to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
What is Salvage
100
difficult or impossible to read
What is Illegible
100
a split, break, breach
What is Rift
100
exotic (syn.)
What is Alien
100
The earthquake had more or less reduced our house to a pile of worthless rubble. Nevertheless, we picked carefully through the ______, trying to salvage items of value.
What is Debris
200
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
What is Dilemma
200
to make up for; to repay for services
What is Compensate
200
to make shorter
What is Abridge
200
devilish (ant.)
What is Cherubic
200
Minor squabbles may cause temporary rifts in our friendship, but such ______________, however heated and noisy, have never resulted in a permanent breach.
What is Altercations
300
sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
What is Spasmodic
300
the process of driving or forcing out
What is Expulsion
300
to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
What is Exorcise
300
unrestrained (syn.)
What is Unbridled
300
"If you always act cautiously, you should be able to _______ many of life's obstacles," Dad told me. "Still, some difficulties cannot be overcome."
What is Surmount
400
lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
What is Perennial
400
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
What is Fodder
400
to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
What is Fabricate
400
easy to handle (ant.)
What is Cumbersome
400
Although the auditorium was packed with the candidate's supporters, who greeted his remarks with thunderous cheers and applause, there were a few _______ in the crowd who seemed inclined only to boo and _____. (add -ers to one word)
What is Dissenters, Jeer
500
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
What is Efface
500
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
What is Proliferate
500
a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
What is Semblance
500
trick (syn.)
What is Feint
500
He was thrown out of the club for constantly ________ small items from the supply room. According to club rules, that type of petty theft constitutes valid grounds for _______.