The two stock brokers were suspected of _______________. It seemed too convenient that they always bought and sold their stocks at precisely the right moments.
What is collusion?
100
Endless, relentless, infinite
What is unremitting?
100
I am surprised that someone who is so _______________ and careful to never break any rules would be found guilty of _______________. It turns out that he was selling company secrets to a rival.
What is chary and collusion?
100
excitable, hyper-active, incapable of focus
What is imperturbable?
100
The teacher gave a single _______________: to clean up after we had finished working on the posters.
What is mandate?
200
Her anger seemed to increase in small _______________(s) until she was ready to absolutely erupt.
What is increment?
200
smelling of, fragrant, scented
What is redolent?
200
The young child was so excited to see her mother that she erupted into a wild _______________ that was so energetic it wound up appearing to be some sort of _______________.
What is acclamation and paroxysm?
200
Expert, veteran, experienced
What is tyro?
200
He disappeared on a lengthy _______________ across the European countryside.
What is peregrination?
300
The student had a rare disorder that left him susceptible to terrifying, spastic _______________(s). Some were so serious that they would leave him unconscious.
What is paroxysm?
300
Wavering, indecisive, being noncommittal
What is vacillate?
300
The _______________ soldiers marched _______________(ly) onward toward the enemy despite the constant shelling and machine gun fire.
What is imperturbable and unremitting?
300
large, vastly important
What is paltry?
300
If I had known my daughter was going to change her major seven times and otherwise be a complete _______________, I would have never offered to pay for her college.
What is dilettante?
400
"A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" and "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" are both examples of _______________(s).
What is shibboleth?
400
rural, pastoral
What is bucolic?
400
In order to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jake and Michelle took a much-needed _______________ to the _______________ regions of rural Germany.
What is peregrination and bucolic?
400
Careless, risk-taking, without hesitation
What is chary?
400
How dare you _______________ my good name with your baseless accusations that I murdered my butler!
What is calumniate?
500
Some teachers can show _______________ when they constantly correct even the most minor faults of their students and otherwise try to impress with their vast reserves of knowledge.
What is pedantry?
500
caustic, scathing, vitriolic
What is vituperative?
500
This paper is utterly _______________ of your attempts at _______________! It stinks of a desire to merely show off your knowledge rather than trying to make a greater point.
What is redolent and pedantry?
500
dull, matte
What is refulgent?
500
The _______________ words of the food critic were so severe that the chef quit his job and left the cooking field altogether.