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Vocabulary Challenge

bluff 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE verb Gerry would pretend he was 13, so he could get into the PG-13 movie. He planned to _________ his way into the movie. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? trick; fake; pretend bluff Antonyms? verb P.O.S. - ? reveal; tell truth 2

brackish 2nd CLUE 1st CLUE adjective The ocean’s water is dingy, dirty and briny. Ocean water is _____________. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? salty; briny brackish Antonyms? bland; unsalated adjective P.O.S. - ?

circumference 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE noun Harry measured the distance around the orange. He measured the _________________. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? boundary; rim; around circumference Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? noun inside; middle 4

headway 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE noun Climbing up the hill with a hotdog on its back, the ant was not making much progress. It could not make any __________ as its load was too big. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? advance; progress forward headway Antonyms? noun P.O.S. - ? regress; retreat 5

ignite 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE verb Newspaper is often used to start a fire. But you need a match to ___________ it into flames. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? enflame; fire; light up ignite Antonyms? verb put out; douse; quench P.O.S. - ? 6

illuminate 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE verb Rockefeller Center has thousands of lights brightening the scene for the holidays. The holiday lights ____________ the whole area. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? light up; lighten illuminate Antonyms? blacken; darken verb P.O.S. - ? 7

impending 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE adj. Tenuously we waited for the approaching storm. Hurricane Sandy was ______________; it was almost upon us. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? approaching; coming; nearing impending Antonyms? adj. P.O.S. - ? late; distant; remote 8

repugnant 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE adj. Matilda’s behavior was disgraceful and unseemly, running up and down the church aisles. We considered her actions ____________. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? abhorrent; awful; gross repugnant Antonyms? adj. inoffensive; acceptable P.O.S. - ? 9

sabotage 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE noun When the train went off the track everyone thought a bandit had ruined the track. We all thought it was _______________. 2nd CLUE destruction; demolition; mischief Synonyms? sabotage Antonyms? assistance; fix, help noun P.O.S. - ? 10

scarcity 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE noun Fortunately we were not rapacious as the food cupboard had not been replenished due to flood. There was a ____________ of food. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? Lack; shortage; want scarcity Antonyms? Surplus; abundance noun P.O.S. - ? 11

build; repair; restore 1st CLUE The recluse came out of hiding, brandishing a sword, and wrecking havoc everywhere. He planned to ______________ the peace. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? destroy; devastate; crush sabotage Antonyms? build; repair; restore verb P.O.S. - ? 12

bored; lazy; apathetic 1st CLUE It was impossible to quell Alice’s enthusiasm and passion for helping others. Her _________ to help was always over the top. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? passion; enthusiasm; gusto zeal Antonyms? bored; lazy; apathetic noun P.O.S. - ? 13