Synonyms
the commodious suite
OPTIONS: tiny; disorganized; comfortable; elegant
comfortable
discern the differences
OPTIONS: debate; perceive; overlook; stress
overlook
When the earthquake struck in Bali, the scene was one of _____, with thousands of frightened people creating pandemonium as they ran for safety.
OPTIONS: renegades; chaos; martinets; buffets
chaos
to change in a formal way
amend
dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit
somber
What mechanical failure caused the turbulence the men experienced on the Green Hornet just before it crashed?
One of the plane's engines failed; when they tried to feather it, they hit the wrong button which caused a second engine to fail.
abhor the notion
OPTIONS: accept; embrace; detest; refute
detest
utter chaos
OPTIONS: tranquility; anger; disbelief; disruption
tranquility
When the dancer finished the audition, he left with such a _____ expression that others, waiting for their turn, knew that he was unhappy about his performance.
OPTIONS: turbulent; somber; commodious; renegade
somber
to slap or cuff
buffet
to see clearly, recognize
discern
Explain why Louie and Phil's cells on "Execution Island" were described as squalid.
Answers will vary.
the boarding school martinet
OPTIONS: senior director; teacher; parent; taskmaster
taskmaster
remarked how squalid
OPTIONS: filthy; thoughtful; accusatory; neat
neat
A fairly recent forensic technology, the examination of DNA evidence, in many cases helps to prove the innocence or guilt of those _____ in a violent crime.
OPTIONS: discerned; interred; implicated; abhorred
implicated
filthy, wretched, debased
squalid
to bury, commit to the earth
inter
What objects were Louie and Phil buffeted with during their imprisonment in Kwajalein?
Answers will vary, but may include:
* Rocks
* Cigarettes
* Sticks
* Etc.
his reprehensible tendencies
OPTIONS: objectionable; generous; fearsome; temperamental
objectionable
voluminous master's thesis
OPTIONS: incoherent; daunting; brief; expansive
brief
The debater lacked the facts to make his case and became more and more _____, hoping that his noisiness would distract people from his feeble arguments.
OPTIONS: somber; vociferous; renegade; commodious
vociferous
still existing
extant
one who leaves a group
renegade
Explain how Kawamura was something of a renegade compared to the rest of the Japanese guards.
Answers will vary, but may include:
* Kawamura was unconventional/unorthodox through his compassion for the captives; most of the other guards were physically and psychologically abusive.
corrosive ingredients
OPTIONS: effective; substituted; caustic; unconventional
caustic
evidence to implicate
OPTIONS: absolve; invert; convict; connect
absolve
When the defense lawyer walked into the courtroom with a _____ stack of papers, the jury gasped in unison as they imagined weeks spent reading that massive pile.
OPTIONS: somber; reprehensible; turbulent; voluminous
voluminous
to anticipate and prevent
obviate
loud and noisy; compelling attention
vociferous
Why did Japanese servicemen abhor Allied captives so much?
Answers will vary, but may include:
* At the time, the Japanese believed that being captured was reprehensible and indicated a loss of honor/dignity.
* At the time, the Japanese believed that they were racially superior.