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(n.) a wild celebration (v) to take great pleasure in
What is revel?
100
(adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future
What is apprehensive?
100
The deep _____between the Montagues and Capulets could not prevent Romeo and Juliet from falling in love.
What is animosity?
100
A _____ individual may have great difficulty adjusting to a job that requires a good deal of teamwork.
What is recalcitrant?
100
SYNONYMS: infirm, broken-down, rickety ANTONYMS: vigorous, robust, sturdy
What is decrepit?
200
(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion or interest
What is apathy?
200
(v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
What is commend?
200
The Highlands clans of Scotland engaged in cattle rustling in _____for real or imagined injuries.
What is reprisal?
200
An ______animal has a greater chance of survival than one that depends on a single food source.
What is omnivorous?
200
SYNONYMS: naive, artless, guileless, candid ANTONYMS: artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated
What is ingenuous?
300
(v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
What is consecrate?
300
(v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
What is stultify?
300
Try as I might, I could see no way out of the ethical _____in which I found myself.
What is quandry?
300
A few well-chosen words of _____can be of great comfort to someone who has lost a loved one.
What is condolence?
300
SYNONYMS: smother, stifle, neutralize, negate ANTONYMS: arouse, excite, inspire, stimulate
What is stultify?
400
(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
What is suave?
400
(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
What is parsimonious?
400
Eyewitness accounts of an accident rarely are totally _____.
What is compatible?
400
Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks reveal that he was a man of ______interests.
What is multifarious?
400
SYNONYMS: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery ANTONYMS: obedient, docile, compliant
What is recalcitrant?
500
(v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
What is deride?
500
(v.) having great variety; numerous and diverse
What is multifarious?
500
In his novels, Dickens has harsh words for those who take cruel advantage of _____young people.
What is ingenuous?
500
ln order to remain competitive, manufacturing companies periodically replace ____machinery.
What is obsolete?
500
SYNONYMS: outmoded, passe, old hat ANTONYMS: current, up-to-date, brand-new
What is obsolete?
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