Not respectable or honorable; not of good quality or character
What is disreputable?
100
Sad or gloomy, causing or feeling sadness or depression
What is melancholy?
100
To stress, give special forcefulness or importance to
What is emphasize?
100
To be full of, to abound or swarm with
What is teeming?
200
Able to be heard
What is audible?
200
Acting with great energy, eagerness, or impatience
What is impetuous?
200
Not proud, boastful, or self-important; not wanting to call attention to oneself; not pretentious
What is modest?
200
A showy or stylish ornament, decoration
What is a flourish?
200
But his daughters would not take no for an answer. They were ________.
What is persistent?
300
A strong wish or desire, especially to attain a goal or to achieve something
What is an aspiration?
300
Socially inappropriate, unseemly, violating standards of good conduct or good taste
What is indecorous?
300
Noble and generous, high-minded, unselfish
What is magnanimous?
300
To become quiet or less active, settle down to a lower level
What is subside?
300
Demanding attention or notice in an emphatic manner.
What is insistent?
400
The two friends chatted _________. You could hear their good-natured quality throughout their conversation.
What is amiably?
400
Even if you think the behavior is funny, you must ________ a smile when attempting to discipline a child for misbehaving.
What is suppress?
400
After the loss of her cat, Tatiana's mood was ________ and grieving.
What is mournful?
400
The _________ signal made it difficult to receive phone calls.
What is erratic?
500
One minute he could appear _______; the next minute he would have a trickster's twinkle in his eye that made you wonder whether he was about to tell an outrageous yarn or make you the credulous victim of a hilarious prank.
What is aloof?
500
He was about to begin another tune when the sound of ________ young voices distracted him.
What is ebullient?
500
But unlike the formidable physicist, who in photographs often appears bemused or sad, the writer's countenance reflected his enigmatic and ___________ temperament.
What is mercurial?
500
There was a _______ in the conversation as everyone waited for the writer's reply.
What is lull?
500
Due to his calm demeanor, the unkind words left him ________ and serene.