Verbs
Nouns and Adjectives
Verbs II, Misc.
Fill in the Blank
Previous Lessons
100
To manage to make a living with difficulty
What is "eke"?
100
Discussion or argument of a hypothetical law case; debatable; so hypothetical as to be meaningless.
What is "moot"?
100
To border on, adjoin
What is "abut"?
100
Romeo and Juliet had to meet for a secret ____ because their families didn't want them to be together.
What is "tryst"?
100
Before the war
What is "antebellum"?
200
To draw back in fear
What is "quail"?
200
Perfectly vertical; directly; to discover the facts of; to fathom, solve or understand.
What is "plumb"?
200
To ring in a slow, solemn way; an omen of death or failure
What is "knell"?
200
The girl was so ____ that she was able to fit through the tiny space between the rocks in the cave.
What is "svelte"?
200
Daily, of the daytime
What is "diurnal"?
300
"Roil"
What is to make a liquid cloudy or muddy?
300
"Svelte"
What is slender and graceful?
300
Poor study habits were the _____ of Walter's academic career.
What is "bane"?
300
The church bell ____ed at the firefighter's funeral.
What is "knell"?
300
"Score"
What is twenty years?
400
To allot, distribute, or apportion
What is "mete"?
400
An appointment, as by lovers, to meet
What is "tryst"?
400
After reading all of the evidence, the judge ____ed that the defendant was guilty.
What is "plumb"?
400
After throwing sand and water into his bucket, Sam ____ed the water and made it hard to see through.
What is "roil"?
400
Transitory, short-lived.
What is "ephemeral"?
500
"Deign"
What is to think it beneath one's dignity?
500
"Bane"
What is cause of death, ruin, or distress?
500
The mountain ___s the edge of the ocean.
What is "abut"?
500
After seeing the spider in the corner of the shower, James ___ed and ran away.
What is "quail"?
500
"Biennial"
What is happening every two years?
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