Synonyms
archetype of a villain
OPTIONS: enemy; model; creator; summary
model
always affable after a good meal
OPTIONS: stuffed; cheery; sleepy; dour
dour
Cal's _____ for hot fudge and other sugary snacks led inevitably to his putting on weight.
OPTIONS: aura; propensity; gossamer; contraband
propensity
able to return to an original shape or form
resilient
shoddy, or inferior in quality or character
sleazy
enigmatic aura
OPTIONS: stranger; voice; deception; atmosphere
atmosphere
aggrandized their power to tax
OPTIONS: exalted; reduced; understood; concealed
reduced
The _____look on my uncle's face is a mask that rarely changes: we he is elated he looks much the same as when he is dejected.
OPTIONS: gossamer; inscrutable; irrevocable; sedulous
inscrutable
a distinctive air or personal quality
aura
to re-echo, resound
reverberate
contraband music
OPTIONS: traditional; contemporary; bootleg; tuneful
bootleg
eyes behind a gossamer veil
OPTIONS: translucent; thick; woven; pleated
thick
Don't you think it's rather pointless to _____with the umpire when you know it's not going to change his call?
OPTIONS: remonstrate; reverberate; repudiate; aggrandize
remonstrate
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth
aggrandize
narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
insular
amidst the amorphous clouds
OPTIONS: gloomy; formless; fast-moving; furious
formless
querulous tone of voice
OPTIONS: uncomplaining; quivering; fretful; hateful
uncomplaining
That politician is certainly _____, but will she be able to take tough stands on the issue if elected?
OPTIONS: affable; amorphous; gossamer; insular
affable
scholarly, learned, bookish
erudite
incapable of being changed or called back
irrevocable
repudiate the old policy
OPTIONS: renew; disavow; embrace; affirm
disavow
left more scurrilous messages
OPTIONS: dignified; prudent; tantalizing; abusive
dignified
Professor Adams was internationally recognized as a(n) _____ historian whose scholarship focused on the life and words of Leonardo da Vinci.
OPTIONS: querulous; inscrutable; erudite; scurrilous
erudite
persistent, showing industry and determination
sedulous
thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
gossamer
became sedulous apprentices
OPTIONS: indolent; deceitful; inexperienced; assiduous
assiduous
held a very insular outlook
OPTIONS: optimistic; liberal; parochial; unique
liberal
“I will never _____ my fundamental beliefs,” she said, "just because someone else believes I should."
OPTIONS: repudiate; aggrandize; reverberate; remonstrate
repudiate
peevish, complaining, fretful
querulous
coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foulmouthed
scurrilous