(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
a.)
b.) crass
c.)
d.)
What is crass
100
calm, composure, aplomb
a.)
b.) consternation
c.)
d.)
What is consternation
100
valid, sound, solid, genuine
a.) dowdy
b.) specious
c.)
d.)
What is specious
100
In this the same band that caused mob scenes and virtual ______ on their first tour?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.) bedlam
What is bedlam
100
My Spanish friend finds it hard to understand the ________ attached to bullfighting in most non-Hispanic countries
a.) dissension
b.) odium
What is odium
200
(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising person
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.) stalwart
What is stalwart
200
faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness
a.) perfidy
b.)
c.)
d.)
What is perfidy
200
short and to the point, succinct
a.) discursive
b.)
c.)
d.)
What is discursive
200
Quite a few _______ young men asked my cousin to dance.
a.)
b.)
c.) debonair
d.)
What is debonair
200
Sportswriters attribute the success of the pennant-winning team largely to the ________ managing of old Buck Coakley.
a.) astute
b.) evanescent
What is astute
300
(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
a.)
b.) redoubtable
c.)
d.)
What is redoubtable
300
cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.) avarice
What is avarice
300
modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring
a.)
b.) ostentatious
c.)
d.)
What is ostentatious
300
It was his usual hail of __________, a sort of furious, harmless shower that left the air a bit clearer.
a.) invective
b.)
c.)
d.)
What is invective
300
She tried to convince me that the proposed advertisement would be "dynamic" and a "real eye-catcher," but i found it utterly _________.
a.) politic
b.) prosaic
What is prosaic
400
(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.) disconcert
What is disconcert
400
sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.) torpid
What is torpid
400
dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame, vapid
a.) bovine
b.) scintillating
c.)
d.)
What is scintillating
400
Many of Charles Dickens' characters are _________ by creditors because of their large debts.
a.)
b.) dun
c.)
d.)
What is dun
400
She was so __________ that she extended her self-control even to her beloved books, and read them no more than an hour each day.
a.) palpable
b.) abstemious
What is palpable
500
(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
a.)
b.) bovine
c.)
d.)
What is bovine
500
glaring, flagrant, blatant
a.)
b.) egregious
c.)
d.)
What is egregious
500
heartfelt, sincere, humble
a.)
b.)
c.) sanctimonious
d.)
What is sanctimonious
500
Saving money to accumulate interest seems to be a form of ________ in these days of instant credit.
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.) heresy
What is heresy
500
All the available evidence _________ my theory that the theft was planned by someone familiar with the layout of the house.
a.) foists
b.) corroborate