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The Chinese have an _____ for shark fin soup and shark fin tea.
What is Affinity?
100
To take away a good name.
What is Defame?
100
Easily taught or controlled.
What is Docile?
100
To sooth; make less severe; or satisfy, ease, lessen.
What is Assuage?
100
roomy, able to hold much.
What is Capacious?
200
A violent overthrow of a government by a small group.
What is Coup?
200
to summon forth, call to mind.
What is Evoke?
200
An intellectual person.
What is Cerebral?
200
a person's face, especially the expression
What is Countenance?
200
belonging to an earlier time, ancient; outdated.
What is Archaic?
300
A synonym for a lack of something.
What is Dearth?
300
The chairman requested that we should ______ any further discussion of women's rights until the women arrive.
What is Curtail?
300
Most professional speakers are _____, with the understanding of proper grammatical structure and a large vocabulary at their command.
What is Erudite?
300
To belittle, say uncomplimentary things.
What is Disparage?
300
Hard, difficult, tiresome.
When is Arduous?
400
A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size.
What is Edifice?
400
to wither away.
What is Atrophy?
400
Rural or rustic in nature.
What is bucolic?
400
Most people _____ those they admire.
What is Emulate?
400
Advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens.
What is Egalitarian?
500
A tranquil, secluded place.
What is Cloister?
500
to criticize harshly.
What is Castigate?
500
To be fearless; or unintimidated.
What is undaunted (dauntless)?
500
an item of personal, movable property; slave.
What is Chattel?
500
Agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give in to the wishes of another.
What is Amenable?