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Definitions What’s that word? Part of Speech SynonymsAntonyms 10 20 30 40 50
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Definitions - 10 Define “banal.”
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Definitions – 10 What is “trite, commonplace, or uninspired”?
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Definitions - 20 Define “chicanery.”
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Definitions – 20 What is “trickery”?
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Definitions - 30 Define “candor.”
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Definitions – 30 What is “frankness, outspokenness”?
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Definitions - 40 Define “perspecuity.”
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Definitions – 40 What is “clearness, lucidity”?
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Definitions - 50 Define “enervate.”
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Definitions – 50 What is “weaken, deprive of nervous energy”?
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What’s that word? - 10 “The candidates for president participated in a _________________ to debate issues before the election.
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What’s that word? – 10 What is “polemic”?
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What’s that word? - 20 “I feel __________ after my grandmother’s funeral.”
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What’s that word? – 20 What is “lugubrious”?
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What’s that word? - 30 “The student section at football games is always _________________ - people are very loud and rowdy.”
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What’s that word? – 30 What is “obstreperous”?
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What’s that word? - 40 “I had to get glasses because my vision has become ____________.”
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What’s that word? – 40 What is “myopic”?
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What’s that word? - 50 “English class always makes me feel _____________ and want to go to sleep.”
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What’s that word? – 50 What is “lethargic”?
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Part of Speech - 10 assiduous
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Part of Speech – 10 What is “adjective”? assiduous (adjective): constant, persistent
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Part of Speech - 20 parsimonious
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Part of Speech – 20 What is “adjective”? parsimonious (adjective):excessively frugal, penny pinching
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Part of Speech - 30 expiate
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Part of Speech – 30 What is “verb”? expiate (verb): atone for, make amends for
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Part of Speech - 40 tenuous
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Part of Speech – 40 What is “adjective”? tenuous (adjective): thin, unsubstantial, flimsy
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Part of Speech - 50 unctuous
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Part of Speech – 50 What is “adjective”? unctuous (adjective): oily, overly suave
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Synonyms - 10 tacit
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Synonyms – 10 What is “unspoken”? tacit (adjective): unexpressed but understood
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Synonyms - 20 ubiquitous
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Synonyms – 20 What is “everywhere”? ubiquitous (adjective): everywhere at the same time
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Synonyms - 30 sagacity
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Synonyms – 30 What is “acumen”? sagacity (noun): wisdom
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Synonyms - 40 antipathy
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Synonyms – 40 What is “distaste”? antipathy (noun): dislike of, hatred for
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Synonyms - 50 castigate
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Synonyms – 50 What is “berate, scold”? castigate (verb): severely criticize
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Antonyms - 10 acumen
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Antonyms – 10 What is “ignorance”? acumen (noun): insight, knowledge
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Antonyms - 20 ebullient
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Antonyms – 20 What is “dour”? ebullient (adjective): full of enthusiasm, bubbling with energy
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Antonyms - 30 ephemeral
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Antonyms – 30 What is “long-term”? ephemeral (adjective): short-lived, fleeting
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Antonyms - 40 fiasco
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Antonyms – 40 What is “success”? fiasco (noun): complete, utter failure
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Antonyms - 50 laconic
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Antonyms – 50 What is “long-winded”? laconic (adjective): brief, terse
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