The smoke billowing over the horizon indicated that danger was ________________.
What is imminent?
100
"I wish you a __________________ day, young lass," the kindly nun said as she made the sign of the cross.
What is beatific?
100
The sinister man used clever ________________ to convince the gullible townspeople that he had a magical ________________ that could cure any of their ills.
What is chicanery and nostrum?
100
As my chess opponent raised his eyebrow and smirked, I realized he was about to unleash his dreaded, unbeatable __________________.
What is coup?
100
There was little that the gates could do to hold back the onslaught of the massive __________________.
What is behemoth?
200
I am _____________ to agree with you. Your views are about as opposite mine as humanly possible.
What is loath?
200
The ancient seer's __________________ face indicated that he had been on this earth for a great many years.
What is wizened?
200
It was clear that the disease had ________________(ed) itself inside of the victim. We could tell because the poor guy was ________________, sweating, and sickly.
What is manifest and febrile?
200
The amazing landscape __________________(ed) before us as we crested the mountain top and gained a vantage point of the illustrious valley below.
What is manifest?
200
I'll have little choice but to _______________ your demands for new equipment. The costs are simply too great.
What is gainsay?
300
Many high school students, unfortunately, are ______________(ies) that spend their days dreaming instead of thinking of their future.
What is visionary?
300
No matter what __________________ he used on her, there was no way she'd ever actually date him.
What is blandishment?
300
Though he appeared a shrunken and withered, the ________________ old man was still capable of clever ________________(s) and masterful strategies when he played against me in chess.
What is wizened and coup?
300
Mr. Paul has declared a __________________ on all pointless stories and silly commentary.
What is moratorium?
300
Both the chameleon's camouflage and the turtle's rock-hard shell are ________________ defense mechanisms.
What is innate?
400
"Cheese and rice" and "what the fudge?" are both examples of popular ______________(s).
What is euphemism?
400
Magicians and illusionists rely completely on __________________ and sleight-of-hand rather than possessing actual magic abilities.
What is chicanery?
400
We will have to ________________ our elderly aunt to a home soon. Our family has to put a ________________ on caring for her if we ever want to have time to work out own jobs.
What is consign and moratorium?
400
Many drug companies claim to have a developed a __________________, but their products are often little more than false promises.
What is nostrum?
400
Some people focus far too much on the ________________ of life, and they fail to see the bigger, more important picture before them.
What is minutiae?
500
I could hear my class approaching before I could see them. The racket they made was utterly _______________________.
What is cacophonous?
500
Unfortunately, I had to __________________ my car to the bank because I couldn't make my loan payments anymore.
What is consign?
500
The ________________ fellow was not one to resort to petty flattery and ________________ to win over those aorund him. Instead, he relied strictly on his innate goodness.
What is beatific and blandishment?
500
The young was sweating profusely in his __________________ state. No matter what we did, we couldn't break the fever.
What is febrile?
500
The sinister child is considered a ______________ by all on the playground. No one at recess will speak with him.