Smoking is forbidden in the office, but some employees keep sneaking off for __________ trips to the fire stairs, where they light up.
What is surreptitious
100
straighten, be still
What is writhe
200
blunt
What is brusque
200
not influenced by emotion; impartial
What is dispassionate
200
fevsetfenvec
bubbling with high spirits; exhilarated
What is effervescent
200
Dad was a(n) __________ walker. He could hike for mile after mile, never seeming to get weary.
What is indefatigable
200
believer, humanitarian, philanthropist
What is misanthrope
300
gloomy
What is morose
300
casual indifference; lack of concern
What is nonchalance
300
repygno
children; descendants
What is progeny
300
"I intended to bear this with _______ courage," Eileen vowed as she set forth for the dentist's office. "And also with plenty of Novocain."
What is stoic
300
full, satisfied, quenched
What is voracious
400
preference
What is affinity
400
new and untried; inexperienced; newly hatched
What is fledgling
400
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overused; stale; trite
What is hackneyed
400
Mr. Engelhardt finally told his daughter to stop jogging in place in her upstairs bedroom; the _________ pounding noise was giving him a headache.
What is incessant
400
dearth, lack, poverty
What is opulence
500
nearness
What is proximity
500
wise; sensible
What is sagacious
500
tspalunp
to take the place of
What is supplant
500
During the 1960s, the Beatles held an __________ position as the world's most popular rock group. They sold more records and won more fame than any other band.