The ____________________ comments that some people make are so ludicrously stupid that it makes me want to scream.
What is inane?
100
Our trip downtown becomes a mind-numbing slog through stop-and-go traffic.
What is intermittent?
100
Grandpa's ____________________(s) always follow the same general ____________________: "You have to grow up! Life is hard! Nobody's gonna give you nothing!"
What is diatribe and motif?
100
Mr. Paul goes on a long-winded rant on why Peeps might be the worst "candy" ever invented.
What is diatribe?
100
It is important that you keep close ____________________ on him. I'm pretty sure he's been stealing from us.
What is surveillance?
200
The politician was discovered to be a(n) ____________________ liar when a scan of his computer revealed he'd been taking bribes for years.
What is abject?
200
Ben was the one who actually stole Mr. Paul's car, but because Austin helped him store it in his garage, he was also arrested.
What is complicity?
200
Outraged at how pervasive government ____________________ has become, the people gathered together and torched ____________________(s) made in the likeness of a number of government officials.
What is surveillance and effigy?
200
Centaurs, elves, dryads, and other fey creatures were believed to have existed only in nature.
What is sylvan?
200
Some managers are very ____________________ and can explode over very minor issues in the workplace.
What is testy?
300
I suppose, since we can't come to a conclusion, we can consider this a ____________________ point and move on to something else.
What is moot?
300
Everyone tunes into Court TV to witness the murderer being formally brought up on charges.
What is indictment?
300
We looked on in ____________________ horror as the brand new ____________________ drove the 18-wheeler off of the precipice and into the gorge.
What is abject and neophyte?
300
Furious with her grade on the latest essay, Alexia ignited a cheaply made model of Mr. Paul.
What is effigy?
300
It is imperative that a judge possess considerable ____________________. He cannot give preferential treatment to either side.
What is equity?
400
This is a shameful and grotesque ____________________. Chicken fingers with sauce and melted cheese on them is not the same as chicken parmesan!
What is travesty?
400
A shabby, dilapidated mansion that appears to have long been abandoned sits at the edge of town.
What is derelict?
400
After the ____________________, the inmate was shuffled back to his cell. The fact that he would face life in prison despite his innocence was enough to convert him into an ____________________.
What is indictment and agnostic?
400
One ____________________ that really stuck out in Hawthorne's writing is the innate sin of man.
What is motif?
400
Thought she acts like an expert, the reality is that Evelyn is actually a total ____________________ at this.
What is neophyte?
500
Sherlock Holmes is famous for having legendary ____________________ and observing even the most minute details.
What is perspicacity?
500
The all star athlete is also the valedictorian of her class, volunteers at animal shelters, and has a top-notch internship at an engineering firm.
What is plenary?
500
____________________ points are far from being ____________________. They're so certain that they don't even bear discussing.
What is indubitable and moot?
500
Rather than truly embracing any religion, Franklin has decided that he simply doesn't know what the real answer is.
What is agnostic?
500
His plan of attack had accounted for every possible detail. It had clearly taken years to design and represented the ____________________ strategy for conquest.