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