Question 1

Incredulous

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Not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving.
Many politicians are particularly ____ as this was his second escape from a supposedly high-security prison.

Question 2

Indignant

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Angered at something unjust or wrong.
I seethed with envy, ____ that they enjoyed the honest freedom I had denied myself.

Question 3

Insouciant

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Free from concern, worry, or anxiety, carefree, nonchalant.
The _____ waitress did not seem to care that he had to wait over an hour.

Question 4

Irate

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Feeling or showing extreme anger.
Horns honked and an ____ motorist yelled, "Get out of the street people can get to work!"

Question 5

Irreverent

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Showing lack of due respect or veneration.
She continues with a ______ speech that blends slightly off-color jokes with sincere praise and gratitude.

Question 6

Jejune

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Lacking interest or significance or impact.
But in their translation into the bald language of reality-the ____ prose of fact-our dreams have a way of losing their finer essence.

Question 7

Inquisitive

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Given to questioning.
He was very ____ -he kept asking and I kept answering.

Question 8

Insincere

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Lacking the quality of being open and truthful.
Of course, if used poorly, the suggested questions can come across like bad pickup lines, rehearsed and _____.

Question 9

Insolent

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Marked casual disrespect.
You are ______. I suppose that is only to be expected of wilding. We must find you a husband who can teach you courtesy.

Question 10

Jovial

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Full or showing high-spirited merriment.
We're not pushing a hardcore agenda. The events tend to be very friendly and ____, but safety is our No. 1 concern.

Question 11

Laudatory

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Full or giving praise.
We've read in ______ profiles and seen in TV spots, the rookie is smart, studious, and humble.

Question 12

Malicious

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Having the nature of threatening evil.
China's international police issued warnings against those sought to point fingers or spread ________ rumors online.

Question 13

Melancholic

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Characterized by causing or expressing sadness.
As a child she was a shy, _______ loner riddled with very early-onset teenage angst.

Question 14

Mercurial

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Liable to sudden unpredictable change.
But though his aesthetic has been _____, his theme has arguably stayed the same.

Question 15

Methodical

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Characterized by orderliness.
But the decision we came around to was that it was editorially important to show how ______, planned and deliberate this was.

Question 16

Momentous

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Of very great significance.
The Supreme Court is on the verge of a ____ decision that could legalize gay marriage across the country.

Question 17

Morose

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Showing a brooding ill humor.
Eeyore, the ______ donkey in the Winnie-the-Pooh, at one point complains: 'A little consideration, a little though for others, makes all the difference.'

Question 18

Negligent

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Characterized by undue lack of attention or concern.
Leaving a child unattended in a car or a house is ___ conduct.

Question 19

Novel

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Original and of a kind not seen before.
Finally, highly-math-anxious parents may become flustered when their children's teachers use _____ strategies that parents themselves never learned.

Question 20

Mordant

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Harshly ironic or sinister.
The amiable Brain take refuge in ____ humor.  "Bad luck. Good luck. It's all chance," he says, then adding darkly, "Rotten sort of lottery, life."

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