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Nuanced Synonym Selection Multiple Close OptionsSet 1

1Choose the best replacement for the word "Elevated"Some people call the durian "the king of fruit." Others can't stand to be within a mile of it. Elevated throughout Southeast Asia, the durian resembles a cross between a porcupine and a pineapple, and it can weigh as much as seven pounds. (Chapter 5)

2To swear off; to renounce

3Symbiotic: reciprocal

4Which word would best describe a punishment that is unreasonably severe or cruel?

5Speaking in a fancy, over-the-top way.

6Our wills are not bound from within by any physical necessity.

7To lie about something, or pull or twist it out of shape.

8We were so happy to achieve our first VICTORY over our soccer opponents!

9Perceptive. 2. Excruciating.

10The community's transformation from an industrial area to a cultural hub has been remarkable. The word "transformation" is closest in meaning to:

11The brain boost is most similar to:

12Coming back in new form

13VOCABULARY IN CONTRASTThere is good reason to suppose that the Beauforts had gone so far as to ..... a forced abdication on the score of the king's ill-health.