Sentences
Definitions
Fill in the blank
Using context
Choosing the right word
100

Both sides of the feud have agreed to an ____.

Armistice

100

To please, satisfy, to indulge or humor.

Gratify

100

“A dinner that is truly well prepared ____ the eye as well as the palate” a famous chef once said.

Gratify (-ies)

100

This RAMSHACKLE structure before you was once the most opulent hotel in town. Is this correct?

Correct.

100

The beginning of commercial television in the 1940s marked a revolutionary (epoch, vendor) in the history of mass communications. 

Epoch

200

Mistletoe fits in the ____ of organisms that attach themselves as parasites to other organisms.

Niche

200

What is the definition of naive?

Innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience.

200

The excuse that he  offered for his absence was so ______ and improbable that  fell apart as soon as we looked into it.

Ramshackle

200

Though she was once humble and open-minded, the promotion she received has made her ARROGANT and infuriating to work with. Is this correct?

Yes

200

Although i was furious , i faced my accusers with a ( tedious, bland) smile.

Bland

300

The use of cannons in medieval warfare required castles to use sturdier architecture, lest they be ____.

Obliterate (-d)

300

Unthinking routine or repetition 

Rote

300

How could you have been so ____ and foolish to take their compliments seriously?

Naive

300

Rather than RANSACK the room to find the missing wallet, lets search methodically. Is this correct?

Correct

300

The business had been losing money for years, but under new management it was once again (infinite, solvent)

Solvent

400

Howler monkeys’ specially shaped throats allow them to ____ their voices over long distances.

Amplify

400

What is the definition or epoch

A distinct period of time, age

400

Over the years the vigorous foreign policy that this country pursued greatly _______ our role in world affairs

Amplified

400

The new reality show will try to ESTRANGE adopted children with their birth parents and broadcast the reunions live. Is this correct?

No

400

Rather than ( disclaim , ransack) their religious faiths , many Protestants, catholics, and jews left Europe to settle in the new world 

disclaim

500

I‘ve been so broke for so long that I'm afraid I won‘t know how to behave when i find myself _____ again.

Solvent

500

to blot out completely , destroy utterly

Obliterate

500

The tinkling of the ice-cream ____ making his way through the streets is a pleasant sound on a summer evening.

Vendor

500

What is the correct way to dispose of a powerful household SOLVENT, such as turpentine or nail polish remover? Is this correct?

correct

500

Rioters smashed windows and (disclaimed, ransacked) government offices as they attempted to overthrow the dictator.

Ransack (-ed)