Synonyms
puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
What is enigmatic?
Affable, genial, even-tempered
What is choleric?
The only remaining evidence of a once thriving civilization is this _______ against the ocean tides.
What is bulwark?
Paging through historical picture books is a fascinating study in _______ standards through the centuries.
What is sartorial?
ENIGMATIC : MYSTIFYING :: ___: BEARING
Hullabaloo, pandemonium
What is brouhaha?
rehearsed, planned, premeditated
What is impromptu?
It is time yet again to _______ the flow of unsolicited nonsense that somehow reaches me as e-mail.
What is curtail?
The government was _______ in its refusal to negotiate with terrorists.
What is adamant?
DEFERENCE : SCORN :: ___: PREPARED
What is impromptu?
heavy or burdensome; a stigma, blame
What is onus?
Absolve, abate
What is remit?
Charles Dickens' Mr. Pickwick has such a cheerful and sympathetic _______ that few can resist him.
What is demeanor?
She was a _____, and no matter how much money she earned, she always spent more than she had.
What is profligate?
CHOLERIC : AMIABLE :: ___: UNSYMPATHETIC
What is mawkish?
Foreboding, hunch
What is presentiment?
Penny-pinching, frugal, economical
What is profligate?
He was staring me strait in the eye, neither pleased nor displeased, his expression _______.
What is enigmatic?
The Senator hoped to _______ her angry public, but nothing she said was likely to get her reelected.
What is mollify?
BULWARK: RAMPART :: ___: COMMOTION
What is brouhaha?
courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior
What is deference?
stimulate, whet
If you have the _______ coordination and ear for music, I'll pay for your first year of dance instruction.
What is requisite?
If the ________ for a defective product is placed on the consumer, some complicated legal and ethical questions are sure to arise.
What is onus?
CLOY : APPETITE :: ___: PLAN
What is thwart?