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Not willing to change an opinion or decision; very determined, Synonym:Hardheaded,stubborn; Antonym: Agreeable, flexible; part of speech: adjective; He is so _________ in his beliefs that no one can change his mind. A person who will not compromise is an example of an ___________ person.
What is adamant?
100
Definition: pleasing or sweet sound; especially the acoustic effect produced by words so formed or combined as to please the ear; word origin: 1600s; part of speech: noun; synonym: melody, rhythm;The ________________ of the readers voice tempted me to fall asleep.
What is Euphony?
100
Definition:a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin; 1125-75; Middle English;Kramer and Billy are __________spirits, but Kramer accuses Billy of being blinded by the seductions of capitalism.
What is Kindred?
100
to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.The right-wing military had seized control in 1976 after a period of instability, and decided to ________ their enemies.
What is Purge?
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to free from restraint; liberate.With ___________access, Dan Ephron profiles Mahmoud Abbas in this week's Newsweek.
What is Unfettered
200
Having the mouth open because of wonder,surprise,or shock; Part of speech: adjective or adverb; Antonym: apathetic, shocked;Synonym: astonished, shocked; word origin: 1600's; I didn't realize how hurtful my words had been until I saw Amber's expression,_______ with shock.
What is agape?
200
Definition:the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; The voices of men, one in entreaty, one in ______________, came from the box. word origin:1580s
What is Expostulation?
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to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty:1705-15;He was glad now that he did not have the flashlight, for using it would only have made him a target for the _____.
What is Marauder?
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a situation from which extrication is very difficult:Just wait a little longer and, when the time comes to begin complaining about the ___________ in Mali, they will still be to blame.
What is Quagmire
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The poor man stared at me in silence, _____ with perplexity.
What is Apage
300
A quick and cheerful readiness to do something,Speed or quickness; celerity.; part of speech: noun; synonym: willingness, goodwill; Antonym: unwilling, slowness; word origin: 1400's; The boy jumped up and down with __________ as he inched closer to the candy store.
What is alacrity?
300
Definition:arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc; word origin:1400-50; late Middle English; He is a _________ leader of the Pentagon, and he knows how focus and to get things done.
What is Formidable
300
liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted:And Alan Greenspan, clutching a copy of Atlas Shrugged, boils in a bath of _________ gold.
What is Molten?
300
to be a cause of blame or discredit to.She was pale and quiet, and she did not _________ the man again.
What is Reproach
300
What is it that makes Beck such a _________presence on the American political scene?
What is formidable in a sentence
400
Definition: Not planned or chosen for a particular reason; not based on reason or evidence; Part of speech: adjective; synonym: random, unpredictable; Antonym: orderly, nonrandom; word origin: 1400's; In spite of the cold weather, we made an ___________ trip to the beach.
What is Arbitrary?
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to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter:And so, flung himself in a chair glaring defiance, Elizabeth _________ between the two.
What is Palpitating?
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the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.The ___________was mostly as empty of substance and evasive on details as a Paul Ryan budget.
What is Rhetoric
400
The cop lay open-eyed with a_________ head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
What is grievous
500
Definition: to make (someone) more friendly or less angry; part of speech: verb; Synonym: soothe, comfort; Antonym: refusing, fighting; word origin: 1500's, Latin Conciliatus; As the middle sister, behaving in a _____________ manner came natural to her.
What is Conciliatory?
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Definition:causing grief or great sorrow; 1250-1300; Middle English ;Yet within the anger I have toward these people, there is also love, and their loss is ________.
What is Grievous?
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lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life:His life of _________________ began to affect his health
What is Privation?
500
Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.Distinctly there came to their ear a _________, whispering sound.
What is Sibilant
500
"We have awaited your coming," she said in her __________ voice.
What is Sibilant
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