Synonyms
had no appeal for the jaded customer
OPTIONS: tightfisted; sated; novice; regular
sated
took umbrage at the remarks
OPTIONS: offense; pleasure; heart; cover
pleasure
In case of a tie vote in the United States Senate, it is the _____ of the Vice President, who is the presiding officer, to break the tie.
OPTIONS: prerogative; coalition; hiatus; umbrage
prerogative
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
approbation
to make easier or milder, relieve
assuage
the forces of the coalition
OPTIONS: military; soloist; alliance; weaponry
alliance
the decadence of the times
OPTIONS: innocence; ignorance; character; importance
innocence
To advance her knowledge, the museum curator arranged a six-week _____ in Japan to study original art works in some of that nation’s finest galleries.
OPTIONS: umbrage; prerogative; innuendo; hiatus
hiatus
worthy, deserving recognition and praise
meritorious
decline, decay, or deterioration
decadence
part of a lurid plot
OPTIONS: secret; failed; clever; gruesome
gruesome
the approbation of the coach
OPTIONS: instruction; criticism; desire; praise
criticism
It may be necessary for an outside mediator to _____ in a legal standoff in which the two sides cannot find any common ground.
OPTIONS: transcend; simulate; intercede; expostulate
intercede
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
innuendo
offense, resentment
umbrage
plan to expostulate in prime time
OPTIONS: protest; perform; celebrate; worship
protest
assuage the pain
OPTIONS: locate; feel; ease; intensify
intensify
An optimistic outlook can often help a person _____ obstacles and achieve success.
OPTIONS: transcend; simulate; expostulate; elicit
transcend
excessively smooth or smug
unctuous
peevish, annoyed with trifles, easily irritated and upset
petulant
avoid the hackneyed topics
OPTIONS: romantic; difficult; novel; banal
banal
Skilled pollsters construct very focused questions the responses to which _____ the specific types of information they seek.
OPTIONS: transcend; intercede; assuage; elicit
elicit
pertaining to an outlying area
provincial
to make a pretense of, imitate
simulate