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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. She was _____ when she secretly peered out of the corner of her eye to view the romantic couple.
Bevy
Furtive
Venerable
Luminous
2. The young adult has a passion for _____ as he has collected over one thousand variegated coins.
Tawdry
Idiosyncrasy
Numismatics
Garner
3. The strongly religious couple joined the Church of Scientology and cut themselves off from the ______ family members: this pissed of many.
Mercurial
Impious
Whimsical
Limpid
4. The _____ between the ignoble leader and the lionized leader drew strong press coverage.
Parley
Salubrious
Venerable
Aberrant
5. Often times business people may use verbose sales pitches to confuse ______ customers.
Furtive
Listless
Gullible
Bevy
6. The erratic lady is also an _______ to the quite study bevy next to her.
Limpid
Idiosyncrasy
Vacillate
Erudite
7. The ball hitting her bruise resulted in an ______ in the size of the bruise.
Molt
Proliferate
Accretion
Catholic
8. The old timer is called ______ by his teenage son for using a computer from 1999.
Molt
Estimable
Archaic
Listless
9. Snakes _____ their skin - leaving it behind on the hot concrete.
Erratic
Convoluted
Molt
Garner
10. Fernandino has such _____ in his flamboyant style of soccer play.
Diatribe
Anachronism
Panache
Listless
11. After garnering fire wood - the enthusiastic son _____ the excess bark for later use in making a wood cabin.
Erudite
Pare
Idiosyncrasy
Accretion
12. Often times as a decision maker it is important to not be ______ - even if a deadlines is soon approaching - some thought is necessary.
Solecism
Furtive
Impetuous
Parley
13. The coach ______ the use of steroids and would be disappointed to learn of any players using steroids.
Gullible
Winsome
Impetuous
Eschew
14. Instead of ameliorating the pain - the untrained medical student ______ the injury.
Exacerbate
Idiosyncrasy
Erratic
Gullible
15. Hot tea with honey is a ________ remedy for a sore throat as it is used throughout the continents.
Pare
Catholic
Limpid
Panache
16. The coach went on a ______ against the listless player who has exacerbated the quality of practice due to his tawdry behavior.
Diatribe
Hapless
Limpid
Verbose
17. The clever girl is _______ - this makes it difficult to see her in a compassionate light.
Catholic
Mercurial
Listless
Numismatics
18. The paper became too _____ for the listless reader to finish reading the twenty page essay.
Verbose
Pare
Anachronism
Venerable
19. The stone masons are considered to be a ______: they are an intimate group with a similar purpose.
Diatribe
Enigma
Idiosyncrasy
Coterie
20. Her idiosyncratic behavior is an _______ to hundreds of curious undergraduates.
Enigma
Vacillate
Limpid
Idiosyncrasy
21. After running for 5 hours - against human physics - they were not _____ - however energetic and enthusiastic for their accomplishment.
Exonerate
Bevy
Listless
Tawdry
22. The salubrious mother is ______ - as younger generations of soon-to-be parents respect her devotion to her family and health.
Estimable
Garner
Idiosyncrasy
Coterie
23. The students complained about the difficulty of following the professors ______ ideas and theories.
Anachronism
Convoluted
Mercurial
Erudite
24. She began to feel like her wisdom was becoming an archaic - until others called her the _______ oracle.
Ameliorate
Impetuous
Venerable
Archaic
25. The homeless lady at the school is considered to be mentally ______ as she wanders and is unpredictable in the library.
Erratic
Estimable
Vacillate
Eschew
26. The mother ______ between choosing a restaurant her significant other wanted to eat and a restaurant her son wanted to eat.
Aberrant
Gullible
Idiosyncrasy
Vacillate
27. He knows not exactly what to major or set his career path on - but he is _____ in respects to his studies.
Solecism
Ostensible
Ameliorate
Erudite
28. The thoroughly maintained pond is ______: visitors can see to the bottom.
Salient
Limpid
Listless
Impious
29. The thief is considered to be _______. It will take time for him to repent and grow values which take others into consideration.
Exonerate
Listless
Ignoble
Catholic
30. After a successful season - and often time after one successful game - a player may be ______ by parents - teammates - and fans.
Molt
Bevy
Lionize
Accretion
31. It became ______ that his reason for playing basketball was to become in better shape in order to touch the rim: others noticed his attempts to jump high during warm-ups.
Ostensible
Anachronism
Aberrant
Hapless
32. In hiking - the young group of friends like to take an _____ route versus the crowded simple paths.
Vacillate
Garner
Aberrant
Tawdry
33. Coaches are ______ to the cause of forming a respectable and passion driven team.
Zealot
Panache
Idiosyncrasy
Ostensible
34. At the homeless shelter - some are their because they are simply _____ - others mentally ill - others going for free food because of being poor with large families.
Exonerate
Hapless
Bevy
Idiosyncrasy
35. Central Park was bathed in ______ sunshine during the day and festivities.
Winsome
Luminous
Variegated
Diatribe
36. The erratic lady at the library stepped up her game by - still albeit ______ - adding humor into her routine of voluble speech.
Esoteric
Whimsical
Impious
Listless
37. The archaic fashion of bell bottoms is also an _______ to be worn in the 21st Century.
Ostensible
Mercurial
Gullible
Anachronism
38. The ghetto teen wore ______ jewelry. This was seen as gaudy - cheap and showy.
Whimsical
Exacerbate
Impious
Tawdry
39. The coterie is an intimate _____ of people with a common goal.
Accretion
Aberrant
Gullible
Bevy
40. The position of defensive back has such detailed footwork and coverage details - it is ______ in the world of athletics.
Pare
Luminous
Esoteric
Salient
41. The number of team began to ______ each season - going from 80 players to now over 130.
Aberrant
Luminous
Proliferate
Archaic
42. It is the college _____ that a student should take general education classes.
Ignoble
Salubrious
Mercurial
Ethos
43. The tawdry athlete dropped the ego - this became _____ when he hadn'T been in the headlines with any notable erratic behavior for many years.
Mercurial
Vacillate
Aberrant
Salient
44. Noel was able to ______ mom'S shoulder pain using massage techniques learnt in medical school. This improved her arm strength.
Ameliorate
Salubrious
Ostensible
Winsome
45. After ameliorating his moms pain in her shoulder - the medical student _______ himself for not being their to treat it right away.
Exonerate
Diatribe
Luminous
Erudite
46. Kids often speak with ________. "I wanna do dat".
Erudite
Solecism
Accretion
Exonerate
47. The wannabe cute girls use their _______ charm to meet celebrities.
Estimable
Eschew
Erudite
Winsome
48. The enthusiastic son ran to _____ wood for his families camp fire.
Listless
Hapless
Garner
Vacillate
49. The _____ team is an enigma to the fast junk foods marketing push towards young people.
Luminous
Salubrious
Impetuous
Enigma
50. The ______ t-shirt of the Hawaiian style has not become an anachronism - even in the midst of being used catholicly for themed parties year after year.
Estimable
Variegated
Garner
Diatribe