The magician _______________(ed) his audience with trickery and deception.
What is mesmerized?
100
Are you _______________ of the fact that no one can stand to be around you?
What is cognizant?
100
He bought her flowers as a _______________ gesture of his guilt over what he'd said the day before.
What is contrite?
100
Supposedly, she is the _______________ baker of the year, but her pastries are actually store-bought!
What is putative?
200
Newton _______________(ed) the first laws of gravity when an apple supposedly fell on his head.
What is engender?
200
It is very important that you appear _______________ and well-mannered when you attend a regal dinner.
What is decorous?
200
The scientists tested the _______________ of the new drug's effects on the rare disease and found it most effective.
What is efficacy?
200
She could never learn a foreign language. Something about them seemed so _______________ to her.
What is abstruse?
300
I will not stand for such an _______________ on my character! How dare you insult me with those harsh words!
What is affront?
300
The _______________ of the courthouse features massive, marble pillars.
What is facade?
300
The _______________ earth cracked under the miserable heat of the desert sun.
What is desiccated?
300
I hate his class! He's so _______________. All he does is look for flaws in our work.
What is captious?
400
The _______________ mist crept over the haunted forest, creating an eerie mood.
What is ethereal?
400
The young boy was obsessed with attention and frequently acted out in ways that guaranteed he'd be the _______________ of the classroom.
What is cynosure?
400
The adulterer was forced to face the _______________ of his actions when the court ordered him to stand in front of the entire town and confess to his wicked acts.
What is opprobrium?
400
The _______________ face of the sinister vampire leered through the window at his next victim.
What is ghoulish?
500
I can't believe that you would _______________ to challenge my authority! That is most inappropriate.
What is deign?
500
Even though it seemed like Tammy and Bart were a perfect match at first, over time they realized that they were completely _______________ and ill-suited for one another.
What is incongruous?
500
Dr. Octopus relies on his sinister _______________(s) to try to defeat Spiderman. Ultimately, however, he always fails.
What is machination?
500
She had become famous for telling ridiculous _______________(s). For instance, she tried to convince the class that her grandfather was a former president.