This word would best complete the following sentence:
Although the accountant had hinted he would one day ______ with the money, no one believed he would really steal it.
What is absond?
100
favoring one side unduly; prejudice
What is biased?
100
This is a person who talks incessantly.
What is a chatterbox?
200
This word is a synonym for LIFELESS.
What is inanimate?
200
This word is an antonym for PEACE AND QUIET.
What is anarchy?
200
This word would best complete the following sentence:
Even before the formal announcement of the food drive, contributions began arriving, which we all thought was a(n) _______ beginning.
What is auspicious?
200
to burn to ashes
What is incinerate?
200
The antonym of disconsolate.
What is joyful?
300
This word is a synonym for REMEDY.
What is rectify?
300
This word is an antonym for CLUE IN.
What is hoodwink?
300
I do not believe a person is _______ or destined to live a certain kind of life, but that he or she can choose the path he or she wants to follow.
What is fated?
300
theft
What is larceny?
300
The reaction of a person who is aghast.
What is a gasp?
400
This word is a synonym for UNRAVEL.
What is disentangle?
400
This word is an antonym for GORGE.
What is precipice?
400
This word would best complete the following sentence:
The students groaned when they saw the professor rise form his seat, because they knew his _______ and self-important speech would likely take the rest of the afternoon.
What is pompous?
400
very brave, fearless, unshakable
What is intrepid?
400
The person whose life could be characterized by the word privation.
What is a homeless person?
500
This word is a synonym for a FLEXIBLE.
What is pliant?
500
This word is an antonym for PROCEED.
What is reprieve?
500
This word would best complete the following sentence:
When Carly saw her neighbor mistreat his dog, her normally sweet nature disappeared, and she _______ the man so loudly that he hurriedly retreated inside his house.
What is reviled?
500
to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage