Question 1

Imprudent

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Not Wise:
Clearly that was unwise, and to bail out management and investors, let alone reward them for ____ decisions, is not proper.

Question 2

Imposing

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Used of a person's appearance or behavior:
Porter is physically _____- he is stocky and more than 6-feet tall- but he can be soft-spoken.

Question 3

Idealistic

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Of high moral or intellectual value:
Today's foreign-policy thinkers must also test their ____ notions of American possibility on a geo-political landscape littered with the wreckage of ideals past.

Question 4

Facetious

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Cleverly amusing in tone:
"We have a very ______ Liverpool sense of humor, laughing at things which are stupid," says Wells.

Question 5

Hollow

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Devoid of significance or point:
Speaking about political dialogue, Assad said any initiative that is not based on fighting "terrorism" will be "_____" and "meaningless."

Question 6

Histrionic

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Characteristic of acting or a stage performance:
The mildness of his provocations only makes the ____ local reaction to them - the impassioned denunciations, the drippingly earnest think pieces- all the more hilarious.

Question 7

Gregarious

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Temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others:
Aren't entrepreneurs supposed to _____ and commanding-verbally adept and able to inspire employees, clients and investors with the sheer force of their personality?

Question 8

Grave

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Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm:
In an open letter, the coalition says Twitter's ban "holds ____ consequences for free expression and transparency around the around the world."

Question 9

Forlorn

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Marked by or showing hopelessness:
The image of _____ bears on small rafts of ice has become a symbol of the dangers of climate change.

Question 10

Foreboding

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A feeling of evil to come:
But something else bothered him- a cold sense of ____, as if he hadn't heard the worst news yet.

Question 11

Flippant

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Showing inappropriate levity:
Any reprimand has to be taken seriously, so I don't want to come across as ____ about it.

Question 12

Fervent

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Characterized by intense emotion:
Mr. Elwes said it has attained such a large and ____ following thanks largely to pre-Internet word-of-mouth raves and home video rentals.

Question 13

Fatuous

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Devoid of intelligence:
This is a ______ show with nothing fresh to say about popular culture and our fixation with fame," his one-star write-up continued.

Question 14

Exuberant

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Joyously unrestrained:
He had been his father's _____ comparison, who had, Emerson wrote, "touched with his lively curiosity every trivial fact & circumstance in the household."

Question 15

Empathetic

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Showing ready comprehension of others' states:
"I can feel you pain without going through it myself, "says the _____ person.

Question 16

Elegiac

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Resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead:
it's an ____ message of farewell-whether to a romantic partner who is leaving or do life itself is subject to  the listener's interpretation.

Question 17

Elated

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Exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits:
She ended the class ______ and high-fived Victoria: "I built a website!"

Question 18

Effusive

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Uttered with a unrestrained enthusiasm:
It's being called both a "comedy smash" and "really funny," among other _____ compliments.

Question 19

Haughty

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Having or showing arrogant superiority to:
What we can do is hopefully have a detached perspective, without being pompous and ______.

Question 20

Incisive

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Demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions:
But anyone who relishes elegant and _____ writing and speech will be glad that Vidal was fated to explain, rather than practice, politics.

Term	Definition
Imprudent	Not Wise: Clearly that was unwise, and to bail out management and investors, let alone reward them for ____ decisions, is not proper.
Imposing	Used of a person's appearance or behavior: Porter is physically _____- he is stocky and more than 6-feet tall- but he can be soft-spoken.
Idealistic	Of high moral or intellectual value: Today's foreign-policy thinkers must also test their ____ notions of American possibility on a geo-political landscape littered with the wreckage of ideals past.
Facetious	Cleverly amusing in tone: "We have a very ______ Liverpool sense of humor, laughing at things which are stupid," says Wells.
Hollow	Devoid of significance or point: Speaking about political dialogue, Assad said any initiative that is not based on fighting "terrorism" will be "_____" and "meaningless."
Histrionic	Characteristic of acting or a stage performance: The mildness of his provocations only makes the ____ local reaction to them - the impassioned denunciations, the drippingly earnest think pieces- all the more hilarious.
Gregarious	Temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others: Aren't entrepreneurs supposed to _____ and commanding-verbally adept and able to inspire employees, clients and investors with the sheer force of their personality?
Grave	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm: In an open letter, the coalition says Twitter's ban "holds ____ consequences for free expression and transparency around the around the world."
Forlorn	Marked by or showing hopelessness: The image of _____ bears on small rafts of ice has become a symbol of the dangers of climate change.
Foreboding	A feeling of evil to come: But something else bothered him- a cold sense of ____, as if he hadn't heard the worst news yet.
Flippant	Showing inappropriate levity: Any reprimand has to be taken seriously, so I don't want to come across as ____ about it.
Fervent	Characterized by intense emotion: Mr. Elwes said it has attained such a large and ____ following thanks largely to pre-Internet word-of-mouth raves and home video rentals.
Fatuous	Devoid of intelligence: This is a ______ show with nothing fresh to say about popular culture and our fixation with fame," his one-star write-up continued.
Exuberant	Joyously unrestrained: He had been his father's _____ comparison, who had, Emerson wrote, "touched with his lively curiosity every trivial fact & circumstance in the household."
Empathetic	Showing ready comprehension of others' states: "I can feel you pain without going through it myself, "says the _____ person.
Elegiac	Resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead: it's an ____ message of farewell-whether to a romantic partner who is leaving or do life itself is subject to the listener's interpretation.
Elated	Exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits: She ended the class ______ and high-fived Victoria: "I built a website!"
Effusive	Uttered with a unrestrained enthusiasm: It's being called both a "comedy smash" and "really funny," among other _____ compliments.
Haughty	Having or showing arrogant superiority to: What we can do is hopefully have a detached perspective, without being pompous and ______.
Incisive	Demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions: But anyone who relishes elegant and _____ writing and speech will be glad that Vidal was fated to explain, rather than practice, politics.

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