Synonyms
incendiary tactics
OPTIONS: clever; outdated; inflammatory; military
inflammatory
a precipitous hill
OPTIONS: lonely; gradual; treeless; unpopulated
gradual
The _____ of the avalanche buried the buildings on the mountainside.
OPTIONS: anecdote; onslaught; reconnaissance; garish
onslaught
destroy, lay waste, ruin
ravage
to join at one end or be next to
abut the driveway
OPTIONS: limit; border on; converge on; pull into
border on
blazoned with the coat of arms
OPTIONS: covered up; adorned; carved; highlighted
covered up
The speaker's remarks were completely drowned out by the _____ that suddenly broke loose on the convention floor when the party favorite unexpectedly entered the hall.
OPTIONS: garishness; reconnaissance; blazonry; pandemonium
pandemonium
able to return to an original shape or form
resilient
very steep
precipitous
a collection of talismans
OPTIONS: rare books; amulets; curios; paintings
amulets
always made sure to laud
OPTIONS: censure; praise; notice; defend
censure
Young children often become _____ if they have to sit too long in one place.
OPTIONS: penurious; resilient; restive; garish
restive
a short account of an incident in someone's life
anecdote
any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
reconnaissance
billow that engulfed us
OPTIONS: sorrow; breaker; emotion; tornado
breaker
suffered in penury
OPTIONS: opulence; presumption; acquisitiveness; derision
opulence
When Harmonium, Wallace Stevens's first published book of poetry, appeared in 1923, critics _____ the poems' imagery and Stevens's innovative, exotic style.
OPTIONS: lauded, ravaged, billowed, abutted
lauded
to display conspicuously
blazon
expressive of sorrow, woe, melancholy
plaintive
horses growing restive in their stalls
OPTIONS: overweight; lethargic; recalcitrant; impatient
recalcitrant
whistled a plaintive tune
OPTIONS: repetitive; cheerful; recognizable; contemporary
cheerful
Santosh's _____ in the emergency room had a highly positive impact on the rest of the staff; never flustered, he always acted with good judgment and composure.
OPTIONS: equanimity; blazonry; pandemonium; abutment
equanimity
extreme poverty
penury
glaring
garish
amazed by their equanimity
OPTIONS: generosity; aptitude; tranquility; enthusiasm
tranquility
the phone's ominous ring
OPTIONS: warning; auspicious; loud; frightening
auspicious
During the volcanic eruption, the lava flow soon formed a(n) _____ which destroyed entire villages in its path.
OPTIONS: anecdote; juggernaut; equanimity; reconnaissance
juggernaut
a massive and inescapable force that crushes whatever is in its path
juggernaut
an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers
talisman