Synonyms
overlooked the inconsequential flaws
OPTIONS: underrepresented; external; trivial; essential
trivial
inconsequential objections
OPTIONS: important; puzzling; random; humorous
important
With modern traffic regulations, even a minor _____ can become a costly mistake due fines and insurance penalties.
OPTIONS: pillage; restitution; stalwart; infraction
infraction
(adj.) open to attack
vulnerable
(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value
debase
member of the beneficent family
OPTIONS: humanitarian; exacting; intrepid; nuclear
humanitarian
a grandiose scheme
OPTIONS: irrational; costly; modest; highfalutin
modest
During the debate, the politician became _____ and stuttering when the questions turned to subjects he was less than prepared for.
OPTIONS: disconcerted; pillaged; concocted; debased
disconcerted
(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
pillage
(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
reprove
concocted a foul-tasting brew
OPTIONS: scalded; tasted; created; cheapened
created
reproved the entire class
OPTIONS: dismissed; addressed; scolded; praised
praised
The judge ordered the defendant to make financial _____ to the clients he had bilked the fraudulent real-estate scheme.
OPTIONS: desecration; restitution; infraction; beneficence
restitution
(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
beneficent
(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
cadaverous
if they desecrate the ceremony
OPTIONS: overlook; explain; profane; sanctify
profane
punctilious about being prepared
OPTIONS: careful; vehement; lax; anxious
lax
Throughout history, many absolute rulers have cherished _____ ambitions, but few have succeeded in retaining power without lapsing into tyranny.
OPTIONS: austere; cadaverous; grandiose; vulnerable
grandiose
(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
prate
(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
mitigate
saluted the redoubtable champions
OPTIONS: previous; formidable; loathsome; accidental
formidable
an austere training regimen
OPTIONS: mild; charitable; vulgar; vigorous
mild
Dr. Santoro wrote _____ notes documenting all the details of each patient’s visits, just in case she was ever sued for malpractice.
OPTIONS: punctilious; crass; grandiose; vulnerable
punctilious
(adj). coarse, unfeeling
crass
(adj.) strong and sturdy
stalwart
to pillage the royal coffers
OPTIONS: consecrate; protect; sack; circumvent
sack
the redoubtable speaker
OPTIONS: exposed; valiant; contemptible; relentless
contemptible
His long ordeal of hiding out from enemy troops in the jungle had transformed the once chubby, young soldier into a gaunt and _____ shadow of his former self.
OPTIONS: grandiose; stalwart; cadaverous; punctilious
cadaverous
(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
punctilious
(adj.) severe or stern in manner
austere