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100
How do you spell fr__ght?
What is F R A U G H T?
100
nitpick; quibble; to find fault in a petty way
What is cavil?
100
to destroy a large part of
What is decimate?
100
We were relieved to learn that the tumor was _____ instead of cancerous.
What is benign?
100
I decided to _____ chocolate for a month to see if I could live without it.
What is forgo?
200
How do you spell ask_nce?
What is A S K A N C E?
200
harmless; forgiving; not malignant
What is benign?
200
to toughen; harden; to acclimate
What is inure?
200
The earthquake _____(ed) the entire city, leaving it in a pile of rubble.
What is decimate?
200
Biting one's nails is considered a(n) _____ of many and a hard habit to break.
What is foible?
300
How do you spell atten__te?
What is A T T E N U A T E?
300
a defect; quirk; a minor flaw
What is foible?
300
with distrust or suspicion
What is askance?
300
Soldiers have to become _____(ed) to the sights of blood and injured body parts.
What is inure?
300
The investor was nothing more than a(n) _____ who took advantage of his clients and squirreled away the money.
What is charlatan?
400
How do you spell f __ble?
What is F O I B L E?
400
to give up; to do without?
What is forgo?
400
an impostor; a fraud
What is charlatan?
400
Movie critics _____ over minor details when evaluating a film.
What is cavil?
400
After spraining my ankle, the doctor prescribed an anti-inflammatory ointment to _____ my pain.
What is attenuate?
500
How do you spell beni__?
What is B E N I G N?
500
to make slender; dilute; water down
What is attenuate?
500
full of or loaded with; charged with
What is fraught?
500
I looked _____ upon the student who kept looking at his neighbor during the test.
What is askance?
500
Mothers are _____ with worry when their children are out driving on icy roads.
What is fraught?
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