Synonyms
an adroit move
OPTIONS: unhappy; panicked; clever; slow
clever
a benevolent response
OPTIONS: kindly; offhand; spiteful; thoughtful
spiteful
The approaching forest fire, only five miles away and quickly moving eastward because of the high winds, has placed the whole community in great _____.
OPTIONS: quintessence; jeopardy; duplicity; nostalgia
jeopardy
hasty, not thorough
OPTIONS: tepid; cursory; averse; belligerent
cursory
a longing for something past
OPTIONS: jeopardy; nostalgia; quintessence; duplicity
nostalgia
impervious material
OPTIONS: porous; impenetrable; flimsy; fragile
impenetrable
scrutinize a contract
OPTIONS: pore over; discount; glance at; praise
glance at
When she was taking the courses that would enable her to become a jeweler, she learned to _____ gems for flaws.
OPTIONS: retrogress; scrutinize; extol; grimace
scrutinize
the purest form of something
OPTIONS: belligerent; nostalgia; quintessence; grimace
quintessence
not affected or hurt by
OPTIONS: impervious; amicable; tepid; benevolent
impervious
extol her charms
OPTIONS: belittle; glorify; recapitulate; indulge
glorify
cursory checkup
OPTIONS: hasty; thorough; medical; unfinished
thorough
The first committee meeting had been decidedly hostile, and the chairperson was determined that this time everything would be _____.
OPTIONS: belligerent; adroit; amicable; tepid
amicable
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire
OPTIONS: grimace; duplicity; holocaust; nostalgia
holocaust
given to fighting, warlike
OPTIONS: belligerent; feasible; amicable; benevolent
belligerent
meticulous arrangement
OPTIONS: casual; approximate; innocent; fastidious
fastidious
a tepid argument
OPTIONS: heated; brief; polite; insipid
heated
In 1 957, the Russian launch of the satellite Sputnik was the _____ for the American space program, beginning the race to the moon.
OPTIONS: duplicity; grimace; nostalgia; impetus
impetus
a wry face, facial distortion
OPTIONS: grimace; retrogress; extol; scrutinize
grimace
to move backward
OPTIONS: retrogress; scrutinize; grimace; extol
retrogress
averse to exertion
OPTIONS: used; inclined; partial; disinclined
disinclined
felt the impetus
OPTION: impulse; empathy; wisdom; impediment
impediment
The faculty advisor reviewed the plans for the class float and told the students, "It's not _____ to create such an elaborate float in the time we have, but perhaps you could scale down the plans."
OPTIONS: feasible; impervious; cursory; meticulous
feasible
kindly; charitable
OPTIONS: cursory; averse; impervious; benevolent
lukewarm
OPTIONS: meticulous; feasible; amicable; tepid
tepid
treachery; deceitfulness
OPTIONS: jeopardy; quintessence; duplicity; impetus
duplicity