It was ______ to think that it could possibly snow in the middle of the desert.
1.philosophical
2.eroding
3.preventative
4.preposterous
Lauren's ______ features, what you first noticed about her, were her stunning black hair and large, dark eyes.
1.savvy
2.affluent
3.predominant
4.universal
The ______ newspaper accounts of the city scandal caused some readers to question the truth of the stories.
1.vivaciou
2.blithesome
3.prolific
4.amicable
A legislation was passed to punish brokers who ----------- their clients funds.
1.devour
2.devastate
3.dawdled
4.embezzle
A son who is unable to look his father in the face is
1.guilty
2.arrogant
3.timid
4.ashamed
After the boisterous customers left the café without tipping, Carlos ______ at them through the restaurant's front window.
1.interjected
2.jostled
3.glowered
4.emulated
Although the villagers' lives were profoundly different from her own, Jing-Mae felt a deep ______ for the people when she served in the Peace Corps.
1.reparatioation
2.affinity
3. injunction
4.exigency
Ariana was outstanding as the moderator; she handled the intensely heated debate with great ______, diplomatically and tactfully keeping the conversation fair and on track.
1.finesse
2.pretentiousness
3.prowess
4.succor
Based on his recent poor decisions, it was obvious that Seth lacked even a ______ of good sense.
1.diversion
2.disapprobation
3.submission
4.modicum
By sheer ______ force, the men pushed the truck to the side of the road and out of danger.
1.virile
2.persnickety
3.meticulous
4.contentious
Every evening at the restaurant, the reporter would eavesdrop on the Mayor's conversations in order to ______ any information that could make headlines.
1.ignore
2.glean
3.extol
4.extend
For nations conscious of the ----------- of modern war, peace must be the goal of their foreign policies.
1.incidence
2.perils
3.potentialities
4.redundancies
His ----------- of the topic was so good that students had few doubts to raise at the end.
1.exposure
2.clarity
3.exposition
4.picturisation
His answer was such ----------- I expected him to gave.
1.who
2.as
3.which
4.that
His moral decadence was marked by his ----------- from the ways of integrity and honesty.
1.departure
2.obsession
3.opprobrium
4.declivity
I decided to sell a piece of land when I was offered a more ----------- price.
1.correct
2.true
3.exact
4.realistic
In the famous balcony scene, Romeo ______ Juliet's beauty in one of the most romantic soliloquies ever written.
1.sanctions
2. extols
3.peruses
4.beguiles
It is every American person's ______ to live the life he or she chooses.
1.eloquence
2.prerogative
3.allusion
4.demise
Jack Nicholson was at the ______ of his career when he received the Oscar for Best Actor.
1.detriment
2.pinnacle
3.oligarchy
4.rogue
Justin's ______ solution to the problem revealed that he did not spend much time considering the consequences. A. facileB. obsoleteC. resilientD. pristineE. ardent
1. facile
2.resilient
3.pristine
4.ardent
Knowledge is like a deep well fed by ----------- springs, and your mind is the little bucket that you drop in it.
1.perennial
2.eternal
3.sterling
4.immortal
mie agrees with the ______ that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
1.vperpetuity
2.penchant
3.maxim
4.conformation
Modern architecture has discarded the ----------- trimming on buildings and emphasises simplicity of line.
1.gaunt
2.flagrant
3.gaudy
4.flamboyant
Must we be subjected to your ______ complaints all day long?
1.tiresome
2.fearsome
3.gleesome
4.wholesome
She had a terrible night caused by an ----------- during her sleep.
1.debility
2.incubus
3.delusion
4.obsession
She is so ----------- that she easily catches cold.
1.sober
2.sincere
3.sensitive
4.sensible
Sometimes late at night Sharon would gaze joyfully at her children as they slept and ______ in their innocence.
1.sneer
2.ostracize
3.revel
4.repudiate
Suganya failed in the examination because none of her answers was ----------- to the questions asked.
1.pertinent
2.allusive
3.referential
4.revealing
That charming girl was the ----------- of all eyes.
1.aim
2.target
3.ambition
4.cynosure
The accused ----------- having made any statement.
1.refused
2.rejected
3.declaimed
4.denied
The class endured a loud and lengthy ______ by the teacher on the subject of submitting written work on time.
1.guile
2.polemic
3.bravado
4.tirade
The enemy paid a large sum as -----------
1.redress
2.amends
3.compensation
4.punishment
The events of the evening ______ without difficulty despite the lack of planning on the part of the host.
1.expired
2.transpired
3.retired
4.ensured
The new owners of the paper changed the ----------- completely.
1.layout
2.outlook
3.outlay
4.outlet
The new political candidate refused to print ______ about her aggressive opponent, but that did not stop him from printing lies about her.
1. dispensation
2.assignation
3.rendition
4. libel
The surgeon placed a ______ on the femoral artery to bind it during the long and exhausting surgery.
1.ligature
2.doctrine
3.premise
4.synopsis
The ______ man with amnesia was unable to recognize where he was.
1.lurid
2.endogenous
3.nonplussed
4.pliable
These were reduced to skeletons for they had long been ----------- for food.
1.famishing
2.longing
3.snarling
4.craving
To settle the dispute, the students elected a faculty member to serve as a(n) ______.
1.dystopia
2.arbiter
3.fiduciary
4.martyr
Victor Frankenstein's creature was a(n) ______, detested by everyone he met.
1.itinerant
2.anathema
3.cosmopolitan
4.mercenary
We had a wonderful view of the bay through the -----------.
1.window
2.zenith
3.vicinity
4.proximity
Whenever Tom and I would argue he would ______ with his hands and body to accentuate his point.
1.interject
2.infuse
3.gesticulate
4.encumber