The enemy army _________________(ed) our ranks when they ambushed us in the foothills of the mountains.
What is decimate?
100
Not coming to a point.
What is obtuse?
100
As an accomplished _________________ and con artist, the man was very apt at imitating _________________ behavior. His ability to appear gentle and kind has won him many a wallet.
What is charlatan and benign?
100
To swing back and forth.
What is oscillate?
100
After shattering his mother's vase, the boy had a rather _________________ look on his face. He was so sorry for ruining something so priceless in his mother's mind.
What is penitent?
200
She manages to _________________ every suggestion that I come up with. It doesn't matter which restaurant I offer, she always finds fault with it.
What is cavil?
200
To snub; to repel.
What is rebuff?
200
His argument had a number of _________________(s) that made it appear weak and thin. By abusing their weak points, the politician's opponents _________________(ed) his argument with ease.
What is foible and attenuate?
200
Having no set plan or order.
What is sporadic?
200
The _________________ energy radiated around the glowing sphere, terrifying the space crew as the alien vessel came nearer.
What is luminous?
300
Some people would think that it is desirable that a woman be _________________ to her husband, but the modern woman is so much more than a subservient housewife.
What is obsequious?
300
To make thin or slender, to weaken.
What is attenuate?
300
Our boss constantly _________________(s) our best ideas. Regardless of these denials, however, we won't simply _________________ what we want.
What is rebuff and forgo?
300
Gentle, kind; beneficial effect.
What is benign?
300
The dark path to the dragon's lair is _________________ with innumerable perils. There is no end to the evils one will face in his quest to slay the beast.
What is fraught?
400
You must _________________ yourselves to hard times if you want to make it in the real world. As they say, "life is tough, wear a helmet."
What is inure?
400
A weak point; minor flaw.
What is foible?
400
It's not uncommon for someone to _________________ between emotions whenever they're in a relationship, _________________(ally) shifting from highs to lows.
What is oscillate and sporadic?
400
A pretender, imposter, quack.
What is charlatan?
400
The horde of zombies descended upon the village, leaving it in _________________ and macabre horror.
What is shambles?
500
His _________________ style tends to turn off those around him. Not everyone responds to dictatorial confidence.
What is peremptory?
500
To make a preliminary inspection.
What is reconnoiter?
500
It is rather hard to accurately _________________ a location that has many _________________ corners to contend with.
What is reconnoiter and obtuse?
500
To do without, to abstain from.
What is forgo?
500
He approached the man in the shadowed corner of the tavern with a sense of _________________. There was little reason to trust the cloaked man.