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10.4 Synonyms
ANSWER KEY
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Directions: Write the synonym of each given term or phrase.
1. A whim, or a freakish notion: CAPRICE
2. Excitement, fuss, or trouble: ADO
TERMS
diverse
adherent
furtherance
ado
invalidate
believe
mellifluous
blemish
obdurate
caprice
personal
cull
qualm
disputation
respite
3. Individual or private: PERSONAL
4. An advancement or promotion: FURTHERANCE
5. To select: CULL
6. A supporter: ADHERENT
7. A brief, sudden feeling of faintness or nausea: QUALM
8. To deprive of legal force: INVALIDATE
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9. The act of debating or disputing: DISPUTATION
10. To spoil the perfection of: BLEMISH
11. Sounding honeyed, smooth, and sweet: MELLIFLUOUS
12. Different or dissimilar: DIVERSE
13. To take as real or true: BELIEVE
14. A delay, postponement, or reprieve: RESPITE
15. Hardhearted: OBDURATE
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