The popular actor’s ----- received a portion of
the wages paid to the actor for the blockbuster
film.
A. whim B. sovereign C. garrison D. agent
What is agent?
100
At its ----- around the country, the film sold out
in many theaters and immediately gained national
attention.
A. latitude B. whim C. debut
What is debut?
100
With the ----- of a movie starring Harry Potter,
the sales of Harry Potter books were sure to
increase.
A. solitude B. bounty C. premiere
What is premiere?
100
The boy’s ----- was apparent by the perplexed
look on his face.
A. consternation B. latitude C. hovel
What is consternation?
100
Abigail’s mother signed the waiver that gave the
school the ----- to take Abigail on the school
trip.
A. solitude B. authority C. consternation
What is authority?
200
When the workers were not being ----- directly
by their boss, they seldom got any work done.
A. abducted B. supervised C. premiered
What is supervised?
200
After working at the coal mine for many years,
the bitter old man began to ----- his job and his
life.
A. flourish B. intimidate C. deplore
What is deplore?
200
The American President is the ----- of the
British Prime Minister and of the monarchs of
many Western European countries.
A. pioneer B. counterpart C. supervisor
What is counterpart?
200
The ----- old house was so worn down and
neglected that it needed to be bulldozed
because it was a safety hazard.
A. acrid B. lavish C. dilapidated
What is dilapidated?
200
The sheriff offered a sizeable ----- for the
capture of the dangerous outlaw.
A. latitude B. bounty C. agent
What is bounty?
300
The dangerous man hid in the park and waited
for his opportunity to ----- one of the children
from the playground.
A. renovate B. inherit C. abduct
What is abduct?
300
Unfortunately, the teacher had to ----- the
students constantly to ensure that they did not
try to cheat.
A. appoint B. inherit C. monitor
What is monitor?
300
The generous ----- of the university donated
half his fortune to the college where he had
studied when he was younger.
A. benefactor B. supervisor C. garrison
What is benefactor?
300
Heather was always deciding to go to distant
locations on a(n) -----; she dropped everything
and went to the Himalayas the same week she
saw the internet ad for the vacation package.
A. abode B. agent C. whim
What is whim?
300
Little Johnny was ----- to share his new toy with
his friends; he wanted to keep it all to himself.
A. grievous B. loath C. vigilant
What is loath?
400
The ----- dictator would not rest until all his
enemies were either slain or exiled.
A. ruthless B. grievous C. bleak
What is ruthless?
400
The battle looked ----- for the defending
forces; they had lost ground daily and were
nearly out of ammunition.
A. intrepid B. dilapidated C. bleak
What is bleak?
400
When defending themselves from the invading
marauders, the townspeople used the old castle
as a sort of -----.
A. benefactor B. appointment C. garrison
What is garrison?
400
After the hurricane, the insurance company -----
their losses to be 15 million dollars.
A. intimidated B. appointed C. estimated
What is estimated?
400
Many people spend their whole lives changing
from one type of job to another, never settling
on one -----.
A. vocation B. solitude C. garrison
What is vocation?
500
The guards must remain ----- or else an enemy
may break through the walls and invade the
town.
A. eerie B. derogatory C. vigilant
What is vigilant?
500
With the ----- of a movie starring Harry Potter,
the sales of Harry Potter books were sure to
increase.
A. solitude B. bounty C. premiere
What is premiere?
500
The ----- young man would not go to bed before
he had said his prayers each night.
A. intimidated B. ruthless C. devout
What is devout?
500
Justin’s lies were so ----- that everyone knew he
was making the story up.
A. blatant B. vigilant C. wary
What is blatant?
500
When the old woman was no longer able to
perform the yard work, she had to hire people to
----- the lawn and flower beds.
A. inherit B. estimate C. maintain