Vocabulary and Synonyms

Apposite means appropriate or relevant to the matter at hand. The other options do not share this definition.

An aberration is a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, making variation the closest synonym. Slander and strain are unrelated to this concept.

An anomaly is something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected, which is synonymous with an irregularity. The other options are unrelated.

A cairn is a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark. The other options are completely unrelated to this definition.

A benediction is the utterance of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service. It is the opposite of a curse.

Brusque describes someone who is abrupt or offhand in speech or manner. Blunt in manner is the most accurate synonym provided.

Circumlocution is the use of many words where fewer would do, often in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive, which is a round about way of speaking.

Avarice is extreme greed for wealth or material gain. Greed is the direct synonym.

To cave in means to subside or collapse, often used for structures or metaphorical situations where someone gives up.

A charnel house is a building or vault in which corpses or bones are deposited. Burial place is the correct synonym.

To badger someone is to ask them repeatedly and annoyingly for something; to pester them.

Capricious means given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior, which is synonymous with whimsical.

Circumspect means wary and unwilling to take risks; prudent. Watchful is the best synonym among the choices.

To shimmer is to shine with a soft, tremulous light. Shine is the most direct synonym among the choices.

Gnarled means knobby, rough, and twisted, especially with age. Contorted is the closest synonym.