Words in
Context
Verbs 2
Nouns
Adjective 1
Adjective 2
100
The otherwise delicious pizza was _______________________ by the presence of disgusting anchovies.
ADULTERATED
100
to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
RETROGRESS
100
hint; suggestion
INTIMATION
100
plowed but not seeded; unproductive
FALLOW
100
lukewarm; marked by absence of interest
TEPID
200
_____________________ of her security blanket, the little girl felt uneasy.
BEREFT
200
to praise extravagantly
EXTOL
200
an enemy or opponent
ADVERSARY
200
refined in style or manner; suave
URBANE
200
inflicting punishment
PUNITIVE
300
In order to _________________ their income, the couple decided that they should rent out an extra bedroom in their home.
AUGMENT
300
to utter taunting words
GIBE
300
treachery; deceitfulness
DUPLICITY
300
intending to deceive or trap
INSIDIOUS
300
cowardly
CRAVEN
400
Her rumpled clothes and dirty, _________________ hair made me think that she hadn't showered or done laundry in quite some time.
UNKEMPT
400
to say again
REITERATE
400
the purest form of something
QUINTESSENCE
400
so unimportant that it can be disregarded
NEGLIGIBLE
400
hasty; not thorough
CURSORY
500
It was difficult to explain to the toddler that "unicorn" was not a ______________________ career path.
FEASIBLE
500
to set right; remedy
REDRESS
500
an example that may serve as a basis for later action
PRECEDENT
500
skillful; skilled at use of hands
ADROIT
500
not affected or hurt by
IMPERVIOUS