The survivors from 9/11 showed _________________ as they listened to all the memorial speeches commemorating their lost loved ones.
What is fortitude?
100
position, organize, set up, arrange
What is deploy?
100
The _____ child juggled bowling pins with great ease.
What is ambidextrous?
100
favorable, benign, harmless, innocuous
What is insidious?
100
The _____ bus driver rarely smiled so I could never tell if he appreciated my sense of humor.
What is stolid?
200
The woman had to _____ to her elderly mother that she was not losing her hearing.
What is reiterate?
200
costume, semblance, pretense
What is guise?
200
The mastermind behind the website hoped to live a(n) _____ life once the site made him a millionaire.
What is opulent?
200
glad, happy, consoled, joyful
What is bereft?
200
To affirm her popularity, the homecoming queen had to _____ her friends in strategic positions at the dance.
What is deploy?
300
The mean little boy planned a(n) _____ death for the ants by burning them under a magnifying glass one sunny day.
What is insidious?
300
sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
What is unkempt?
300
The young stockbroker was heartbroken when he did not receive the promotion since his boss had given him the _______ that the job was his.
What is intimation?
300
praise, extol, commend, compliment
What is gibe?
300
Before I donate blood, the nurse tests my blood to insure that I have no issues which could ________ my contribution.
What is adulterate?
400
With all of the mean-spirited _______ Scout receives from other students and Francis, it is no wonder she uses her fists instead of her brains.
What is gibes?
400
endurance, grit, courage, strength
What is fortitude?
400
After the disastrous relationship with her former boyfriend she was _____ about going out on a blind date.
What is tentative?
400
purify, cleanse, absolve, expiate
What is adulterate?
400
Jerry tiptoed _____ past the sleeping Tom, as he did not want to get eaten.
What is warily?
500
The _____ baby squirrel was sad when her momma squirrel was run over by the car.
What is bereft?
500
carefully, guardedly, suspiciously, cautiously
What is warily?
500
The _____ waiter was soon persuaded to give his table free appetizers.
What is pliable?
500
happy, bright, beaming, cheerful
What is dour?
500
Because we were having a quiz tomorrow, our teacher encouraged us to copy the notes from the board _________ so that we could study the important information.