After just a few sessions with the psychiatrist, Andy's ________________ fears started to come to the surface.
Latent
100
Defined: follow a winding course (like a river or road), curve, bend, snake; stroll, saunter, amble, wander, mosey, tootle
Meander
100
Defined: sweet and soothing, mellow, honeyed pleasant, melodic, lyrical, golden
Dulcet
100
President Trump likes to eat McDonalds so he doesn't get poisoned. He must be ___________________________. Defined: eating anything; having a diet of both plants and animals
Omnivorous
200
The captain's ________________ manner offended the passengers. Defined: short, abrupt, dismissive, curt, blunt, sharp, gruff; impolite
Brusque
200
Defined: a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand; mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, paradox
Enigma
200
Maggie watched the ______________________ waves of the Pacific Ocean from her campsite on the coast. Defined: move in a wave-like motion, rise and fall, surge, swell, billow, oscillate, fluctuate
Trump loves to talk and Tweet about "Fake News." What is our word of the day that means bogus, fake, false, counterfeit, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony, ersatz
Spurious
300
What is a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument?
Demagogue
300
Defined: stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so; apparent, superficial, supposed, alleged
Ostensible
300
Defined: to run or move with a steady gait, jog, gallop
Lope
300
The brave fireman sought no ____________ for his heroic deeds. Defined: praise and honor received for an achievement, status, distinction, fame, respect, esteem
Kudos
300
Trump loves to Tweet, especially in the morning. This is his main way of _________________________ his information. Defined: spreading, circulating, distributing, dispersing, passing on
A charlatan is someone who is a fraud, an imposter, a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a quack, a sham, a fake, a cheat, or a flimflammer. What are these two synonyms for charlatan: C_N AR_ _S_ and
S_IND_ _R?
Con artist and swindler
400
Defined: speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, quicken, make easier, aid, boost, stimulate, spur on, catalyze
Expedite
400
Her ___________ smile lit up her face and made her attractive to those who were around her. Defined: charming, appealing, attractive, in appearance or character
Winsome
400
The President apparently likes his "Executive Time" and can often be __________________ in the morning. Defined: cool and distant, detached, antisocial, standoffish, withdrawn
Aloof
500
Defined: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others, arrogant, haughty, conceited, condescending, snobbish, smug, pompous
What word is defined as a state of physical or mental inactivity, lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy, lifelessness, laziness, sloth, passivity, weariness and is the opposite of being "on the go go?"
The President likes to _____________________ his opponents by giving them nicknames like Little Marco, Lying Ted, Crooked Hillary, and Little Rocketman. Defined: deplore, abhor, disapprove of, frown on, detest, despise, criticize