MATCHING SYNONYMS V

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Match each word on the left with its synonym on the right.

1. Tawdry                          Agreeable, responsive

2. Limpid                          Favoritism to family and friends

3. Turbid                           Reverting to past characteristics

4. Turgid                           Unsubstantiated

5. Nepotism                      Embodiment of a deity

6. Lucrative                      Exclusive clique

7. Iconoclast                     Cloudy

8. Amenable                     Showy, but cheap

9. Atavistic                       Remunerative

10. Avatar                         Clear

11. Coterie                        Swollen, bombastic

12. Apocryphal                 Tradition blaster

Answers:

 

1. Tawdry - Showy, but cheap

2. Limpid - Clear

3. Turbid - Cloudy

4. Turgid - Swollen, Bombastic

5. Nepotism - Favoritism to family and friends

6. Lucrative - Remunerative

7. Iconoclast - Tradition blaster

8. Amenable - Agreeable, Responsive

9. Atavistic - Reverting to past characteristics

10. Avatar - Embodiment of a deity 

11. Coterie - Exclusive clique

12. Apocryphal - Unsubstantiated