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100
The U.N. was created to __________ global conflict.
What is mitigate?
100
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was __________ in his studies of literature and sciences.
What is stalwart?
100
Many marine mammals are __________ to careless seafarers, who can strike them with their boats.
What is vulnerable?
100
In many religions, women are expected to be ____________ to men.
What is subservient?
100
Heavy D and Biggie Smalls were both _________ rappers.
What is corpulent?
200
Germany was made ___________ for World War I by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
What is culpable?
200
Mother Theresa is known for helping those living in ________, and those suffering from a multitude of illnesses.
What is penury?
200
Insects, worms, snakes, and other animals with strange appearances make some people ____________.
What is squeamish?
200
Jesus is described in the King James' version of the Bible as a __________ prophet who helped the poor and the disabled.
What is beneficent?
200
Many people in older generations, thought that rock n' roll was a ________ genre of music.
What is crass?
300
Russia has achieved victory many times as a result of its _________ winters.
What is austere?
300
Bill Clinton is known for the scandal in which he _________ any connection with his mistress, Monica Lewinsky.
What is disavowed?
300
Though yaks don't look have the traditional __________ appearance, they belong to the same family as cows and oxen.
What is bovine?
300
In the Egyptian religion, if one __________ a pharaoh's tomb, they can be punished by death.
What is desecrates?
300
Kanye West's behavior at the Grammy's in past years has caused many to look upon him with __________.
What is odium?
400
The French monarchy was known for its _________ lifestyle, especially when contrasted to that of France's poor at the end of the 18th century.
What is grandiose?
400
Edgar Allen Poe is known for both his morose, grotesque poetry, and his __________ appearance.
What is cadaverous?
400
The peacock, with its showy feathers, can be seen as quite a _________ animal.
What is pretentious?
400
In many religious texts, the __________ of false gods is considered a serious crime.
What is adulation?
400
The relationship between Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston was known to be very ___________.
What is acrimonious?
500
One theory is that American __________ caused its involvement in the Middle Eastern wars, not moral grounds.
What is avarice?
500
Augustus, the first emperor of Rome, is credited with the _________ of Rome after years of civil war.
What is restitution?
500
Many people consider the sloth to be a __________ animal, though they are very particular about their grooming.
What is slovenly?
500
In the Torah, there is a story of brothers who _________ a town in order to save their kidnapped sister.
What is pillage?
500
The band Fleetwood Mac broke up a number of times because of both love affairs and major __________ between its members.
What is dissension?