(n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization
(v.) to issue such an order
What is mandate
100
(n.) mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus
What is behemoth
100
(v.) to snub, to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection
What is rebuff
100
Once the senator's nomination became a certainty, all opposition to him evaporated and he was named by (vituperation, acclamation).
What is acclamation
100
(n.) The burglars made a complete of the apartment in their search for money and jewelry.
What is shambles
200
(adj.) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral
What is bucolic
200
(adj.) conscious, acquainted
What is cognizant
200
(v.) to express mild disapproval; to belittle
What is deprecate
200
Because my teacher is usually so (chary, imperturbable) of giving compliments, I felt especially good when she spoke well of my essay.
What is chary
200
(adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
What is flaccid
300
(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster
What is burnish
300
(adj.) sacrosanct, unassailable
What is inviolable
300
(adj.) dying, on the way out
What is moribund
300
It is easy to criticize him, but how can we overlook the fact that for 20 years he has worked (unremittingly, charily) to help the homeless?
What is unremittingly
300
(n.) clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
What is cabal
400
(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
What is defunct
400
(adj.) flawless, spotless, immaculate
What is impeccable
400
(v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
What is abrogate
400
Although he has been in this business for 20 years, he still has the sublime innocence of the most helpless (tyro, shibboleth).
What is tyro
400
(adj.) The husband believed that the surgeon did harm to his wife and sued the doctor and the hospital.
What is irreparable
500
(n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl.) attractive features customs, etc.
What is amenity
500
(adj.) exhilarated, elated, exuberant
What is ebullient
500
(v.) to get rid or something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
What is winnow
500
Isn't it sheer (pedantry, refulgence) on his part to use terms like 'Proustian' and 'Kafkaesque,' when he knows they mean nothing to his audience?
What is pedantry
500
(n.) Despite the passage of centuries, is still attached to the name of the traitor Benedict Arnold.