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Vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult
What is maelstrom?
100
(adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
What is brackish?
100
Evade, avoid, shun
What is accost?
100
Most writers are also (blank) readers who have loved books since childhood.
What is avid?
100
Synonym: indirect, tricky, sly, artful
What is devious?
200
Ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver
What is gambit?
200
(n.) promptness, alacrity, speed
What is celerity?
200
Unseemliness, inappropriateness
What is propriety?
200
Most people do not believe that rabbit's feet and other (blank) actually bring good luck.
What is talisman?
200
(n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred.
What is sacrilege?
300
(adj.) tranquil, serene, placid, palmy
What is halcyon?
300
(adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment.
What is myopic?
300
Complimentary, ameliorative
What is pejorative?
300
The baseball fans began to (blank) as they cheered, so that they appeared to move in a wave.
What is undulate?
300
As soon as there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing, the official was (blank) ousted from his post.
What is summarily?
400
Rebuke, reproof
What is animadversion?
400
(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
What is histrionic?
400
Secret, clandestine, covert, concealed
What is overt?
400
He made a (blank) address to the parole board.
What is suppliant?
400
Antonym: Praise, compliment
What is animadversion?
500
Inflammatory, provocative, (n.) firebrand
What is incendiary?
500
(adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
What is avid?
500
turbulent, chaotic, tumultous
What is halcyon?
500
Stranded in the desert city of Moscow, Napoleon had to turn to the Czar not as a conqueror but as a (blank)
What is suppliant?
500
The lawyer was accused of making a (blank) remark when referring to the defendant's background.
What is pejorative?