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100
When Nick saw the rows and rows of candy, he was seized by an __________ to spend all of his money.
What is impulse?
100
After Mac lost the race, he sat in the corner abandoned and __________.
What is dejected?
100
The professor responded to my confused question with a __________ wave of his hand.
What is dismissive?
100
The detective had the difficult job of establishing a __________ for the murder of a popular businessman.
What is motive?
100
The __________ for the theft of the statue has not yet been determined.
What is motive?
200
The pressures of poverty __________ many people to do things they would not do otherwise.
What is compel?
200
Because you do not know where I was on the night in question, your assertions about what I did are pure __________.
What is conjecture?
200
Do you think I was __________ in not cleaning up after the party?
What is remiss?
200
My sister tended to __________ more than the other members of our shy, socially awkward family.
What is emote?
200
Some of the children in the play __________ too much, while others read their lines with no emotion at all.
What is emoted?
300
The council took a vote on whether or not to _________ the treasurer for his accounting mistakes.
What is expel?
300
Even in the wealthiest countries, some people are forced to live in __________ poverty.
What is abject?
300
During the peace talks, the young Italian diplomat was sent as an __________ to Beijing.
What is emissary?
300
The recurring father-son __________ in this novel makes me wonder about the author's relationship with his own father.
What is motif?
300
The high winds and cold rain __________ us to postpone the picnic.
What is compelled?
400
The meaning behind this word is "pushed from within".
What is impulse?
400
If you don't have evidence or proof, you might be forced to make a __________.
What is conjecture?
400
This word means "one sent out".
What is emissary?
400
This can be a recurring idea in literature, the way death is recurring in Romeo and Juliet.
What is motif?
400
Suddenly, Henry was seized by the __________ to leap from the boat.
What is impulse?
500
If you do this, you coerce or force someone into action.
What is compel?
500
The lowest, most miserable people can be called __________.
What is abject?
500
Although the champion golfer was __________ of his caddy's suggestions at first, he eventually gave them a try.
What is dismissive?
500
This is what actors do onstage to convey their emotions to their audience.
What is emote?
500
The baby birds, motherless and unprotected from the rain, looked __________ and pathetic.
What is abject?