Uncloyed



Question 2
Simulate
Correct Answer
(v.) To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of.

Synonyms: Feign, Pretend, Affect



Question 3
Hiatus
Correct Answer
(n.) A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing).

Synonyms: Pause, Lacuna
Antonyms: Continuity, Continuation




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, Question 4
Elicit
Correct Answer
(v.) To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person).

Synonyms: Call Forth, Evoke, Extract, Educe
Antonyms: Repress, Quash, Squelch, Stifle



Question 5
Innuendo
Correct Answer
(n.) A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense).

Synonyms: Insinuation, Intimation
Antonyms: Direct Statement



Question 6
Meritorious
Correct Answer
(adj.) Worthy, deserving recognition and praise.

Synonyms: Praiseworthy, Laudable, Commendable
Antonyms: Blameworthy, Reprehensible, Discreditable



Question 7
Hackneyed
Correct Answer
(adj.) Used so often as to lack freshness or originality.

Synonyms: Banal, Trite, Commonplace, Corny
Antonyms: New, Fresh, Novel, Original




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