A verb that means to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, brush against; to compete for
SYNONYM: PUSH
What is jostle
100
One way to begin an informal speech or an essay is to quote an old ________________.
What is adage
100
the opposite of "an early bird, prompt, not late"
What is laggard
100
A verb that means to search blindly or uncertainly;to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to feel someone for sexual pleasure, against their will
SYNONYMS: Feel up, fondle, ferret
What is grope
100
Complete the Sentence
My homework was to read the ___________________ that my teacher chose from a book by S.E. Hinton.
What is an excerpt
200
A verb that means to develop gradually, to rise to a higher level
SYNONYM: progress, advance
What is evolve
200
The store manager instructed all the salesclerks to avoid ________________ replies to customers' questions.
What is churlish
200
the opposite of "disagree, work alone, part ways"
What is collaborate
200
a noun that means a very large sudden profitable gain
SYNONYMS: Blessing, stroke of luck, jackpot
What is bonanza
200
Definition
A noun that means a strong and commanding place, like a fortress that overlooks and protects a city below
SYNONYMS: stronghold, castle, fort
What is citadel
300
A verb that means to work with, work together
SYNONYMS: co-operate, ally, band together
What is collaborate
300
When I visited Africa I saw a large group of vultures _________________ in the air above a wounded dying animal.
What is hover
300
the opposite of "well-mannered, polite, kind"
What is churlish
300
A verb that means to issue an order, to command firmly, or forcefully
SYNONYMS: commandment, mandate, order
What is decree
300
Antonym
The opposite of "to have harmony, agreement, and calm"
What is wrangle
400
This is an adjective that means a sound you hear is disagreeable; lacking in harmony
SYNONYMS: Contrary, opposite, clashing
What is discordant
400
Writers hope that their ideas, notes, and character sketches will _________________ into a book one day.
What is evolve
400
the opposite of "to progress, to advance"
What is revert
400
A noun that means a period of watchful attention, sometimes at night
SYNONYMS: lookout, surveillance, watch
What is vigil
400
Definition
An adjective that means someone behaving like a slave, submissive
SYNONYMS : unresisting, base, grovenly
What is servile
500
A verb that means to prevent from happening; make impossible.
SYNONYMS: stop, impede
What is preclude
500
If someone is convicted of a felony is it fair to __________________ them from running for Mayor?
What is preclude
500
the opposite of "ridicule, boos (BOOOOOOOOO), disapproval"
What is plaudits
500
A noun that means a pile of broken stone or bricks; ruins after a war, or catastrophe
SYNONYMS: debris, remains, wreckage
What is rubble
500
Complete the Sentence
To help her daughter not to ______________ back to her old ways the mother sat with her daughter every night and read her English homework carefully.