As a small child, I completely __________________(ed) vegetables! I would never eat them.
What is abominate?
100
direct, order, command
What is enjoin?
100
Your __________________ responses are very frustrating. I think you have a very __________________ grasp on how important it is that we make a decision immediately!
What is noncommittal and tenuous?
100
inability, incapacity, not capable of
What is proclivity?
100
It will take several weeks for this beer to __________________.
What is ferment?
200
I was furious to discover that, while I was away on vacation, the man to whom I had entrusted my estate had __________________(ed) my valuable belongings and sold them.
What is peculate?
200
shaky, unstable, thin
What is tenuous?
200
Societies tend to evolve through a process of __________________. Though the effects of two cultures encountering one another can seem __________________, over time, they can evolve into totally new societies!
What is acculturation and nominal?
200
positive, definite, committed
What is noncommittal?
200
He tried to __________________ blame for his failures on the way he was raised, but it was discovered that he actually grew up privileged with amazing parents.
What is ascribe?
300
I came to the realization that what I said had hurt her feelings. I tried to __________________ the situation by ordering her flowers.
What is expiate?
300
fake, unreal, excessively small
What is nominal?
300
I __________________ you to take a more direct path! This __________________ route is going to delay our arrival time by several hours!
What is enjoin and circuitous?
300
essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital
What is adventitious?
300
Look, this whole thing was completely and utterly __________________. Can't we chalk it up as an accident and let it go?
What is inadvertent?
400
The government began to worry when massive mobs of people bearing signs with __________________ slogans on them began to march on the capitol.
What is seditious?
400
integration, assimilation
What is acculturation?
400
His __________________ attitude served him incredibly well as the first missiles from the __________________ rebels began to explode around his position.
What is sangfroid and seditious?
400
Hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct
What is expedite?
400
I tried to __________________ with him after he went through the harsh breakup, but he wasn't ready to talk about it.
What is commiserate?
500
Her ________________ tone convinced everyone that she was very cynical and rude, but she was actually a really nice person.
What is vitriolic?
500
cool, suave, composed
What is sangfroid?
500
Though he often claims to absolutely __________________ chick flicks, David actually has a natural __________________ toward them. In fact, he cries every time he watches one.
What is abominate and proclivity?
500
straight, direct
What is circuitous?
500
Some women have mastered the ability to __________________ men into doing work for them by using one or two simple compliments.