33 Words that Look Deceptively Familiar

Words for Smart Test Takers Chapter 4

Vocabulary Cards: 33

Lapinski
Lapinski
  • 1.
    • utterly hopeless
    • utterly despicable or servile
  • 2.
    • accidental
    • by chance
    • casual
  • 3.
    • ring-shaped
  • 4.
    • appropriate
    • suitable
    • fitting
  • 5.
    • bestowing or providing bliss or happiness
    • blissful
  • 6.
    • associated with
    • connected
    • accompanying
  • 7.
    • well-deserved, fitting or adequate (punishment)
  • 8.
    • to hide, conceal or disguise
  • 9.
    • to deprive of vitality
    • debilitate
  • 10.
    • a deceptive movement
  • 11.
    • filled
    • stored
    • laden
  • 12.
    • easily crumbled
  • 13.
    • to skip or leap playfully
  • 14.
    • making persistent demands
  • 15.
    • silly or nonsensical
    • vacuous
  • 16.
    • to gain favor with another
    • to become popular with
  • 17.
    • a literary, artistic, or musical device that serves as the basis for suggestive expansion
    • a basic element repeated throughout
  • 18.
    • a physical demonstration of respect (e.g. bowing or saluting)
  • 19.
    • condemnation or verbal abuse, or the disgrace resulting therefrom
    • vituperation
  • 20.
    • to avoid by preventive measures
    • make unnecessary
  • 21.
    • egg-shaped
  • 22.
    • fastidiousness
    • overrefinement
    • foppishness
  • 23.
    • partiality
    • preference
  • 24.
    • able to take many forms or perform many functions
    • versatile
    • changeable
  • 25.
    • complaining
    • whining
    • peevish
  • 26.
    • to find fault with
    • blame
    • censure
    • vituperate
  • 27.
    • a depraved, unprincipled or wicked person
    • corrupt, depraved or amoral
    • to severely disapprove
  • 28.
    • help
    • relief
    • assistance
  • 29.
    • gloomy
    • dark
    • morbid
  • 30.
    • to speak maliciously and falsely of
    • defame
    • slander
  • 31.
    • not reciprocated
    • unilateral
  • 32.
    • not customary
    • not habitual
    • unusual or rare
  • 33.
    • to sharpen
    • make keen
    • intensify