Definitions
(Adj) Asking humbly and earnestly / (Noun) Someone who makes a request humbly and earnestly
A. Overt
B. Suppliant
C. Myopic
B. Suppliant
(verb) to approach and speak to first; confront in a challenging or aggressive way
A. Accost
B. Devious
C. Undulate
A. Accost
Synonym for: scheming
A. Avid
B. Devious
C. Sacrilege
B. Devious
Antonym for: Hidden
A. Overt
B. Myopic
C. Celerity
A. Overt
Because of his repeated offenses, he was ______ dismissed from his position.
A. Summarily
B. Avid
C. Accost
A. Summarily
(noun) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
A. Maelstrom
B. Talisman
C. Sacrilege
C. Sacrilege
(noun) a move or action involving risk or sacrifice in order to gain later advantage
A. Gambit
B. Histrionic
C. Halcyon
A. Gambit
Synonym for: Confront
A. Accost
B. Devious
C. Overt
A. Accost
Antonym for: Inappropriateness
A. Sacrilege
B. Propriety
C. Devious
B. Propriety
His ______ remarks sparked outrage and protests.
A. Devious
B. Myopic
C. Incendiary
C. Incendiary
(adj) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight
A. Accost
B. Myopic
C. Devious
B. Myopic
(noun) a legendary bird; (adj) calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
A. Talisman
B. Animadversion
C. Halcyon
C. Halcyon
Synonym for: Criticism
A. Propriety
B. Incendiary
C. Animadversion
C. Animadversion
Antonym for: Unenthusiastic
A. Incendiary
B. Brackish
C. Avid
C. Avid
Negotiating a lower price was her clever ______.
A. Halcyon
B. Gambit
C. Maelstrom
B. Gambit
(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval, derogatory, belittling
A. Pejorative
B. Celerity
C. Gambit
A. Pejorative
(adj) deliberately causing fires; tending to stir up rebellion /(noun) one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes trouble
A. Propriety
B. Summarily
C. Incendiary
C. Incendiary
Synonym for: Dramatic
A. Myopic
B. Histrionic
C. Halcyon
B. Histrionic
Antonym for: Hex
A. Talisman
B. Sacrilege
C. Gambit
A. Talisman
He knelt before her, a humble and ______ figure.
A. Suppliant
B. Devious
C. Overt
A. Suppliant
(noun) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
A. Maelstrom
B. Halcyon
C. Overt
A. Maelstrom
(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
A. Celerity
B. Brackish
C. Maelstrom
B. Brackish
Synonym for: Wave
A. Undulate
B. Maelstrom
C. Halcyon
A. Undulate
Antonym for: Slowness
A. Avid
B. Celerity
C. Maelstrom
B. Celerity
The political scandal created a ______ of controversy.
A. Maelstrom
B. Halcyon
C. Brackish
A. Maelstrom