A telegram was usually as _________ as possible, since there was a charge for every word used in it.
What is terse
200
(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
What is efface
200
(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
What is diffuse
200
soil, stain, tarnish
What is sully
200
seize
What is usurp
200
In order to fit the newspaper article into the space available, the editor had to _________ it by omitting secondary details
What is abridge
300
(v) to disagree; (n) disagreement
What is dissent
300
(n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v) to ma a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
What is a feint
300
reprimand
What is admonish
300
irregular
What is spasmodic
300
In this clever spoof of horror movies, the local witch doctor encounters hilarious difficulties when he tries to ___________ a demon that has taken up residence in the heroine's body
What is exorcise
400
(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
What is semblance
400
(adj) not genuine, not true, not valid
What is spurious
400
corny
What is trite
400
subdue
What is subjugate
400
The rug was rolled into such a(n) ___________ bundle that it took four of us to carry it up the stairs.
What is cumbersome
500
(adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
What is erratic
500
(n) an angry argument
What is an altercation
500
moneymaking
What is lucrative
500
No one but a heartless scoundrel would _________ nickels and dimes from a charity's collection fund.