Page 535 - Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary

KEY: 1–yes, 2–no, 3–yes, 4–yes, 5–yes

Can you recall the words?

1. a statement, usually untrue, meant to alleviate fear
1. A__________________
2. light banter

2. P__________________
3. a hackneyed phrase

3. C__________________
4. fleeting—lasting a very short time (adj.)
4. E__________________
5. laudatory—delivered in tones of formal praise (adj.)

5. E__________________
6. process of painlessly putting to death a victim of an incurable disease

6. E__________________
7. stingy (adj.)
7. P__________________
or P__________________

8. in want (adj.)
8. D__________________
9. wealth

9. A__________________
10. immense wealth
10. O__________________

11. adverb describing the manner of responding empathetically to another’s acts
11. V__________________
12. stinginess (noun)

12. P__________________
or P__________________
13–14. poverty

13. I__________________
14. D__________________
15. impermanence

15. E__________________
16. pleasing sound
16. E__________________

17. substituting inoffensive words (adj.)