The professor's speech was so ________ that even some of his colleagues had a hard time understanding the subject.
esoteric
100
Carrie was very angry because the teacher had given her paper a(n) ________ look without even reading all the details.
enigmatic
100
The medical office was looking for a ________ person for the position of assistant; they needed someone friendly and sociable to greet the patients.
gregarious
100
The crowd cheered with increasing ________ as their team rallied.
fervor
100
A long illness ________ the girl's progress in school.
impeded
200
After being kidnapped, Lizzie tried to think of a way to ________ herself from her kidnapper's grasp; she believed that there was a way to free herself.
Extricate
200
Mary has always had a(n) ________ sense of tact; it is as if she was born with it and never had to learn it.
innate
200
The ________ teenager spent his afternoons at the soup kitchen, serving food out to the homeless.
altruistic
200
He was a man of great ________ and rarely let others know what he thought.
reserve
200
The fire company responded to the emergency call with great ________.
dispatch
300
Bill and Melinda Gates can be described as ________ individuals; their foundation gives away millions of dollars each year to charitable causes.
munificent
300
After pigging out on Thanksgiving, we had to undo our belts to make room for our ________ bellies.
distended
300
After learning how long it takes to get a bill into law, the history student wondered if there was any way to ________ the process.
expedite
300
In order to cross the ________ desert, you need camels and lots of water stored in canteens.
arid
300
Unused to skating, Helga wobbled across the ice in an ________ manner.
ungainly
400
The ________ young girl annoyed her friends because she always changed her mind about what she wanted to do.
capricious
400
The heavy snowstorm ________ us from coming to the party.
precluded
400
Government authorities staunchly argued against showing ________ to any suspected terrorists; they believed that they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
clemency
400
Timmy was so ________ that his mom had to find a date to the prom for him.
diffident
400
The ________ banquet hall sparkled with a beautiful arrangement of candles.
florid
500
Omarosa had a(n) ________ celebrity status; her fame only lasted a few weeks
ephemeral
500
The meaning of life is a question, which has ________ nearly everyone
confounded
500
Students entering college are advised to manage their money carefully and not ________ it on unnecessary luxuries.
squander
500
Many processed foods are ________ with sugar, salt, and chemical additives.
adulterated
500
Only the master detective was ________ enough to realize that the butler could not have done it.