I wish you would quit trying to _______________ my style. There is only one version of me, and it is too awesome to be recreated.
What is emulate?
100
Hateful, evil, sinister
What is invidious?
100
The general frequently _______________(ed) the value of effective _______________. It seems his favorite topic was telling us how important our scouts were.
What is belabor and reconnaissance?
100
willing to compromise, open, friendly
What is intransigent?
100
The blood _______________(ed) on the sidewalk where the shooting took place.
What is congeal?
200
The high school recruit tried to _______________ her decision on which school to attend by hiding in her room for days on end.
What is temporize?
200
nagging, nitpicking, pointing out flaws
What is carping?
200
We used to think that the _______________ young man was rather naive and innocent. Little did we know that he had an _______________ love of grotesque horror movies. He could watch ten in a row and still want to watch more.
What is taciturn and insatiable?
200
illogical, unclear, inconsistent
What is coherent?
200
I think that the show has become rather _______________ ever since its original writer left. The new writer relies on hackneyed and overdone story lines.
What is banal?
300
I wish that you would stick to topics that are _______________ to English class. These unrelated tangents are not at all helpful.
What is germane?
300
generous, abundantly kind, lavish
What is largesse?
300
The group of fellow survivors showed a great deal of _______________ when they invited us into their _______________ fortress.
What is largesse and tenable?
300
Weak, incapable of defense, flawed
What is tenable?
300
The _______________ student quickly picked up on the complex math concepts, mastering them in mere minutes.
What is acquisitive?
400
Before you join our company, you will have to _______________ any relationship you have with your former employer.
What is eschew?
400
thrash soundly, bring up over and over, to "beat a dead horse"
What is belabor?
400
Despite _______________ at us for our failures, the queen still granted us a massive _______________ of land as a reward for our continued loyalty.
What is carping and encomium?
400
loud, gregarious, obnoxious
What is tenable?
400
In a debate, it is critical that you _______________ your claims with examples and evidence.
What is substantiate?
500
We had to go to war when the enemy king entered our lands and _______________(ed) our properties without any right.
What is arrogate?
500
unrelenting hunger, endless demand
What is insatiable?
500
You have to make a _______________ point in your research paper and _______________ it with significant evidence.
What is coherent and substantiate?
500
A pitifully small gift, an informal praise
What is encomium?
500
I wish that you wouldn't be so _______________. If you're never willing to compromise, you'll have a hard time finding people that are willing to work with you.