On the Road
Older cars weren't as ____as newer cars, which bounce back pretty easily because of the materials used.
resilient
In "The Blob" an ______ liquid/gel-like substance just rolled through the streets, soaking up anything in its path.
amorphous
This word rhymes with its synonym, cheesy.
sleazy
An antonym for comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable
inscrutable
When someone gets into the turning lane, we can ___ that s/he is, in fact, turning.
infer
In the Tom Hanks movie called "Castaway," his living conditions are ____, as he is stranded on an island.
insular
This word reminds us of incredulous, but it means persistent.
sedulous
An antonym for tasteful or dignified
scurrilous
irrevocable
The movie "A Beautiful Mind" was about a brilliant or ____ scholar who lived in nearby Princeton.
erudite
This word rhymes with the word laughable, but it means friendly and pleasant.
affable
An antonym for uncomplaining, placid, serene
querulous
It's not uncommon for people in mid-life crises to try to ________ their sagging egos by buying sports cars.
aggrandize
The sound of Prince's guitar in "Purple Rain" ______d from the speakers, bouncing around the concert hall.
reverberate
This word sounds like demonstrate, but it means "to argue or plead against."
remonstrate
An antonym for thick, dense, massive
gossamer
Some people drive expensive cars to give the ____ of being wealthy.
aura
In the movie "Glory," Denzel Washington's character stole shoes, so they were considered ______ and should have been returned.
contraband.
This word kind of sounds like density, but it means a natural proclivity.
propensity
An antonym for to avow, to affirm, to aver
repudiate