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| 10810604397 | Discomfit | to embarrass and confuse | 0 | |
| 10810613835 | edification | Improvement or enlightenment | 1 | |
| 10810622847 | malfeasance | misconduct | 2 | |
| 10810627274 | feasible | Capable of being accomplished | 3 | |
| 10810633631 | surfeit | overabundance | 4 | |
| 10810640152 | magnum opus | the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer | 5 | |
| 10810648566 | modus operandi | manner of working | 6 | |
| 10810652320 | opulent | possessing or exhibiting great wealth | 7 | |
| 10810661692 | Synergy | the power that results from the combination of two or more forces | 8 | |
| 10810669176 | Liturgy | a pattern of prayer or worship | 9 | |
| 10810672214 | lethargy | A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy | 10 | |
| 10810684848 | laborious | requiring mental or physical effort | 11 | |
| 10810687976 | belabor | to discuss in too much detail; to attack | 12 | |
| 10810697462 | elaborate | To explain in greater detail | 13 | |
| 10907418991 | stanch | to stop the flow of | 14 | |
| 10907424516 | staunch | Firm and steadfast | 15 | |
| 10907428223 | extant | still in existence | 16 | |
| 10907435643 | restive | restless/resisting authority | 17 | |
| 10907442668 | apropos | with regard to | 18 | |
| 10907454477 | depose | To remove from office or power | 19 | |
| 10907457834 | static | still | 20 | |
| 10907464821 | ecstasy | intense joy or delight | 21 | |
| 10907476112 | stasis | no change | 22 | |
| 10907480642 | entity | a being | 23 | |
| 10907483674 | essence | the main part | 24 | |
| 10907490265 | quintessential | the most typical, ideal, or important | 25 | |
| 11032116243 | verdure | greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation | 26 | |
| 11032119170 | verdant | green; lush with vegitation | 27 | |
| 11032128720 | viridity | Lack of experience; innocence | 28 | |
| 11032128721 | candid | open and sincere | 29 | |
| 11032133702 | candor | honesty, frankness | 30 | |
| 11032141080 | incandescent | shining brilliantly | 31 | |
| 11032145950 | pallor | paleness | 32 | |
| 11032146101 | pallid | lacking color | 33 | |
| 11032150865 | appall | To fill with horror or disapproval | 34 | |
| 11032155333 | livid | Enraged; furious | 35 | |
| 11032165180 | denigrate | to attack the character of; to mock | 36 | |
| 11132030785 | peccadillo | a small sin or fault | 37 | |
| 11132034323 | impeccable | having no flaws | 38 | |
| 11132037886 | peccant | violating a moral law; sinful | 39 | |
| 11132045866 | pejorative | Negative and critical; insulting | 40 | |
| 11132050175 | impair | to cause to diminish (strength, value, quality) | 41 | |
| 11132075146 | malign | to insult | 42 | |
| 11132085272 | malinger | to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something | 43 | |
| 11132102514 | malaise | a sense of unease | 44 | |
| 11132111184 | negligent | not attentive | 45 | |
| 11132120989 | negligible | unimportant; insignificant | 46 | |
| 11132124540 | negate | to cancel the effect of | 47 | |
| 11237203222 | jocose | cheerful, merry | 48 | |
| 11237208000 | jocular | humorous | 49 | |
| 11237216750 | festoon | to drape or adorn festively | 50 | |
| 11237222082 | fete | To honor with a banquet or feast | 51 | |
| 11237231248 | bacchic | Of or related to a wild celebration | 52 | |
| 11237238931 | bacchanal | a drunken party or celebration | 53 | |
| 11237243522 | plaintive | sorrowful | 54 | |
| 11237251964 | plaint | A lament or complaint | 55 | |
| 11237256636 | elegy | A song or poem memorializing something or someone | 56 | |
| 11237269476 | elegiac | mourning | 57 | |
| 11557242391 | somnolent | drowsy | 58 | |
| 11557247012 | soporific | causing sleep | 59 | |
| 11557249706 | sopor | sleep | 60 | |
| 11557255793 | languid | lacking energy | 61 | |
| 11557261701 | languish | to waste away | 62 | |
| 11557265370 | languor | Lack of physical or mental energy | 63 | |
| 11557276383 | acquiesce | to give in | 64 | |
| 11557279559 | requiem | A song or religious service for the dead or lost | 65 | |
| 11557285319 | quittance | repayment | 66 | |
| 11557301668 | fortuitous | happening by chance | 67 | |
| 11557305328 | fortuity | chance or accident | 68 | |
| 11557310425 | auspices | protection or support | 69 | |
| 11557319725 | auspicious | followed by favorable circumstances | 70 | |
| 11557324033 | predestination | the belief that one's fate has been determined in advance by a higher power | 71 | |
| 11557335819 | destine | intend for specific end | 72 | |
| 11557352739 | consortium | group of companies or institutions | 73 | |
| 11557357700 | consort | to keep company or associate | 74 | |
| 11557369860 | propitious | lucky | 75 | |
| 11557369861 | propitiate | to soothe | 76 | |
| 11602855180 | importune | to beg | 77 | |
| 11602862577 | importunate | demanding | 78 | |
| 11602868228 | rapport | A positive relationship | 79 | |
| 11602874140 | insufferable | intolerable | 80 | |
| 11602882931 | preferential | giving or showing an advantage to one over another | 81 | |
| 11602891560 | conferment | the act of bestowing | 82 | |
| 11602901512 | periphery | the outermost part or boundary | 83 | |
| 11602936287 | euphoria | feeling of great happiness | 84 | |
| 11602940542 | congested | overcrowded | 85 | |
| 11602946535 | gestate | conceive of develop in mind or body | 86 | |
| 11602953658 | gesticulate | to make gestures | 87 | |
| 11661505219 | To make gestures | Gesticulate | 88 | |
| 11661505220 | To conceive | gestate | 89 | |
| 11661505221 | Boundary | Periphery | 90 | |
| 11661505222 | The act of giving | Conferment | 91 | |
| 11661505223 | Demanding | Importunate | 92 | |
| 11661505224 | To beg | Importune | 93 | |
| 11661505225 | To soothe | Propitiate | 94 | |
| 11661601827 | propitiate | Even the pacifier would not_____ the screaming baby | 95 | |
| 11661710790 | Importuned | The frantic mother __________ the man to help find her children. | 96 | |
| 11661710791 | Imporunate | The ___________ expectations she had of her self were the reason she had such good grades. | 97 | |
| 11661710792 | Conferment | Although he seemed experienced in the position, the ________ of his title was relatively recent. | 98 | |
| 11661710793 | Gestate | He tends to _________ the best ideas when he dreams. | 99 | |
| 11813146778 | solipsism | the theory that the self is the only reality | 100 | |
| 11813152509 | desolate | Deserted and lonely | 101 | |
| 11813157907 | Soliloquy | A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage | 102 | |
| 11813465752 | monotonous | lacking in variety | 103 | |
| 11813476327 | monosyllabic | having only one syllable | 104 | |
| 11813480410 | monotone | sameness of sound, style, manner, or color | 105 | |
| 11813486479 | divulge | to make public | 106 | |
| 11813490993 | vulgar | of the common people | 107 | |
| 11813494215 | polymath | a person with knowledge of many subjects | 108 | |
| 11813502081 | hoi polloi | the common people/ masses | 109 | |
| 11813505081 | polyglot | a speaker of many languages | 110 | |
| 11813515005 | divulge | the soldiers were warned not to ______ their battle plans. | 111 | |
| 11813527275 | desolate | When she saw the_____ midnight street, she felt a shiver of sadness. | 112 | |
| 11813543643 | hoi polloi | The snobbish chef said that his dishes weren't meant for the _____ | 113 | |
| 11813568485 | monosyllabic | Because Lloyd's conversational style was _______, he earned a reputation as boring. | 114 | |
| 11911837288 | totalitarian | form of government with one person, group, or party that controls everything | 115 | |
| 11911847997 | totality | completeness | 116 | |
| 11911852748 | holistic | concerning the whole, not the parts | 117 | |
| 11911859423 | catholic | covering a broad range, universal | 118 | |
| 11911885682 | consummate | perfect or ideal in skill/ accomplishment | 119 | |
| 11911901166 | summation | accumulation | 120 | |
| 11911911023 | trenchant | sharply effective or insightful | 121 | |
| 11911916482 | truncate | to cut short | 122 | |
| 11911922191 | parcel | to divide into parts and distribute | 123 | |
| 11911926273 | parse | to examine or analyze | 124 | |
| 11911930573 | repartee | quick, witty conversation | 125 | |
| 11911953096 | totalitarian | The ruler was gaining power so quickly that the people feared he could establish a _______ government. | 126 | |
| 11911971324 | holistic | After years of specializing only in bone diseases, Dr. Russo decided to become a more _______ practitioner and began to attend classes in nutrition and exercise. | 127 | |
| 11911995017 | catholic | The New York Times has a ________ appeal: men and women of all ages and races. | 128 | |
| 11912013187 | consummate | Over the years, my mother's _______ graciousness impressed hundreds of visitors to our home. | 129 | |
| 11912040697 | trenchant | Despite the speaker's _________arguments for tax reform, the crowd voted against his proposal. | 130 | |
| 11912068223 | truncate | Because the actress ran out of time, she was forced to __________ her acceptance speech. | 131 | |
| 11912082789 | parcels | The baker ________ out the cookies among his seventeen children. | 132 | |
| 11912095285 | parse | The English professor urged the students to _________ each sentence in the sonnet in order to get a better understanding of the meaning. | 133 | |
| 11912115109 | repartee | Swift _________ between members of the close family gives us some ideas of the relaxed cheerfulness they feel around one another. | 134 | |
| 12003965471 | assertion | a declaration or statement | 135 | |
| 12003973873 | exertion | physical or mental effort | 136 | |
| 12003981043 | dissertation | a formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college | 137 | |
| 12003998754 | disconcert | to upset and confuse | 138 | |
| 12004008777 | certitude | certainty; inevitability | 139 | |
| 12004013895 | ascertain | to discover, find out | 140 | |
| 12004027391 | annex | to attach oneself; take over | 141 | |
| 12004035448 | nexus | the core or center | 142 | |
| 12004047916 | liaison | intermediary; go-between | 143 | |
| 12004055402 | obligatory | Expected or required | 144 | |
| 12004060515 | ligature | A binding or joining | 145 | |
| 12140138635 | sedition | act or practice aimed at undermining authority; rebellion | 146 | |
| 12140149171 | ambiance | atmosphere | 147 | |
| 12140158264 | circuitous | roundabout or lengthy | 148 | |
| 12140168626 | transitory | short-lived or temporary | 149 | |
| 12140173624 | accede | to agree, often at the urging of another | 150 | |
| 12140179665 | antecedent | one that precedes another | 151 | |
| 12140189208 | precedent | tradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions | 152 | |
| 12140193951 | contravene | to violate or go against | 153 | |
| 12140203913 | adventitious | artificial; acquired | 154 | |
| 12140210747 | parvenu | someone newly wealthy | 155 | |
| 12146101520 | sedition | The Army general was jailed after being found guilty of spying and ______. | 156 | |
| 12146133115 | ambiance | We enjoyed the pleasant _______ that our hosts provided when we lived for a week with them. | 157 | |
| 12146157123 | circuitous | The forty-five minute drive to Grandmother's took two hours this morning because Dad chose a ________ route that he called scenic. | 158 | |
| 12146186583 | transitory | The sandstorm was a ________ phenomenon that could be observed for only a few hours. | 159 | |
| 12146655234 | acceded | With a knife pushed against his back, the owner reluctantly ________ to the sale of the family business. | 160 | |
| 12146667426 | antecedent | Reginald's knee injury was an _________ to the leg damage that put him in a wheelchair. | 161 | |
| 12146690214 | precedent | By serving for only two terms, George Washington set a ________ for the presidents who came after him. | 162 | |
| 12146700995 | contravened | Kyle was informed that he had __________ company policy by making personal calls during his working hours. | 163 | |
| 12146722124 | adventitious | It was difficult to say whether the change in Jackie's personality was natural or _____________. | 164 | |
| 12146739649 | parvenus | When the Morgans won the lottery, they quickly became a pair of _________. | 165 | |
| 12638527109 | incendiary | Inflaming; provoking heat or anger | 166 | |
| 12638532722 | incendiary | As a fire safety precaution, the University banned the use of any ____________ devices in dormitories. | 167 | |
| 12638546663 | Incense | To infuriate; to make passionately angry | 168 | |
| 12638550594 | incensed | Peter had failed three of five courses during the semester, which __________the entire family. | 169 | |
| 12638561287 | inflammatory | Arousing anger or strong emotion | 170 | |
| 12638565668 | inflammatory | the singer was shunned by the public following the _________ remarks she made about religion. | 171 | |
| 12638576154 | Flamboyant | Intended to attract attention; showy | 172 | |
| 12638580940 | flamboyant | anthony was well known for the __________ costumes he wore while performing in the ice show. | 173 | |
| 12638590859 | luster | brilliance; brightness | 174 | |
| 12638594960 | luster | the ___________ of Henry Ford's vision for the company he built in 1905 has not been dimmed by the passing of the years. | 175 | |
| 12638652431 | Illustrious | well known, respected, and admired for past achievements | 176 | |
| 12638670846 | illustious | The guest list for the wedding reception read like a Who's Who of _________ celebrities and world leaders. | 177 | |
| 12638687393 | illustrative | descriptive; representative | 178 | |
| 12638690652 | illustrative | Karen hoped that the violence and looting currently raging in the streets of the capital were not ______ of the general state of the city. | 179 | |
| 12638699969 | fulminate | to attack with words;denounce | 180 | |
| 12638704598 | fulminated | fred publicly _________ against the lack of pollution controls of local construction companies, which finally caught the attention of the local media. | 181 | |
| 12668410009 | refulgent | brilliantly illuminated; shining | 182 | |
| 12668412968 | refulgent | The ________ temple on the hill proved to be a beacon of hope for the weary travelers | 183 | |
| 12668422784 | flagrant | noticeably bad or offensive | 184 | |
| 12668426507 | flagrant | the team protested that the referee was ignoring the _________ fouls committed by the other team | 185 | |
| 12668440597 | conflagration | a large fire | 186 | |
| 12668444585 | conflagration | It took firefighters from three towns nearly nine hours to control the _______ at the storage company | 187 | |
| 12784672577 | semantic | having to do with the meaning of words or language | 188 | |
| 12784675228 | semiotic | of or relating to signs or symbols | 189 | |
| 12784677731 | paradigm | a pattern or model | 190 | |
| 12784680624 | phraseology | the way in which something is expressed; style | 191 | |
| 12784683435 | metaphrase | an exact translation or restatement | 192 | |
| 12784685658 | paraphrase | a summary that is not word-for-word | 193 | |
| 12784983861 | demonstrative | openly expressive of emotions | 194 | |
| 12784987304 | remonstrate | to protest or object | 195 | |
| 12784990432 | ominous | Menacing; threatening | 196 | |
| 12784993089 | abominable | loathsome; disagreeable | 197 | |
| 12784999252 | abomination | something disgustingly offensive | 198 | |
| 12785002625 | semantic | If we judge the poem strictly on a _________ basis, rather than noting its emotional and sensory impact, it will seem to make no sense. | 199 | |
| 12785021311 | semiotic | For slaves fleeing to Canada, the North Star had a ___ function as well as a practical one: it symbolized hope and freedom. | 200 | |
| 12785031611 | paradigm | The elections this year seem to be following the conventional ________. | 201 | |
| 12785040227 | Phraseology | Kim's ___________ was a good indication that she had spent years in boarding school. | 202 | |
| 12785046017 | Metaphrase | Mr. Keating was disappointed to find that his best student's paper was a complete ______ of a passage from an old library book. | 203 | |
| 12961317354 | detrimental | causing damage or harm; injurious | 204 | |
| 12961320686 | detrimental | Physicians are divided as to whether the drug is ________ to a patient's nervous system or not | 205 | |
| 12961334842 | contrite | feeling regret and sorrow; penitent | 206 | |
| 12961343828 | contrite | The defendant was ________ at the sentencing hearing, offering apologies to the family of his victim. | 207 | |
| 12961356446 | trite | boring because of overuse or repetition | 208 | |
| 12961363052 | trite | The lyrics of the song are ________ even sappy, but it remains a popular favorite. | 209 | |
| 12961375141 | detritus | debris; junk | 210 | |
| 12961380728 | detritus | When the sailors notices unusual _________ floating in front of their ship, they wondered if they had reached land. | 211 | |
| 12961396486 | attrition | a lowering in number | 212 | |
| 12961404368 | attrition | the high teacher __________ in the school led the principal to seek new employees at the local college. | 213 | |
| 12961417987 | lenient | not strict; generous | 214 | |
| 12961421764 | lenient | Millie liked to stay over at Fran's house because Fran's parents were ________ about bedtimes. | 215 | |
| 12961434453 | Lenitive | Easing pain or discord | 216 | |
| 12961443000 | lenitive | Sarah's soothing personality had a __________ effect at tense, argument-filled business meetings. | 217 | |
| 12961452526 | mollify | to soothe the feelings of; to appease | 218 | |
| 12961457547 | mollified | Although Ingrid had been insulted by some of the things Len had said about her, she was _________ by his letter of apology. | 219 | |
| 12961473104 | Rudiment | A basic idea or principle | 220 | |
| 12961479739 | rudimentary | undeveloped; very basic or simple | 221 | |
| 12961485382 | rudiments | Once you have learned the _________ of chess, you will be ready to enter a beginner's tournament. | 222 | |
| 12961496598 | rudimentary | Even a __________ book on the French language contains some information on art and culture, so I was surprised that my advanced book had nothing to say on the subject. | 223 | |
| 13082124363 | Implicit | implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in | 224 | |
| 13082146915 | inexplicable | difficult or impossible to explain | 225 | |
| 13082171429 | implicit | Abby and John had an __________ agreement to never raise the subject of politics at her mother's house. | 226 | |
| 13082190803 | inexplicable | I found her refusal to carry an umbrella _________. | 227 | |
| 13082202541 | diverge | to branch out; to go different ways | 228 | |
| 13082218137 | diverged | The two sisters agreed on many things, but their opinions ___________ on the subject of raising children. | 229 | |
| 13082262169 | converges | Every year, the motorcycle club ___________ upon the town for a peaceful gathering. | 230 | |
| 13083361786 | acclivity | A climbing slope; a hill | 231 | |
| 13083386485 | acclivity | The observatory stands at the foot of a gentle __________ that leads to a scenic overlook. | 232 | |
| 13083432923 | declivity | a downward slope; a dip | 233 | |
| 13083502779 | declivity | The general chose a broad ________ in the landscape as the place where the army could take shelter for the night. | 234 | |
| 13083612167 | Proclivity | a natural tendency towards | 235 | |
| 13083615397 | proclivity | Kyle's ________ for tennis was in keeping with his natural athletic ability. | 236 | |
| 13083817781 | contort | To twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape | 237 | |
| 13083836926 | contort | Brenda was able to __________ her body and wrap her legs around her head. | 238 | |
| 13083849095 | Distort | To misshape; misrepresent | 239 | |
| 13083866372 | distorted | Critics felt that the film unjustly _________ the role of the private school education in MA | 240 | |
| 13083874516 | sinuous | As the car moved past the mountains, we saw the __________ road become a flat, straight highway | 241 | |
| 13083882704 | sinuous | curving or twisting | 242 | |
| 13083889271 | insinuate | to suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion | 243 | |
| 13083949466 | insinuating | When Joe asked why I had missed his party, was he ___________ that I had secretly been meet Julia? | 244 | |
| 13139460287 | desultory | moving or jumping from one thing to another | 245 | |
| 13139464173 | desultory | the candidate's _________ speech to the crowd failed to concisely deliver his message. | 246 | |
| 13139478207 | resilient | able to recover readily; persistent | 247 | |
| 13139480849 | resilient | The newborn proved ______ to the lethal virus and soon recovered fully. | 248 | |
| 13139489721 | exultant | Marked by great joy or jubilation | 249 | |
| 13139496461 | exultant | Large crowds gathered along broadway to welcome the ________ football team back from its victorious Super Bowl game. | 250 | |
| 13139509599 | expendable | not necessary; dispensable | 251 | |
| 13139514883 | expendable | As part of the latest round of budget cuts, the governor fired all _______ personnel. | 252 | |
| 13139525514 | impending | about to occur | 253 | |
| 13139529536 | impending | All the faculty members awaited the _______ retirement of the despised Dean. | 254 | |
| 13139542444 | append | to add as a supplement; to attach | 255 | |
| 13139549565 | appended | A list of corrections will be ___________ to the next edition of the book. | 256 | |
| 13139557910 | subjective | varying according to personal opinion or perspective | 257 | |
| 13139577604 | subjective | While Jasmine felt that truth was unchanging and eternal, her sister claimed that many truths were _________ and depended on circumstance and situation. | 258 | |
| 13139580773 | interject | to insert between other elements | 259 | |
| 13139584637 | interjected | Much to the surprise of the announcers, Connie ________ her opinion into the argument regarding the golf tournament. | 260 | |
| 13139593941 | Undulate | to move in a wavelike fashion, to ripple | 261 | |
| 13139599423 | undulate | The only way the snake could make its way to the top of the sand dune was to __________ its body, almost hypnotically | 262 | |
| 13171886001 | inundate | to flood | 263 | |
| 13171889279 | inundated | After the radio first broadcast the song, people ___________ the station with requests to play it again. | 264 | |
| 13171894505 | redound | to have an effect | 265 | |
| 13171900392 | redounds | No one is surprised that the story the egotistical head surgeon tells _______ to his own glory. | 266 | |
| 13340047077 | disseminate | to scatter or spread | 267 | |
| 13340051333 | disseminate | The candidate hired a staff of three to help her _________ her campaign information to the community. | 268 | |
| 13340057715 | seminal | fundamentally influential or important | 269 | |
| 13340062120 | seminal | The big bang theory was __________ in the quest to discover the creation of the universe. | 270 | |
| 13340068566 | florid | overly decorated or showy | 271 | |
| 13340071777 | florid | The dull, plain lines of the painting reflected an artistic backlash against the ____________ busy patterns of an earlier movement. | 272 | |
| 13340084202 | flourish | to thrive or prosper | 273 | |
| 13340088939 | flourish | The new railroad station will help the town's economy________. | 274 | |
| 13340103451 | deracinate | to uproot or remove from one's homeland | 275 | |
| 13340107762 | deracinated | The Great potato famine of the 1850s _____________ many irish families and forced them to come to America. | 276 | |
| 13340120407 | irradicable | impossible to destroy | 277 | |
| 13340125472 | irradicable | The insect population in out attic proved ____________, so we gave up trying to exterminate them and hired a professional. | 278 | |
| 13340136829 | eradicate | to destroy | 279 | |
| 13340141139 | eradicate | the army was called in to _________ the dangerous species of huge rats that had begun nesting on the island. | 280 | |
| 13340149454 | germinate | to cause to grow | 281 | |
| 13340152122 | germinate | We planted the seeds in egg cartons first to help them _________ more quickly. | 282 | |
| 13340172054 | germinal | occuring in the earliest stage of development | 283 | |
| 13340177129 | germinal | Dr. Jenkins was active during the ________ stages of Canada's space program, but retired before the first launch. | 284 | |
| 13340188231 | germane | Relevant | 285 | |
| 13340193203 | germane | A working knowledge of Spanish is _____________ to the position at the Latin American Cultural Center in downtown Cleveland. | 286 | |
| 13429738987 | decorum | appropriateness of behavior | 287 | |
| 13429750259 | decorum | Bernadette was careful to exhibit the utmost __________ during her visit with her stern grandparents. | 288 | |
| 13431342363 | decorous | proper | 289 | |
| 13431346230 | decorous | All the guests were expected to exhibit __________ behavior at all times. | 290 | |
| 13431357762 | adorn | to decorate | 291 | |
| 13431370798 | adorned | Thirty-three gold statues ________ the birthday cake of the award-winning director of the movie. | 292 | |
| 13431385293 | suborn | to convince someone to lie or commit a crime | 293 | |
| 13431392679 | suborn | The attorney was found to be in contempt of the court for trying to _______ the defendant's mother. | 294 | |
| 13431411615 | Ornate | heavily decorated or intricate | 295 | |
| 13431416169 | ornate | the ________ chandelier gave the dining hall an added touch of beauty and class. | 296 | |
| 13431426498 | formulaic | done according to an overused method or trite | 297 | |
| 13431433986 | formulaic | Critics expecting a ________ reworking of the same old drama will be pleasantly surprised by acting in the new Hollywood film. | 298 | |
| 13457237007 | formality | something done only for show or ceremony | 299 | |
| 13457237008 | Formulate | To devise | 300 | |
| 13457237009 | Inordinate | abundant; excessive | 301 | |
| 13457237010 | Ordain | To command | 302 | |
| 13457237011 | Preordained | Determined in advance | 303 | |
| 13457237012 | Preordained | Danny hoped that he would win the track meet, but did not believe that his success was ________. | 304 | |
| 13457237013 | Ordained | The king's minister declined to question anything that the king had _________. | 305 | |
| 13457237014 | Inordinate | If the birthday party was indeed "enjoyed by all," why was there an _________ amount of sobbing going on there? | 306 | |
| 13457237015 | Formality | Because my client and I know one another so well, we have dispensed with the _________ of shaking hands | 307 | |
| 13457237016 | Formulated | Bonnie _________ a plan whereby she would receive ten percent of the money her sister made. | 308 | |
| 13519637700 | Munificent | generous | 309 | |
| 13519637701 | Munificent | Phil was ________ in his donation of three million dollars to AIDS research. | 310 | |
| 13519637702 | Remunerate | To compensate | 311 | |
| 13519637703 | Renumerate | The city council was unable to think of a way to properly _____ Ted for his effort at fighting crime. | 312 | |
| 13519637704 | Communal | Shared by the community or public | 313 | |
| 13519637705 | Communal | The _____ bathrooms in the dorm took some time for her to get used to. | 314 | |
| 13519637706 | Excommunicate | To exclude from membership in a group | 315 | |
| 13519637707 | Excommunicate | The archbishop will _______ the king for his crimes against the church. | 316 | |
| 13519637708 | Incommunicado | Unable or not allowed to communicate with others | 317 | |
| 13519637709 | Incommunicado | Agent Riley will be _______ until the danger in the capital has passed. | 318 | |
| 13519637710 | Appreciable | Measurable | 319 | |
| 13519637711 | Appreciable | If the two diamonds had no _________ differences, why was one so much more expensive. | 320 | |
| 13519637712 | Appraise | To evaluate | 321 | |
| 13519637713 | Appraised | In order to get an accurate insurance quote rate, the Daniels family had to have their home _____ by the bank. | 322 | |
| 13519637714 | Meritorious | Deserving reward or praise | 323 | |
| 13519637715 | Meritorious | The graduate's _________ work earned him an award for excellence. | 324 | |
| 13519637716 | Demerit | A fault or flaw | 325 | |
| 13519637717 | Demerit | Calvin said that the poor service he had received at the car dealership was certainly a _______ he would mention in his evaluation. | 326 | |
| 13519637718 | Meretricious | Seemingly true, but actually false | 327 | |
| 13519637719 | Meretricious | No article as full of _______ arguments as Dr. Brannigan's would be published by any respectable science journal. | 328 | |
| 13663900516 | instill | to gradually put into | 329 | |
| 13663905077 | instill | George's parents tried hard to _________ traditional virtues into their son. | 330 | |
| 13676364041 | distill | to extract the essence of | 331 | |
| 13676369445 | distilled | Phon's summary _______ the high points of the movie. | 332 | |
| 13676387396 | ablution | A cleansing, especially religious or spiritual | 333 | |
| 13676398361 | ablution | Considering himself a sinner, George went in search of ________. | 334 | |
| 13678923404 | alluvial | deposited by a stream | 335 | |
| 13678927859 | alluvial | the ________ soil turned out to be rich in gold and other valuable materials | 336 | |
| 13678936116 | lachrymal | having to do with tears | 337 | |
| 13678941072 | lachrymal | The smoke irritated my ______ glands, causing me to tear up even though I was not sad. | 338 | |
| 13678957718 | lachrymose | teary or oversentimental | 339 | |
| 13678965976 | lachrymose | The soap opera was full of ______ death scenes and syrupy love stories. | 340 | |
| 13678979017 | lavish adj | luxuriously abundant; extravagant | 341 | |
| 13678988324 | lavish v | to give in abundance; to heap | 342 | |
| 13678996621 | lavish | A ________ display of toys made children looking into the window jump with excitement. | 343 | |
| 13679004687 | lavished | Aunt Mildred _________ presents on her ungrateful nephew. | 344 | |
| 13679011171 | riparian | having to do with the banks of a body of water | 345 | |
| 13679018710 | riparian | The fisherman argued with their government over who had ________ rights | 346 | |
| 13679026485 | meander | to wander or move without direction | 347 | |
| 13723942329 | meandering | On the day of the fair, I could look out my window and see my neighbors __________ through the streets. | 348 | |
| 13723952011 | fluent | able to speak smoothly or smooth | 349 | |
| 13723964420 | fluent | Most of the employees of the company were _______ in Spanish as well as English. | 350 | |
| 13723968628 | fluctuate | to change irregularly | 351 | |
| 13723970593 | fluctuates | the amount of sodium in the water ______ with daily accumulated rainfall. | 352 | |
| 13757139394 | crevice | a small crack | 353 | |
| 13757139395 | crevice | Tony found the note tucked into a ________ in the wall. | 354 | |
| 13757145021 | crevasse | a large, deep crack or chasm | 355 | |
| 13757148664 | crevasse | We shouted frantically to the mystery skier, who was heading in the direction of the __________. | 356 | |
| 13757160740 | fission | splitting | 357 | |
| 13757164663 | fission | _________ of the nucleus of uranium- 235 generates several unstable subatomic particles. | 358 | |
| 13757183133 | fissure | opening; split | 359 | |
| 13757186677 | fissure | a _______ in the sea floor allowed superheated gases to escape upwards into the ocean. | 360 | |
| 13757199157 | hiatus | an interruption in space or time; gap | 361 | |
| 13757209309 | hiatus | A brief _______ in the discussion allowed the panelists to step outside for a few moments | 362 | |
| 13757233998 | orotund | deep and full | 363 | |
| 13757247981 | orotund | The speaker's ________ bass voice reverberated throughout the room. | 364 | |
| 13757254532 | orotund | pompous | 365 | |
| 13757262634 | orotund | Governor Jetson's ____________ speech made many in the audience roll their eyes. | 366 | |
| 13757276965 | orifice | mouth or opening | 367 | |
| 13757281291 | orifice | The small birds stored their windert seeds in an _______ of the tree. | 368 | |
| 13757290647 | excavate | to dig up | 369 | |
| 13757293337 | excavated | Archaeologists have ________ an ancient Mayan village from a hillside beside a shopping mall. | 370 | |
| 13757306274 | cavernous | deep and empty; like a cavern | 371 | |
| 13757320497 | cavernous | Claudette hesitated before entering the __________ bedchamber | 372 | |
| 13757330594 | concave | curving inward; hollowed | 373 | |
| 13757340211 | concave | The space probe began sliding downward on the _______ surface of the lake bed. | 374 |
