This type of leader appeals to the emotions and prejudices of people to advance their power.
What is a demagogue?
100
Friendly and courteous, Father Brown is the poster child for this word.
What is affable?
100
Balk (part of speech)
He will not balk again.
What is a verb?
100
When someone encourages or assists another person as they commit a crime, they could be charged with this.
What is abetting a criminal?
100
He reads 50 books a month. He's an ____________ reader.
What is avid?
200
You don't want this kind of person performing surgery one you! (Believe me! I know.)
What is a charlatan?
200
From the Latin word for friend (amica), you want people like this in your dorm.
What is amicable?
200
Chaos (part of speech)
The tornado left chaos.
What is a noun?
200
You just stole your dad's Mercedes and drive it into your neighbor's pool. It's likely your dad will ______ you by grounding you and taking your license for six months.
What is chastise?
200
Everyone agrees the "The Interview" with James Franco and Seth Rogan is humorously obscene in places. In other words, it's pretty ________________.
What is bawdy?
300
If you're a totally religious person, you might think this kind of person is threatening because they think God exists but is unknown and unknowable.
What is an agnostic?
300
Some people might not like this type of party, but most fraternity brothers or Mardi Gras revelers would be all for it.
What is bacchanalian?
300
Concur (part of speech)
I do not concur with your ridiculous statement about star moles.
What is a verb?
300
This word means to forgive or overlook an offense by treating the wrongdoer as if there is nothing wrong.
What is condone?
300
Household cleaning products should NOT be consumed because they're able to burn or corrode your throat and stomach. In other words, they're __________ chemicals.
What is caustic?
400
Lots of people do not trust members of this type of group with fad-like devotion to a person, idea or thing.
What is a cult?
400
Authors in the 19th century liked to describe attractive young women this way.
What is comely?
400
destitute (part of speech)
They were destitute after they lost their home.
What is adjective?
400
If you ______ the contents of classified information, you may be in trouble.
What is divulge?
400
Some artists like to work together to produce music. On other words, they like to __________________ on songs.
What is collaborate?
500
There are all kinds of jokes about these people who are actually known as "lawyers" in America.
What is a barrister?
500
If you want to be a chef, you'd head to a school where you could study this type of art.
What is culinary?
500
duplicity (part of speech)
His duplicity was apparent from the moment he opened his mouth.
What is a noun?
500
Sometimes things can confuse or perplex me. In other words, they _______________ me.
What is befuddle?
500
"Think outside the box," "It's all good," "Take it with a grain of salt," and "as big as a house" are all examples of ______________.