1. Derogatory, belittling, disparaging

2. A person who deliberately sets fires.

3. Fertile, fruitful, prolific

4. TO AVOID, REJECT, SHUN

5. The act of accusing; a formal accusation

6. Stirring up rebellion or strife

7. Contemptibly Cowardly

8. (v) To cast off, discard; to get rid of something as objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through, as if through mud; (n) a mire, a state of depression.

9. A whirlpool of great size; chaos, turbulence

10. A commonplace saying, password, slogan; a word, expression of custom that distinguishes a particular group of people from all others.

11. Tranquil, calm, peaceful

12. A massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path.

13. Wicked, Depraved, Devoid of Moral Standards

14. Having little or no money; impoverished, indigent

15. Intended for or understood only by a select few; cryptic

16. A creature of enormous size, power, or appearance; whale, elephant, colossus

17. Original, created at the very beginning, going back to the earliest stage.

18. Grisly, gruesome, horrible, distressing, having death as a subject

19. Urgency, pressure, crisis

20. To proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide; announce

21. Trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing

22. Just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence; embryonic

23. Open to discussion and debate; unresolved or irresolvable.

24. With suspicion, distrust or disapproval; distrustfully, suspiciously

25. Lasting only a short time; transitory, evanescent, short- lived

26. The power to produce a desired result; effectiveness, potency, reliability

27. Harmony, a treaty, pact, or covenant

28. Keenness in observing and understanding, acumen, discernment.

29. Conceited, excessive, arrogant

30. Angelic, celestial, cherubic

31. Easily Irritated

32. Nary a ripple disturbed the ______ calm of the sea on that glorious summer afternoon.

33. To feel fear in difficult situations is natural, but to allow one’s conduct to be governed by fear is _________.

34. Though she entered this country as a/an ________ child, she eventually made a fortune in the garment industry.

35. She was buffeted about in a veritable __________ of emotions caused mainly by her own dissatisfaction with herself.

36. His reckless words had a/an __________ effect on the already excited crowd, and large-scale rioting resulted.

37. Are we to try to make a realistic analysis of our alternatives, or let ourselves be distracted by slogans and _____________.

38. “Do we have sufficient evidence at hand,” I asked, “to judge the _________ of the new method of teaching reading?”

39. The United States is cooperating with the other nations of the world in an effort to check the _________ trade in narcotics.

40. “Angelica” is indeed an apt name for one whose _________ beauty is complemented such sweetness of temper and gentleness of spirit.

41. “How much of a chance do you suppose a 98-pound weakling like me actually stands against that 320-pound _________)?” I asked incredulously.

42. The behavior of armies in wartime often evinces the _________ blood lust that civilized people have not yet full overcome.

43. The conversation between the computer programmers was so _________ that I wasn’t sure they were speaking English.

44. A born leader is someone who can rise to the _________ of any crisis that he or she may be confronted with.

45. In our attempt to improve the quality of life in America, we should not be too quick to _____ old ideas simply because they are old.

46. On the Western Front in August 1914, the French army steeled itself against the oncoming ____________ that was the German Second Army.

47. When I found that people I admired were looking __________ at my unconventional clothing, I resolved to remedy the situation.

48. Before the ceremony began, we all bowed our heads and hoped for unity, peace, and ________ among all nations.

49. Her imagination is like a _______ field in which new ideas spring up like so many ripe ears of corn.

50. Stephen King’s book Dance ___________ surveys popular and obscure horror fiction of the twentieth century.

51. Ever a bit of a melancholic, Mr. Smith sank into a _________ in the wintertime.

52. Because the word appeasement is associated with disastrous concessions to Adolf Hitler, it has acquired a (an) _____________ connotation.

53. In Shakespeare’s King Lear, the _______ pride of the title character contributes to his tragic downfall.

54. The historian had long been noted for the soundness of his scholarship and the ______________ of his judgment.

55. As reported on several online news sites, the ______________ accused in the destructive forest fires has admitted his guilt.

56. His disgraceful behavior since he left college is in itself a/an __________ of the lax, overindulgent upbringing he received.

57. An emotion so fickle and ___________ does not deserve to be categorized as “love”

58. “I vetoed that idea when it was first _________ years ago,” the governor said, “and I have never regretted my decision.

59. Recently, the principal ___________ a new dress code that abolished some of the unnecessary strictness of the old rules.

60. By ______________ off the artificiality of her first book, the novelist arrived at a style that was simple, genuine, and highly effective.

61. Although I can sometimes be as ____________ as an irate wasp, I normally do not lose my temper very easily.

62. One cannot expect a _________ democracy to go through its early years without experiencing some serious growing pains.