Definitions I
Synonyms
Complete the Sentence
Antonyms
Definitions II
100
(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder
What is DISARRAY?
100
citadel, rampart, parapet
What is BASTION?
100
From a certain approach, the mountain summits appear as lofty _____ against the sky.
What is BASTIONS?
100
(v.) launch, initiate, begin, kick off
What is CONSUMMATE?
100
(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
What is LUDICROUS?
200
(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
What is ATROPHY?
200
floating wreckage
What is FLOTSAM?
200
The sea of grass, though beautiful with its smooth undulations, was actually full of _____ upon closer inspection.
What are NETTLES?
200
calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely
What is FRENETIC?
200
(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble
What is GROUSE?
300
(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
What is PECUNIARY?
300
trick, ploy, subterfuge
What is STRATAGEM?
300
As she turned to withdraw from the catacombs, she noticed that a _____ figure was carved upon the oldest altar-tomb.
What is RECUMBENT?
300
stouthearted, courageous
What is PUSILLANIMOUS?
300
(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
What is NETTLE?
400
(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
What is GLEAN?
400
mandatory, necessary
What is INCUMBENT?
400
With Jude's appointment to a higher political office, there came an improvement in their _____ position and a rise in their social class.
What is PECUNIARY?
400
erect, energetic, dynamic
What is RECUMBENT?
400
(v.) to imprison, confine, jail
What is INCARCERATE?
500
(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
What is JOCULAR?
500
requirement, crisis
What is EXIGENCY?
500
As she listened to Gulliver's tales of his adventures in Lilliput, she judged that the stories were absolutely _____ and laughed him into silence.
What is LUDICROUS?
500
disagreement, strife, discord
What is CONCORD?
500
(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
What is MORDANT?
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