After the flood, water seeped into the foundation, and the house began to slowly ______. (a. deteriorate) (b. depreciate) (c. debris) (d. dwindle)
a. deteriorate
100
Hermes, the messenger god, is the ______ of Zeus. (a. vagrant) (b. proponent) (c. horde) (d. envoy)
d. envoy
100
A job filled with DRUDGERY (a. anger) (b. boredom) (c. amusement) (d. challenges)
b. boredom
100
the angry HORDE (a. mob) (b. group) (c. parade) (d. band)
a. mob
100
the PROPONENT of the cause (a. originator) (b. enemy) (c. supporter) (d. leader)
b. enemy
200
It is ______ to claim that the French Revolution happened in 1822. (a. relentless) (b. repugnant) (c. erroneous) (d. wily)
c. erroneous
200
People ______ their money when they spend hours playing the slot machines at Foxwoods. (a. institute) (b. squander) (c. recoup) (d. impel)
b. squander
200
a SYNTHETIC soft drink (a. unnatural) (b. delicious) (c. disgusting) (d. unreal)
a. unnatural
200
the SKEPTICAL scientist (a. uninterested) (b. disbelieving) (c. thoughtful) (d. organized)
b. disbelieving
200
her GRIEVOUS mistake (a. unimportant) (b. terrible) (c. uninspiring) (d. confusing)
a. unimportant
300
Tybalt, who is always challenging his enemies to sword fights, is an example of a ______ character. (a. venomous) (b. pugnacious) (c. slipshod) (d. flippant)
b. pugnacious
300
You may have liked that loud, strange music, but all I heard were ______ noises! (a. rasping) (b. enlightened) (c. surly) (d. adept)
a. rasping
300
A HUMANE leader (a. brave) (b. smart) (c. passionate) (d. kind)
d. kind
300
to seek ASYLUM (a. victory) (b. advantage) (c. safety) (d. assurance)
c. safety
300
to EXPLOIT the problem (a. use) (b. exaggerate) (c. worsen) (d. ignore)
d. ignore
400
The election of Barack Obama was truly a ______ occasion. (a. dross) (b. bogus) (c. humane) (d. momentous)
d. momentous
400
Lumberjacks, professional wrestlers, and marines are usually tough and ______ individuals. (a. sparse) (b. repugnant) (c. skeptical) (d. brawny)
d. brawny
400
The population DWINDLED (a. increased) (b. elevated) (c. lessened) (d. divided)
c. lessened
400
the SPARSE vegetation (a. abundant) (b. dry) (c. unwanted) (d. rare)
d. rare
400
the ENLIGHTENED man (a. spiritual) (b. wealthy) (c. foolish) (d. dark)
c. foolish
500
He looked so ______ with his stained shirt, ripped jeans, and dirty sandals. (a. slipshod) (b. flippant) (c. reeked) (d. brawny)
a. slipshod
500
After the Yankees were swept by the Mets, I began to sob and needed to be ______. (a. pensive) (b. dilated) (c. consoled) (d. emancipated)
c. consoled
500
his eyes DILATED (a. squinted) (b. watered) (c. widened) (d. blinked)
c. widened
500
a WILY cashier (a. tricky) (b. foolish) (c. quick) (d. annoying)
a. tricky
500
the INVINCIBLE army (a. powerful) (b. huge) (c. weak) (d. deceptive)