Synonyms
the pinnacle of his life
OPTIONS: apex; ordinariness; duties; shame
apex
the musty garage
OPTIONS: long-standing; brand-new; old; expansive
brand-new
Visitors at the Indiana State Fair watched the woman demonstrating needlework, marveled at her _____ movements, and talked about how rare it was to find someone who was still so skillful at this delicate art.
OPTIONS: destitute; explicit; deft; officious
deft
to include or contain
OPTIONS: comprise; extirpate; accede; suppress
comprise
to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
OPTIONS: comprise; brandish; solace; suppress
brandish
Gregor’s transformation happens at an extremely _________________ moment in his life.
inopportune
accede to their wishes
OPTIONS: balk at; list; consent; brush aside
consent
explicit rules
OPTIONS: simple; unobserved; strict; ambiguous
ambiguous
The librarian gave her assistant _____ directions about arranging the books, but when she returned, she thought she must not have been very clear; nothing was where she wanted it.
OPTIONS: musty; destitute; ominous; explicit
explicit
stale, moldy
OPTIONS: musty; premeditated; stately; deft
musty
unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
OPTIONS: supple; destitute; stately; ominous
ominous
Mr. Samsa begins to ____________objects (like the newspaper and later the apples) to assert control over Gregor.
brandish
ironic development
OPTIONS: debatable; incongruous; vital; suggestive
incongruous
to solace his mother
OPTIONS: discount; locate; comfort; upset
upset
Although attorneys for the defense claimed that the act was a crime of passion, the prosecution produced documents showing the whole sequence of events to have been carefully _____.
OPTIONS: deft; venal; rampant; premeditated
premeditated
dignified, majestic
OPTIONS: ominous; stately; inopportune; ironic
stately
to stop by force, put down
OPTIONS: extirpate; suppress; brandish; solace
suppress
Before Gregor’s transformation, the Samsas were nearly ___________ and dependent on him.
destitute
known for being officious
OPTIONS: unavailable; meddlesome; timid; tedious
meddlesome
suppress the discussion
OPTIONS: incite; discourage; extinguish; record
incite
After the performance of Giselle, the ballet aficionado raved about the _____ limbs of the star, likening her arms and legs to the pliant branches of a young willow.
OPTIONS: ominous; rampant; venal; supple
supple
bending easily
OPTIONS: deft; stately; venal; supple
supple
growing without check, running wild
OPTIONS: rampant; musty; deft; explicit
rampant
Is it ________ that Gregor, who once supported his family completely, becomes the one they wish to discard?
ironic
never proved to be venal
OPTIONS: enforceable; exact; responsible; dishonest
dishonest
avoided that officious salesperson
OPTIONS: snobbish; prying; diffident; surly
diffident
Because of the unexpectedly large bills from the school trip, the class officers decided that it might be _____ to raise the issue of funding the senior prom at this month's school board meeting.
OPTIONS: inopportune; ominous; venal; stately
inopportune
comfort, relief
OPTIONS: pinnacle; dearth; repose; solace
solace
to tear up by the roots
OPTIONS: brandish; extirpate; suppress; accede
extirpate
Gregor begins to adjust to his new body and finds a strange sense of __________ when he is alone in his room, crawling on the walls and hiding under the couch.
solace