Definitions
Reasonable; making use of reason and good sense
What is logical?
retaliate
What is avenge?
superior, higher; chief
What is subordinate?
Intimidate is this part of speech.
What is verb?
Uncle Eddie, with his ______________ figure, is often called on to play Santa Claus.
What is rotund?
left to one's own choice; not required
What is optional?
total; utterly, instantaneous
What is outright?
trickle, dribble
What is deluge?
Deluge can be these two parts of speech.
What are noun and verb?
Next year, when we have a stronger, more experienced team, we hope to ______________ the crushing defeat we have just suffered.
What is avenge?
a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something
What is tint?
twist, falsify, exaggerate
What is misrepresent?
level-headed, serious, earnest
What is giddy?
Variable can be either of these two parts of speech.
What are adjective and noun?
After being defeated in a war that lasted from 1846 to 1848, Mexico was forced to ____________ vast territories to the United States.
What is cede?
likely to undergo change; a value or quantity that varies
What is variable?
prudence, tact
What is discretion?
imprison, fetter, shackle
What is liberate?
Rendezvous could be either of these two parts of speech.
What are verb and noun?
Every eye was on us as we __________________ down Main Street in our new outfits.
What is sauntered?
lazy, dull
What is sluggish?
ramble, promenade, amble
What is saunter?
lanky, lean, gaunt
What is rotund?
Subordinate could be any of these three parts of speech.
What are adjective, noun, and verb?
Our "truth in advertising" laws are designed to discourage manufacturers from ________________ the virtues of their products.
What is misrepresenting?