VERBS
demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal
a. stand
b. request
c. insist
d. emphasize
c. insist
"he insisted on answers to his allegations"
done consciously and intentionally
a. deliberate
b. simultaneous
c. arranged
d. voluntary
a. deliberate
"a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict"
a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament
a. crest
b. ornament
c. shako
d. plume
d. plume
"a hat with a jaunty ostrich plume"
of, for, or relating to young people
a. juvenile
b. andragogical
c. adult
d. mature
a. juvenile
"juvenile crime"
set in motion or establish (something, especially a program, system, or inquiry)
a. institute
b. inaugurate
c. introduce
d. invest
a. institute
"the award was instituted in 1900"
admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it
a. allow
b. deny
c. surrender
d. concede
d. concede
"I had to concede that I'd overreacted"
experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
a. impatient
b. uneasy
c. fearful
d. anxious
d. anxious
"she was extremely anxious about her exams"
a great difference
a. discrepancy
b. disparity
c. imbalance
d. inequality
b. disparity
"economic disparities between different regions of the country"
pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner
a. refined
b. elegant
c. clever
d. sophisticated
b. elegant
"she will look elegant in black"
make (something) visible by uncovering it
a. manifest
b. exhibit
c. expose
d. exfoliate
c. expose
"at low tide the sands are exposed"
make (a hole or channel) by digging
a. excavate
b. exacerbate
c. exasperate
d. excommunicate
a. excavate
"the cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench"
recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
a. marked
b. defined
c. distinct
d. extinct
c. distinct
"the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing"
the state of being subject to death
a. devine
b. transient
c. immortality
d. mortality
d. mortality
"the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality"
never ending or changing
a. habitual
b. sustained
c. perpetual
d. prominent
c. perpetual
"deep caves in perpetual darkness"
seek information or advice from (someone with expertise in a particular area)
a. ask
b. consult
c. conjure
d. counsel
b. consult
"you should consult a financial advisor"
(of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward
a. purge
b. bulge
c. surge
d. scour
c. surge
"the journalists surged forward"
not discovered or known about; uncertain
a. obvious
b. mysterious
c. obscure
d. hidden
c. obscure
"his origins and parentage are obscure"
irritating inconvenience
a. hassle
b. struggle
c. stress
d. annoyance
a. hassle
"traveling can be a hassle"
feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration
a. dismissive
b. unenthusiastic
c. admiring
d. scornful
a. dismissive
"he is too dismissive of the importance of the industrialists"
bring or come to an abrupt stop
a. cease
b. suspend
c. halt
d. staunch
c. halt
"there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed"
present or constitute (a problem, danger, or difficulty)
a. model
b. demonstrate
c. illustrate
d. pose
d. pose
"the sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area"
having or displaying a passionate intensity
a. fervent
b. extreme
c. vehement
d. profound
a. fervent
"a fervent disciple of tax reform"
a small, livebearing freshwater fish widely kept in aquariums. Native to tropical America, it has been introduced elsewhere to control mosquito larvae.
a. guppy
b. salmon
c. cichlid
d. barracuda
a. guppy
"Owen is a guppy."
(of a role or status) existing in name only
a. ceremonial
b. nominal
c. official
d. minute
b. nominal
"Thailand retained nominal independence under Japanese military occupation"
dip or submerge in a liquid
a. immerse
b. saturate
c. absorb
d. engage
a. immerse
"immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes"