The Acme Company fired its entire accounting staff today. It intends to ___________________ these employees with part-time workers.
What is supplant?
100
Trying to create an impression of ___________________ despite his nervousness, Hollis strolled to the speaker's stand, smiling and whistling a little tune.
What is nonchalance?
100
Rose lost her job as a receptionist because she was so ___________________ with people who called. The office replaced her with someone who spoke more politely.
What is brusque?
100
Secret
What is surreptitious?
100
Lengthy
What is brevity?
200
The children __________________ with impatience as they wait in line to board the plane.
What is writhe?
200
One of our neighbors is a true ____________________. She hasn't a friend in the world; in fact, she looks on everyone as an enemy.
What is misanthrope?
200
The instructor could hardly be described as ___________________. She droned on about the Federal Reserve in a dreary voice, never looking up from her notes.
What is effervescent?
200
Excellent
What is exemplary?
200
Serious
What is frivolous?
300
The funny movie Tropic Thunder will ___________________ a number of targets: the washed-up action star, the rapper-turned actor, and the obnoxious Hollywood agent.
What is lampoon?
300
The _________________ of snow this year disappointed the children.
What is dearth?
300
"My opponent may try to attack me," said the candidate, but my record is __________________. On every issue, I've voted for the benefit of this city."
What is unassailable?
300
Secondary
What is incidental?
300
Few
What is copious?
400
AJ reaches decisions very slowly. For instance, he will often _________________ between vanilla and chocolate ice cream for fifteen minutes.
What is vacillate?
400
My cat has an __________________ for small, dark hiding places-I've often found her asleep in my dresser drawer, under the footstool, and inside my suitcase.
What is affinity?
400
Miguel always becomes ___________________ when he sees a sad movie.
What is morose?
400
Stingy
What is parsimonious?
400
Original
What is hackneyed?
500
A man in our town claims to be 125 years old, but he is unable to _____________________ the claim.
What is substantiate?
500
Grandfather worked two jobs in order to provide for his many __________________.
What is progeny?
500
Four block associations in our neighborhood will ____________________ to form a single task force.