Choose the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the form of the word to make it grammatically correct.
George is a(n) ______________________ golfer who spends each morning playing a round.
avid
brackish
overt
myopic
histrionic
incendiary
summarily
The plants died because they sat in ____________________ water for several weeks.
avid
brackish
overt
myopic
histrionic
incendiary
summarily
It is amazing that Mike ____________________looks at other women even while he is with his wife.
avid
brackish
overt
myopic
histrionic
incendiary
summarily
Politicians seem to be a bit _____________________ when they talk about education. They constantly talk about what teachers are doing, but they seem not to see the larger picture of how family life and economics effects the way a student learns.
avid
brackish
overt
myopic
histrionic
incendiary
summarily
The people on Fox News often make a(n) _______________________cry that the left are taking over the media.
avid
brackish
overt
myopic
histrionic
incendiary
summarily
In the _________________________days of our childhoods, we played fabulous games of imagination in our neighborhood backyards.
halcyon
gambit
accost
supplicant
talisman
celerity
brackish
The politician exposed the corruption of his secretary in what critics are calling a ________________________ to stop investigations into his own corruption.
halcyon
gambit
accost
supplicant
talisman
celerity
brackish
The teacher was ______________________ by a group of angry parents who accused the teacher of demanding too much from their students.
halcyon
gambit
accost
supplicant
talisman
celerity
brackish
The husband refused to be reduced to a(n) ________________________ who has to bow down every time his wife wants something from him.
halcyon
gambit
accost
supplicant
talisman
celerity
brackish
The plot involves a Hong Kong police inspector traveling to Ireland in search of a ____________________________ that provides immortality to the person who wears it.
halcyon
gambit
accost
supplicant
talisman
celerity
brackish
Monkeys have been used historically in _____________________ portrayals of black people, and the New York Post cartoon immediately drew criticism from most people.
pejorative
devious
incendiary
celerity
summarily
animadversion
propriety
The child seems sweet, but really she is a(n) _____________________ and manipulative person who tries to get people to do everything for her.
pejorative
devious
incendiary
celerity
summarily
animadversion
propriety
The _____________________________ raid burned the village to the ground.
pejorative
devious
incendiary
celerity
summarily
animadversion
propriety
In the foxhole, the soldier doubted his ability to load and fire his gun with any degree of __________________________.
pejorative
devious
incendiary
celerity
summarily
animadversion
propriety
The day after the inauguration, the new school board _______________________ dismissed the superintendent and all of the principals.