Definitions
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Sentence from the Story
Synonyms
Surprise!
100
To search or examine vigorously
What is ransack?
100
The storm caused a great deal of __________; there was debris everywhere!
What is ravage?
100
"...and we stood around [the bird], awed by its __________ beauty."
What is exotic?
100
insecurely
What is precariously?
100
The fortune teller had unfortunate news...my death was ________!
What is imminent?
200
Greedily desired or wished for
What is coveted?
200
Food, water, and shelter are __________ to our survival.
What is imperative?
200
"A thin and very __________ person may, by observing his reflection in a rapid sequence...obtain a fairly accurate conception of his looks."
What is agile?
200
statement
What is assertion?
200
Many of you believe I have this, but I don't...I make a FEW mistakes from time to time!
What is infallibility?
300
To disappear; vanish
What is evanesce?
300
I waited in the _________ as my friend went all the way into the house to get her bag.
What is vestibule?
300
"Did not make me __________ cold-blooded murder," finished Rainsford.
What is condone?
300
repeat
What is reiterate?
300
In a few weeks many of you will take your shotguns out and look for __________. Good luck!
What is quarry?
400
A feeling of uneasiness that keeps a person from doing something
What is scruple?
400
Erin is __________ about music; she goes to fifteen concerts a year!
What is zealous?
400
"Sometimes I think evil is a __________ thing - with wavelengths, just as sound and light have."
What is tangible?
400
sophisticated
What is cultivated?
400
TV may seem like a necessity, but really it is an __________.
What is amenity?
500
An action or opinion contrary to what is generally thought of as right
What is heresy?
500
The newspaper is a type of __________.
What is chronicle?
500
"When Della reached home, her intoxication gave way a little to __________ and reason."
What is prudence?
500
persistence
What is doggedness?
500
You are so good at this game that it is __________!
What is uncanny?
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