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(adj) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased
What is elated?
100
(adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded
What is clandestine?
100
The _______stench of a fire lingers in the air long after the flames have been extinguished.
What is acrid?
100
The sentiment expressed in most greeting cards seldom rise above the level of timeworn _______.
What is platitudes?
100
SYNONYMS: holocaust, wildfire ANTONYMS: deluge
What is conflagration?
200
(v.) to meditate, think about at length
What is ruminate?
200
(adj.) unspoken, silent; implied, inferred
What is tacit?
200
Most _______ creatures have keen eyesight and acute hearing.
What is nocturnal?
200
In some religious writings _____is used as a synonym for contrition to express profound regret for one's sins.
What is compunction?
200
SYNONYMS: lasting, permanent ANTONYMS: erasable, impermanent, ephemeral
What is indelible?
300
(v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun
What is abjure?
300
(adj.) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent
What is irrelevant?
300
________fans line the city's streets to cheer the World Series champions.
What is Elated?
300
Protesters accused the mayor of _____indifference to the plight of the homeless.
What is callous?
300
SYNONYMS: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point ANTONYMS: pertinent, material, apropos, germane
What is irrelevant?
400
(adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of others
What is indulgent?
400
(adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut
What is trenchant?
400
I sought some _____for excusing myself from the weekly staff meeting I did not want to attend.
What is quiescent?
400
The brutal crimes against humanity committed by the Nazis left an _______stain on the history of the 20th century.
What is indelible?
400
SYNONYMS: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute ANTONYMS: dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive
What is trenchant?
500
(v.) to subdue; put down forcibly
What is quell?
500
(adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
What is august?
500
After months of intensive negotiation, diplomats reported that they had made ______ progress toward reaching a settlement of the bitter dispute.
What is tangible?
500
lt has been claimed that many writers and artists have an _____hostility to criticism.
What is inveterate?
500
SYNONYMS: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition ANTONYMS: shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance
What is compunction?