Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Mix it up!
100
Define "retribution".
What is payback; punishment for a misdeed?
100
to lessen or to calm
What is to assuage?
100
Define "futile".
What is Serving no useful purpose; hopeless?
100
smooth and soothing in manner or quality
What is blandly?
100
13. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to bizarre? a. Ordinary b. Unclear c. Humorous d. Strange
What is (a) ordinary?
200
Misgivings about something you feel is wrong.
What is scruples?
200
to express in words
What is to articulate?
200
clearly stated
What is explicit?
200
cleverly or cunningly
What is astutely?
200
The boss ___ the employee's contract after he stole from the company.
What is "terminated"?
300
Jaxon was jolted out of his _______________when a bizarre man in a clown suit asked him what he was thinking about.
What is reverie?
300
Which of the following words is a synonym for linger? a. stay b. leave c. finger d. calm
What is (b) leave?
300
Define imminent.
What is "likely to happen soon"?
300
Choose the sentence in which the word profoundly is used correctly. a. The profoundly mysteries of the universe baffle many scientists and philosophers. b. Many consider people like Mother Theresa and Gandhi to have been profoundly for the word. c. She considers her grandfather a person profoundly; he always has advice and knows much about how to live life. d. The self-help book Jeremy read impacted him so profoundly he decided to make major changes to his life.
What is d?
300
Which of the following would NOT subside? a. a chair on wheels b. a baby's cries c. anger d. a tornado
What is (a) a chair on wheels?
400
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for intuition? a. perception b. instinct c. training d. insight
What is (c) training?
400
Choose the sentence in which the word PRECLUDED is used correctly: a. She precluded her day by eating cereal and fruit. b. She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career. c. Bad weather meant we could not reach the precluded summit. d. The homework precluded John; he got an A on the test.
What is (b)?
400
The silence was so ______________________ you could cut it with a knife.
What is "palpable"?
400
Hank and Mary tried not to step on anything or twist an ankle as they picked their way ____ through the shards of broken glass and pieces of old barbed wire fences.
What is precariously?
400
Complete this analogy: love:hate :: afflicted:_____ a. persevered b. tormented c. shouted d. healed
What is (d) healed?
500
Kayla knew her husband Jack was tough, but even his ____ on the football field wouldn’t stand up to the monster that approached.
What is infallibility?
500
She ___ to work with the group even though she thought she was smarter than them.
What is condescended?
500
Choose the sentence in which BRAZEN is used correctly. a. When the baseball player struck out, he told his brazen coach that he should have never had him bunt. b. The brazen teenager told his coach that the plays he called were stupid and that's why they lost. c. When she stepped on the court, she brazen told the referee that he was slow and he needed glasses. d. The trumpet player finished his brazen solo and then announced to his band director that he was the best and there was no need to audition anyone else.
What is (b)?
500
Choose the sentence in which the word IMPUDENTLY is used correctly. a. When the child was sitting in timeout for the third time that week, his father sternly told him not to impudently his brother anymore. b. The rich, chic model was treating the photographer like an impudently. c. The student found himself once again marching his way to the principal’s office for speaking impudently to his teacher. d. The man’s impudently attitude landed him prison after the king heard him speaking.
What is (c)?
500
Choose the sentence in which the word DEMURE is used correctly. a. Even though she felt very strongly about the proposal, she refused to talk about her demure ideas in public. b. She was not shy about telling others her opinion about the upcoming election, but she did want demure people to keep their ideas to themselves. c. When she married her husband, she had no idea that he would demure her into thinking her voice was not important. d. Back in “the day,” women were supposed to sit quietly, smile sweetly, and look demure while the men took command of the conversation.
What is (d)?
M
e
n
u