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(n) the foremost part; the leading position in any field
What is vanguard?
100
(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast
What is crestfallen?
100
Neighbors responded with _______ to the woman's cries for help.
What is alacrity?
100
Only in a fairy tale can human unhappiness and misery be banished forever by royal _______.
What is edict?
100
SYNONYMS: defender, champion, interpreter ANTONYMS: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor
What is exponent?
200
(v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
What is profess?
200
(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to (n) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
What is allure?
200
In most mystery novels, the first chapter is designed to _____ your curiosity to find out "who done it."
What is whet?
200
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 ______ the nation and the world.
What is appalled?
200
SYNONYMS: argumentative, disputatious, combative ANTONYMS: agreeable, amiable, afable, pacific
What is contentious?
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(adj.) winding; having many curves; lithe and flexible
What is sinuous?
300
(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
What is blithe?
300
Sloths are such ______ creatures that they have earned the reputation of being the slowest animals on Earth.
What is phlegmatic?
300
Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy was often driven by a rather _____brand of patriotism.
What is bellicose?
300
SYNONYMS: loafer, idler, profligate ANTONYMS: skinflint, tightwad, miser
What is wastrel?
400
(adj.) to be regretted or pitied
What is lamentable?
400
(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
What is exponent?
400
The clamor of the _______voices could be heard clearly through the closed doors of the meeting room
What is dissonant?
400
A union contract may stipulate that members are to receive a ______annual cost of living increase.
What is mandatory?
400
SYNONYMS: crave, yearn for, hunger for ANTONYMS: disdain, scorn, despise
What is covet?
500
(adj.) given to much talking; tediously chatty
What is garrulous?
500
(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
What is sonorous?
500
The general's victory was so decisive that he could afford to be _____toward his former enemies.
What is magnanimous?
500
The hero or heroine of a popular sitcom may be surrounded by a cast of _______eccentrics.
What is droll?
500
SYNONYMS: comply with, accede, consent, yield ANTONYMS: resist, protest
What is acquiesce?
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