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Definitions I
Synonyms
Complete the Sentence
Antonyms
Definitions II
100
(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction: any agent that causes change
What is CATALYST?
100
(v.) chatter; (n.) twaddle, gibberish, piffle
What is PRATTLE?
100
The Federal Reserve Board may lower interest rates in order to _____ economic growth.
What is FACILITATE?
100
tractable, docile, curable, reparable
What is INCORRIGIBLE?
100
(adj.) careless and hasty
What is SLAPDASH?
200
(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) to rebuke
What is REPRIMAND?
200
ease, smooth the way, simplify
What is FACILITATE?
200
Voters should insist that candidates for high office discuss _____ issues facing our society.
What is PARAMOUNT?
200
secondary, subordinate, ancillary
What is PARAMOUNT?
200
(v.) to destroy completely
What is ANNIHILATE?
300
(n.) made of brass; shameless, impudent
What is BRAZEN?
300
disprove, confute, shoot holes in
What is REBUT
300
It is a lawyer's job to _____ the charges made by the prosecutor.
What is REBUT?
300
exposed, manifest, evident
What is LATENT?
300
(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
What is STAGNANT?
400
(n.) slavery, forced labor
What is SERVITUDE?
400
emigration, escape, hegira
What is EXODUS?
400
Criminals deemed _____ can expect to receive maximum sentences for their offenses against society.
What is INCORRIGIBLE?
400
transparent, clear, bright, perceptive
What is OPAQUE?
400
(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
What is ACCOMPLICE?
500
(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
What is ARBITRARY?
500
morbid, doleful
What is MOROSE?
500
A judge may be criticized for rulings that appear to be _____ and without legal precedent.
What is ARBITRARY?
500
unassertive, peaceable, passive
What is MILITANT?
500
(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
What is SUCCUMB?