Definition
Synonym
Word
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Choose the Correct Word
100
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
What is coalition
100
call forth evoke extract educe
What is elicit
100
intercede
What is "to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement"
100
Bright, sensational, and often ____________, some old-time movie posters make today's newspaper ads look tame.
What is lurid
100
PAUSE in a hectic work day
What is hiatus
200
wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
What is jaded
200
degeneration corruption
What is decadence
200
innuendo
What is "a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)"
200
When the __________ in the conversation became embarrassingly long, I decided that the time had come to serve the sandwiches.
What is hiatus
200
finding strength thorough and ALLIANCE
What is coalition
300
to rise above or beyond, exceed
What is transcend
300
protest remonstrate complain
What is expostulate
300
approbation
What is "the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval"
300
Many years of ____________ service could not dissuade him from feeling that he had not chosen work that he liked.
What is meritorious
300
exploding in an ANNOYANCE
What is umbrage
400
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
What is assuage
400
feign pretend affect
What is simulate
400
prerogative
What is "a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence"
400
An overworked parent may be unlikely to indulge the complaints of _____________ child.
What is petulant
400
GRUESOME tales of grave robbers
What is lurid
500
excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
What is unctuous
500
banal trite commonplace corny
What is hackneyed
500
umbrage
What is "shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion"
500
The banjo, once thought to be a _____________ product of the Southern hills, actually came here from Africa.
What is provincial
500
WEARIED by too many compliments
What is jaded
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