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1
What is the part of speech for
surly?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
2
What part of speech is
sprightly
?
adverb
noun
adjective
verb
3
All great athletes should know that the same fans who are cheering them today may be _________ them tomorrow
jeering
adjourning
4
Stagnant
means careless and hasty.
False
True
5
What is the definition of
adherent?
to disagree, a disagreement
famous, distinguished
to make shorter
a follower or supporter
6
What is the definition of
Dissent
?
to disagree, a disagreement
famous, distinguished
to make shorter
a follower or supporter
7
Most historians agree that military disasters during WWI were the ________ that sparked the Russian Revolution of 1917/
exodust
catalyst
8
What is the definition of
Intricate
?
temporary relief; postponement
exceeding what is sufficient or required
to mislead or trick
complicated, difficult to understand
9
What is the definition of
Rectify?
to make, make up, invent
to disagree, a disagreement
to make right
temporary relief; postponement
10
What is a synonym for
Spurious?
difficulty
counterfeit
11
What is the definition of
Hoodwink?
to make right
to attack with words; call bad names
to mislead or trick, swindle
grimly or scornfully mocking
12
The Rakes Progress paints a grim picture of some of the more _______ and degrading aspects of humanity.
dissolute
compensating
13
What is the part of speech for lucrative?
adverb
adjective
noun
verb
14
What is a synonym for
salvage
?
bear the cost
reclaim
15
Arduous
means holding fast or together firmly.
True
False
16
There is nothing _____ about the saying, “You can’t go home again”’ it is a wise expression that applies to many.
rift
trite
17
Even though I must work hard for a living, I feel that the company I’m with amply ____ me for my time.
dissolutes
compensates
18
What part of speech is
shoddy
?
verb
adverb
noun
adjective
19
What is the definition of
Fated
?
to be famous
complicated or difficult to understand
to disagree
determined in advance by destiny or misfortune
20
The senator departed from his prepared remarks to deliver an intemperate ____ attacking foreign policy.
pliant
surly
tirade
daunt
21
What is the definition of
Reprieve?
to make, make up, invent
to make right
to make shorter
temporary relief; postponement
22
You had no right to _____ for yourself the role of gracious host at my party.
usurp
pilfer
23
What is the definition of
fabricate
?
complicated, difficult to understand
to make right
to make, make up, invent
to disagree
24
If only I could ___ the memory of the look of shock on my friend's face.
proliferate
efface
daunt
sully
25
What is a synonym for
Console?
sorrow
solace
26
What is a synonym for
Atone?
reclaim
Expiate
27
Unless we repair the _______ in our party and present a united front, we will go down in a crushing defeat.
rifts
sembalances
28
He has deceived me so many times that I am forced to conclude that he is simply a(n)________ liar.
incorrigible
brazen
29
Commandeer
means to spread or scatter freely.
False
True
30
What is a synonym for
Liability
?
difficulty; impediment
exemption
31
What is the part of speech for
Mediocre
?
adjective
verb
noun
adverb
32
What is a synonym for
Unbridled
?
difficulty
unrestrained
33
What part of speech is
vagrant
?
adjective
noun
adverb
verb
34
What is a synonym for
hew?
a light
chop
35
What is the part of speech for
terse?
adverb
adjective
noun
verb
36
What is the definition of
Eminent?
to disagree
to make shorter
a follower or supporter
famous, distinguished
37
what is the definition of
Taunt?
jeer or mock
to take place of, superceed
to make, make up, invent
holding fast, persistent
38
What part of speech is
slapdash
?
verb
adverb
noun
adjective
39
What is the part of speech for
Militant?
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
40
What is a synonym for
Immunity
?
Bear the cost
exemption
41
What is the definition of
Gluttony?
exceed what is sufficient or required
scornfully mocking
to engage in extreme eating, drinking or overindulgence
to show selfishness
42
It is up to us to get rid of any ______ prejudices that we may hold.
latent
arbitrary
43
What is the part of speech for
debris?
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
44
What is the part of speech for
unflinching
?
adjective
adverb
noun
verb
45
What is a synonym for
Doleful
?
solace
sorrowful
46
What is a synonym for
Relinquish
?
surrender
decrease
47
The leaden silence of the afternoon was shattered by the ______ voices of trumpets for the returning hero
exodus
brazen
48
What is a synonym for
Dwindle
?
surrender
decrease
49
What is a synonym for
Ghastly?
sorrowful
dreadful
50
What is the part of speech for
Morose
?
adverb
VERB
adjective
noun
51
During the summer, urban "sun-worshippers" began their weekly _______ from the city around 3:00 PM on Friday.
exodus
incorrigible
52
What is the definition of
Abridge?
to make shorter
a follower or supporter
famous, distinguished
to disagree, a disagreement
53
Daunt
means to overcome with fear
False
True
54
Even her refusal to dance with him did not seem to make a _______ in his plans.
breach
intrepid
pensive
efface
55
Proliferate
means to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly.
True
False
56
The good feelings generated by the speech ____ through the crowd.
diffused
admonished
morosed
prattled
57
Sullied
means to soil, stain, or tarnish
True
False
58
What is the definition of
Supplant
?
to mislead or trick, to swindle
to make right
to take place of, superceed
determined in advance by destiny
59
Rules of punctuation should not be considered purely________.
incorrigible
arbitrary
60
The principal ______ the members of the team for neglecting their homework.
slapdashed
admonished
pliant
effaced
61
What does it mean to
prattle
?
to talk in an aimless way
to give way to superior force
not running or flowing
careless and hasty
62
What is the part of speech for
Intrepid
?
adverb
noun
adjective
verb
63
His behavior is so _______ that we never know what to expect from him.
erratic
feint
64
Absconded
means to to jeer or to mock
False
True
65
What is a synonym for
Incessant?
sorrowful
constant
66
My friend interrupted my ____ mood with a funny story.
slapdash
pensive
intrepid
morose
67
What is a synonym for
Assurance
?
exemption
promise
68
What is the part of speech for
Cumbersome
?
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
69
The few words that she grudgingly muttered were the only ____ of an apology that she offered for her rude behavior.
rift
sembalance
70
What is a synonym for
Defray
?
promise
bear the cost
71
After the formal dinner, we _______ to the den in order to continue our conversation in a more relaxed
compensated
adjourned
72
At one point in our fencing match, my opponent unexpectedly _______to the left and threw me completely off guard.
feinted
jeered
73
I feel like a(n) _____ now that my part-time job has come to an end and I no longer have any spending money.
pauper
usurper
74
What is the definition of
Reviles
?
to attack with words, call bad names
grimly or scornfully mocking
to make right
to mislead, to trick or swindle
75
What is the definition of
Precipice?
very steep cliff; brink or edge of disaster
complicated, difficult to understand
a follower or supporter
famous
76
What is a synonym for
Institute
?
start
constant
77
What is a synonym for
Perennial
?
constant
recurring
78
What is the definition of
Superfluous?
to attack with words, to call bad names
to mislead or trick, to swindle
temporary relief; postponement
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
79
What is the definition of
Tenacious?
grimly or scornfully mocking
to take place of, superceed
holding fast, persistent
jeer or mockery
80
What is a synonym for
Predispose
?
Tending to
Expiate
81
Like all literary sneak thieves, he has a nasty habit of ______ other people’s ideas and then claiming them as his own.
pilfering
usurping
82
Succumb
means to give way to superior force
True
False
83
What is the definition of
Sardonic?
complicated, difficult to understand
grimly or scornfully mocking
determined in advance by destiny
to attack with words, call bad names
