Sick and tired of her boring job, Cecilia began to ______ what it
would be like to quit.
a. ponder
b. disengage
c. negate
d. relinquish
e. alleviate
The way my father likes to ______with any salesperson to see if he
can bargain for a lower price is embarrassing.
a. striate
b. variegate
c. capitulate
d. teem
e. wrangle
The ______ construction crew built large new buildings all over the
East Coast, wherever the demand for qualified workers took them.
a. laconic
b. irresolute
c. itinerant
d. parietal
e. peremptory
Daniela found the unchanging rhythm of the musical piece to be
annoyingly ______.
a. recusant
b. monotonous
c. irreverent
d. coherent
e. redolent
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(n.) one who distrusts human nature
cacophony
cynic
duress
accolade
litany
To hide his insecurity, Barton often acted like a ______ so that he
could make people laugh.
a. buffoon
b. martyr
c. neophyte
d. plebian
e. wraith
When Arnold’s grandmother began to complain about the
excruciating pain in her knees and legs, she was referred to an
______ specialist for a diagnosis.
a. optical
b. oral
c. archeological
d. osteopathic
e. psychological
Charlie’s ______ behavior made it clear that he had been highly
educated in matters of etiquette.
a. decorous
b. surreptitious
c. erratic
d. caustic
e. irksome
Given his ______ nature, it was appropriate that he decided to be a
trial lawyer after law school.
a. lackluster
b. engrossed
c. penitent
d. litigious
e. obsolete
Sanji went abroad as a ______ young man; when he returned two
years later, he seemed like an experienced man of the world.
a. sardonic
b. egalitarian
c. reticent
d. callow
e. loquacious
The protesters were concerned that the proposed legislation would
have a(n) ______ effect on the state’s nature preserves.
a. scintillating
b. deleterious
c. insipid
d. punctilious
e. parsimonious
Not swayed by his student’s ______ flattery, the professor told him
that his grade would not be changed.
a. forlorn
b. striated
c. undulating
d. unctuous
e. frowsy
According to pirate lore, a terrible ______ would follow whoever
opened the treasure chest.
a. precursor
b. precession
c. rendition
d. insurgence
e. malediction
A(n) ______ spirit only causes more stress and strife; it is better to
forgive and forget.
a. apathetic
b. restorative
c. flaccid
d. vindictive
e. fortuitous
When we were renovating the old house, we found a(n) ______ of
$10 and $20 bills hidden inside the old laundry chute.
a. odyssey
b. matrix
c. lament
d. fodder
e. cache