1. Floridness
   Timid
2. Polite
   Euphemism

Using a euphemism is described in the above definition. Floridness is a synonym but has floral attributes or more of a "flowery language" meaning.

1. Practical
   Utilitarian
2. Useful
   All of the above

Functional has many synonyms. It means designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive.

1. Endlessly
   Completed
2. Harass
   Facade

There are several antonyms for "incessantly" including someting being completed, finished or ceased. Something that is incessant is an ongoing process.

1. Lethargy
   Onset
2. Stupor
   Pleasant

Although stupor is a synonym of lethargy, stupor means a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility, and is more intense than lethargy.

1. Sagacious
   Reputation
2. Heritage
   Profound

Although sagacious is close, the correct answer is profound. Sagacious means having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment.

1. A. Canny
   B. Wiley
2. C. Boastful
   A & B

If you're shrewd, you got this one. You need to be clever to evaluate the best answer out of all the options. In this case, there was more than one option, making it a bit harder.

1. A mistake
   Intense dust storm
2. A single-story house
   A futuristic car

People with an enhanced vocabulary usually know more precise language when it comes to weather. Knowing the word, "squalls" or "Habbob", helps to describe weather scenarios more accurately.

1. Between
   End
2. Beginning
   Duration

"The onset of winter started with a few non-threatening snowflakes." Onset means to begin, so the antonym is "end".

1. The act of moving forward, as toward a goal.
   Something that is shiny and attractive to the eye.
2. Something that is a counterfeit and not what it seems to be.
   Something that has enduring strength and energy.

Someone who is a sham is a faker, fraud, impostor, pretender, or role player. It is someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.

1. Jovial
   Auxiliary
2. Facade
   Betrayal

Supplemental means functioning in a supporting capacity; it is added when there's a lack or deficiency. An antonym is indispensable.

1. A. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
   B. Kill in large numbers
2. C. Frenzied as if possessed by a demon
   D) A & B

Synonyms for eradicate include eliminate, get rid of, remove, and obliterate. "Ratic or "ratin" is the Latin root word meaning "root" so eradicate means to "torn up by the roots".

1. Suspicious
   Surprised
2. Abashed
   Insulted

Although some of these answers would make sense in the sentence, according to the context only abashed fits.

1. Oddity
   Conformity
2. Abstain
   Similarity

Aberration means a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome. Besides oddity, peculiarity and quirk are also synonyms.

1. To sacrifice on behalf of others
   Work of little or no value done merely to look busy
2. A state of being confused
   A type of occupation that takes place outdoors

Any endeavor that's a total waste of time or has no value could be called a boondoggle, especially if you're doing it just to look busy and important.

1. Cramped
   Cerebral
2. Interactive
   Empirical

When something is really big and has a lot of space inside, it is roomy or capacious. Here's an example: "The woman rummaged in her capacious purse."

1. To rub until sore or worn
   Seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves separated from the seeds
2. To be silly or tease one another
   All of the above

All of these are correct ways to use "chaff" in a sentence. He chaffed at the authoritarian way the prince wielded power. The Internet is full of misinformation so you might have a hard time separating the wheat from the chaff. She chaffed him for working late.

1. Quenching your thirst with a beverage
   Running a marathon
2. Recuperating from surgery
   Completing a puzzle

The adjective "cognitive" comes from the Latin cognoscere, "to get to know" and refers to the ability of the brain to think and reason as opposed to feel.

1. Connection
   Comfort
2. Bias
   Avert

When something has coherence, all of its parts fit together well. Scientists are always looking for coherent data to fit their hypotheses.

1. Curse
   Bemoan
2. Ridicule
   Applaud

To bemoan is to express complaint, discontent or unhappiness. To curse is to utter offensive words in anger or annoyance. If the context included that the shoes were brand new, extremely expensive or ruined forever, "curse" would be more appropriate.

1. Carelessness
   Hopefulness
2. Exuberance
   Judgement

A caveat means a warning against certain acts, or in legal proceedings, it means a formal notice filed with a court to suspend a proceeding until the filer is given a hearing.

1. Surround so as to force to give up
   To avoid
2. Beat through cleverness and wit
   All of the above

Circum in Latin means "around" or "round about," and vent- comes from venire, "to come." Another way to express this is finding a smart way around rules or barriers, to avoid doing something unpleasant.

1. Meek
   Confusing
2. Patronizing
   Shallow

"Condescending" is a characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance. "Patronizing" is the only synonym in the answers.

1. Result
   Source
2. Corollary
   Dominant

Although "result" fits the sentence, "corollary" is more accurate as it describes a natural consequence of something else. In other words, it describes that there is a relationship between the two events of weight gain and a new, convenient bakery.

1. Efficient
   Defunct
2. Embellish
   Immerse

Although defunct comes from the Latin word "defunctus" meaning "dead," the usage of the word refers to things such as a magazines, laws or trends, not a person.

1. Hopeful
   Bring about
2. Passionate
   Simple

As a manager, you have to engender the spirit of teamwork and cooperation by encouraging others and doing your share of the work, not just supervise.

1. Inimical
   Inimitable
2. Lackadaisical
   Irreverent

Inimical comes from the Latin word "inimicus," meaning "enemy." It suggests the action of an enemy such as being adverse, damaging or downright hostile.

1. Decisive
   Intransigence
2. Stupidity
   Dalliance

If you know your Latin roots, the answer presents itself. The Latin "transigere" means to come to an understanding. Intransigence is the exact opposite of "transigere."

1. Retort
   Malediction
2. Fact
   Rule

If the sentence included, "she answered back" then "retort" would have been the right answer. But using the context of the sentence, the most accurate answer is malediction. "Mal" comes from the Latin for evil and "diction," has to do with speech.

1. Big
   Unknown
2. Omnipotent
   Evil

Notorious is used to describe people, places, or things that are famous for a bad reason. So the antonym is "unknown" .

1. Panacea
   Outwit
2. Paranoid
   Widespread

It's easy if you know your Greek roots. Pan (meaning "all") and demos (meaning "people"), or simply put, all the people. So something that is pandemic is widespread, affecting everyone.

1. Inseminate
   Suppress
2. Declare
   Discontent

The word promulgate comes from the Latin word promulgatus, meaning "make publicly known." Hence "suppress" is the antonym.

1. Punctuated
   Ruptured
2. Seasoned
   Segmented

The act of making a sudden noisy break, or to rupture the silence is the correct answer.

1. Unresponsive
   Untenable
2. Wrought
   Vulnerable

If something is untenable it is not reasonable, and it does not show good judgment. Indefensible is a synonym of untenable.

1. A proportion in relation to a whole.
   The process of becoming aware through the senses.
2. Hold or carry in equilibrium.
   A situation from which extrication is difficult.

Plight means predicament. It is usually used when describing groups of people or animals struggling to survive,

1. A fear of foreigners or strangers.
   To desire strongly or persistently.
2. The act of changing in form or shape or appearance.
   A fear of spiders.

Phobia comes from the Greek word meaning "fear." And xeno comes from the Greek word for "stranger, foreigner." It is an irrational fear.