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to help something grow
foster
100
short
brevity
100
the antonym of pessimistic
sanguine
100
Amir looked for an _________ to help him with the adoption process.
advocate
100
The fact that Amir never gave up when he was in pursuit of Sohrab shows how _________ he was.
tenacious
200
a varied mixture
ecclectic
200
the latest gadget
novel
200
the way a student should study for exams....more than enough
superfluous
200
The tone of many Poe stories and poems can be described as ________.
somber
200
At the end of the novel, George must take some time to ________ what had to be done.
lament
300
One whose motto is "forgive and forget
magnanimous
300
not a very interesting and imaginative writer
prosaic
300
The consummate chef may be described as being very __________.
adept
300
Candy was _________ and excited about the plans to buy a piece of land.
zealous
300
After all the holiday shopping is completed, the tree is put up, and the decorations are hung, one may feel a moment of __________.
catharsis
400
A word that could be the opposite of conciliatory
boorish....defiant....irreverant
400
Rahim Kahn wished someone who do this to the Taliban rule in Afghanistan
quell
400
Khaled Hosseini received this kind of review for his first novel.
laudatory or exemplary
400
Amir looked for Sohrab because he believed it was the ___________ thing to do.
ethical
400
Seeing the Three Wise Men at the mall taking photos with children may seem like an ___________.
anachronism
500
A word that describes Slim from Of Mice and Men
lucid or pragmatic
500
Curley's personality
boorish....irreverent
500
Lennie is seen as much more _______ than George since he does not understand the ways of the world.
naive
500
George was bored with his tedious life because it had become _________.
mundane
500
He doesn't like playing poker with his uncle because he has such a "poker face."
ineffable