Synonyms
odd
eccentric
Not giving in; stubborn
adamant
friendliness
animosity
The angry student ___________ the test by stealing the answers and giving them to all the other students.
sabotage
Humans, he argues, are __________ and what guides them is not any sense of principle or ethics but an instinct for survival.
amoral
good-natured
amiable
Rudely brief when speaking to someone
curt
Previous, prior to
subsequent
Be __________ when you go home late at night on a holiday. There may be many drunk-drivers on the road.
wary
Roses always seemed more personal; the very _________ of romance.
epitome
furious
irate
A situation requiring a difficult choice
dilemma
friend, supporter
antagonist
The father forced his son to learn math, ignoring his son's _________ for music and art.
inclination
Unfortunately, in his ___________ to climb the corporate ladder, he ended up hurting many of his co-workers and friends.
zeal
careful
wary
malign
blame, condemn, punish
absolve
I'm in a __________ whether to study English in America or England?
dilemma
_________ to their championship last year, the team only won 5 games this year.
Subsequent
passion
zeal
A brief or unexpected meeting
encounter
calm, peaceful
irate
I was very impressed with his clever _____________ to her question.
retort
No one can convince him to change his mind; he remained ____________ about quitting his job.
adamant