PER
What word means lasting for an indefinitely long time?
perennial
Which word is an adjective meaning tending to delay or to postpone?
dilatory
Which word means to concentrate upon?
intent
This root is Latin meaning what?
to twist, to bend, to turn around
Which word means stubbornly doing something other an what is reasonable or required?
perverse
Which word means to hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles?
persevere
Which word is an antonym of the following words?
sadness, misery, gloominess
elation
Which word could describe women who submit to their husbands?
subservient
What word means to change something to make it false?
distort
Which word belongs in the following sentence?
The quick thinking of the pilot can ________ a disaster.
avert
Which word belongs in the following sentence?
As soon as I smelled the smoke, I closed my windows so it wouldn't _______________ my room.
permeate
Which word belongs in the following sentence?
Even though the cashier felt he had calculated the change correctly, he would _______ to his manager's opinion.
defer
What word belongs with the following synonyms?
ruin, destroy, overthrow
subvert
Which word belongs in the following sentence?
The circus performer can ________ his body into each letter of the alphabet.
contort
Which word is the opposite of the following words?
social, gregarious, outgoing
introvert
Which word belongs in the following sentence?
I wanted to be a part of the _________________ group in the school band.
percussion
Which word belongs in the following sentence?
The public will ___________ the relationship status of the prince and his girlfriend based on the pictures in the magazine.
infer
Which word belongs in the following sentence?
The missionaries in the Philippines _______ with hot, muggy weather and the threat of hurricanes.
contend
Which word can mean having many twists and turns or tricky?
tortuous
Usually I prefer poetry, but this _______ was well written.
prose
What word belongs with the following synonyms?
spread; penetrate; pass through
permeate
What part of speech is dilatory?
The dilatory employee was given one last warning by his boss before being fired.
adjective
What word means purpose?
intent
What word belongs in the following sentence?
The class clown quickly made a __________ to the teacher's definition of witty.
retort
The movie describes the man's struggle to overcome __________________.
adversity