MATCHING SYNONYMS XIII

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

 

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

 

1. Nexus                              Neglectful

2. Prolix                              Casing harm or damage

3. Caprice                            Seemingly plausible, but fake

4. Reticent                           Inclination

5. Endemic                          Interconnection

6. Specious                         Quack, charlatan

7. Bombastic                       Peripatetic (traveling)

8. Lissome                          Quiet, reserved

9. Derelict                           Relentless

10. Penchant                       Localized

11. Boniface                       Loquacious

12. Itinerant                        Swollen, grandiloquent

13. Inexorable                    Supple, lithe

14. Deleterious                  Whim, sudden change

15. Mountebank                 Innkeeper, proprietor

Answers:

 

1. Nexus - Interconnection

2. Prolix - Loquacious

3. Caprice - Whim, sudden change

4. Reticent - Quiet, reserved

5. Endemic - Localized

6. Specious - Seemingly plausible, but fake

7. Bombastic - Swollen, grandiloquent

8. Lissome - Supple, lithe

9. Derelict - Neglectful

10. Penchant - Inclination

11. Boniface - Innkeeper, Proprietor

12. Itinerant - Peripatetic

13. Inexorable - Relentless

14. Deleterious - Causing harm or damage

15. Mountebank - Quack, charlatan