The prosecutor sought to prove that the defendant had ___ the victim to death with a fireplace poker.
plummeted
abutted
belittled
bludgeoned
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The teenager desecrated the monument with red paint.
chafed
defiled
penal
capitulated
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Even though he was a celebrity, he preferred to live a world in isolation, like a _______.
disgruntle
fend
recluse
pertinent
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Related to the matter at hand
prodigy
pertinent
penal
predominant
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Mrs. Young is ____ to give vocabulary homework on Monday nights.
dire
mein
awry
apt
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
After stealing a wallet, Timothy was sent to do time in the _____ system.
penal
bludgeon
impunity
disgruntle
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Tom had to _____ off the angry pack of wolves and he searched for safety.
renown
fend
encroach
chaff
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
air, manner; appearance; expression
mein
impunity
prodigy
capitulate
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
gave up after a long and exhausting struggle
encroach
renown
capitulate
defiled
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
a child with or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
prodigy
dire
apt
renown
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
freedom from punishment
capitulate
impunity
bludgeon
predominant
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
the greatest in power or strength or power; most common
predominant
prodigy
awry
mien
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Many people are concerned that the government will ____ on their rights.
fend
disgruntle
encroach
dire
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
antonym of a socialite
endow
prodigy
dire
recluse
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Everything seemed to go _____ during what was supposed to be a perfect day.
awry
pertinent
recluse
encroach
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
SYNONYMS: choose the item that means the same as the CAPITALIZED expression in the introductory phrase. SURRENDERED after a long and exhausting struggle
renowned
capitulated
defiled
mien
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
SYNONYMS: choose the item that means the same as the CAPITALIZED expression in the introductory phrase. unable to WARD off the blow
dire
awry
fend
renown
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
SYNONYMS: choose the item that means the same as the CAPITALIZED expression in the introductory phrase. sent the defendant to a CORRECTIONAL facility
penal
mien
dire
apt
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
SYNONYMS: choose the item that means the same as the CAPITALIZED expression in the introductory phrase. further IRRITATED by our already strained nerves
chafed
bludgeoned
fended
encroached
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence: The seven year old chess ______________________ beat every player in the room.
impunity
prodigy
apt
recluse
21. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence: _____________________ the Town Hall, the teenagers ran away, leaving behind the spray paint canisters from their graffiti operation.
Defiling
Fending
Disarming
Encroaching
22. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence: Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to find a way to live, to solve problems, to _____________ off madness and chaos.
chafe
fend
endow
awry
23. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence: I was ______________________when the Miami Heat lost the big game.
encroached
defiled
disgruntled
disarming
24. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Choose the definition that correctly corresponds with the following word: predominant
fame; glory
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
removing or capable of removing hostility
having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others
25. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Choose the definition that correctly corresponds with the following word: renown
exemption from punishment
to surrender unconditionally
fame; glory
to make unclean or dirty
26. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Choose the definition that correctly corresponds with the following word: prodigy
involving punishment or crime
something wonderful or marvelous; a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent