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Question 1

loquacious

lo-KWAY-shes

Answer 1

adjective

tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Question 2

adjective

tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Answer 2

loquacious

lo-KWAY-shes

Question 3

Surprisingly, the ever _ girl was now at a loss for words.

Answer 3

loquacious

lo-KWAY-shes

Question 4

lucid

LOO-sed

Answer 4

adj

expressed clearly; easy to understand.

Question 5

adj

expressed clearly; easy to understand.

Answer 5

lucid

LOO-sed

Question 6

His writing style is _ and on point.

Answer 6

lucid

LOO-sed

Question 7

maelstrom

MAYL-strem

Answer 7

noun

1. a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
2. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

Question 8

noun

1. a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
2. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

Answer 8

maelstrom

MAYL-strem

Question 9

The _ produced by the hurricane was powerful and dangerous at sea.

Answer 9

maelstrom

MAYL-strem

Question 10

He was caught in a _ of emotions after learning that he won the award but beat his brother.

Answer 10

maelstrom

MAYL-strem

Question 11

malleable

MAHL-yeh-bel

Answer 11

adj

capable of being shaped, stretched, or influenced.

Question 12

adj

capable of being shaped, stretched, or influenced.

Answer 12

malleable

MAHL-yeh-bel

Question 13

Her personality was so _ that she would change her opinions like the weather.

Answer 13

malleable

MAHL-yeh-bel

Question 14

masticate

MAS-teh-kayt

Answer 14

verb

chew (food).

Question 15

verb

chew (food).

Answer 15

masticate

MAS-teh-kayt

Question 16

The old woman’s mouth worked in her sleep, as if she were _ something.

Answer 16

masticating

MAS-teh-kayt

Question 17

maudlin

MAWD-len

Answer 17

adjective

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.

Question 18

adjective

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.

Answer 18

maudlin

MAWD-len

Question 19

After his third glass of wine, he became _ and weepy.

Answer 19

maudlin

MAWD-len

Question 20

mendacious

men-DAY-shus

Answer 20

adjective

not telling the truth; lying.

Question 21

adjective

not telling the truth; lying.

Answer 21

mendacious

men-DAY-shus

Question 22

The children readily believed his _ tales of adventure, but we adults knew better.

Answer 22

mendacious

men-DAY-shus

Question 23

mercurial

mer-KYUR-ee-el

Answer 23

adj

(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

Question 24

adj

(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

Answer 24

mercurial

mer-KYUR-ee-el

Question 25

Her _ temperament has won her few friends.

Answer 25

mercurial

mer-KYUR-ee-el

Question 26

metamorphosis

met-uh-MOR-feh-ses

Answer 26

noun
a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means; transformation

Question 27

noun
a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means; transformation

Answer 27

metamorphosis

met-uh-MOR-feh-ses

Question 28

The butterfly is the result of the _ of a caterpillar.

Answer 28

metamorphosis

met-uh-MOR-feh-ses

Question 29

modicum

MOD-eh-kem

Answer 29

noun

a small amount or quantity

Question 30

noun

a small amount or quantity

Answer 30

modicum

MOD-eh-kem

Question 31

If she had a _ of decency, she wouldn’t have worn that short a dress to church.

Answer 31

modicum

MOD-eh-kem