Utilitarian - Zenith

Question 1

Utilitarian

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Useful or practical; ex) The workers’ coveralls were very _________, but had no regard at all for style or looks.

Question 2

Vacillate

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To swing or waver; ex) In an emergency situation there is no time to _________, so first responders are taught appropriate courses of actions for a myriad of crises.

Question 3

Variegated

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Having a variety of colors or marks; ex) Calico cats have _________ coats of many shades of brown, tan, black, and white.

Question 4

Vehement

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Forceful; displaying extreme emotion; ex) In spite of _________ protests from his parents, Joey left Harvard and moved to Los Angeles to become an actor

Question 5

Venal

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Corruptible, open to bribery; ex) The success of mafia crimes relies on a steady supply of _________ police officers and judges.

Question 6

Venerable

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Highly esteemed or respected; commanding respect; ex) Dr. Sanford, a most _________ professor, received a standing ovation at his retirement party.

Question 7

Veracity

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Truthfulness; ex) The _________ of his alibi was questioned when several witnesses saw him fleeing the scene of the crime.

Question 8

Verbose

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Wordy; long-winded; ex) Most students were yawning and half-asleep by the end of the dean’s _________ commencement speech.

Question 9

Verisimilitude

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The quality of appearing to be true or real; ex) Carol added several specific details to her story to lend it _________.

Question 10

Veritable

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Genuine or authentic; ex) After months of privation in the wilderness, the Andersons enjoyed a _________ feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and carrot cake.

Question 11

Versatile

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Having many uses or a variety of abilities; ex) She is a very _________ singer and is equally comfortable singing operatic arias or country-western ballads.

Question 12

Vilify

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To make negative statements about; to malign; ex) The press wanted to _________ her as “the other woman” in the divorce case of a married actor.

Question 13

Vindicate

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To clear someone or something from blame; ex) The suspect was _________ed when the person who actually committed the robbery turned himself in.

Question 14

Virtually

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In almost all instances; simulated as by a computer; ex) Surviving a plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel was _________ impossible prior to the invention of reliable foam padding and rigid plastics.

Question 15

Vituperate

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To criticize in an abusive way; ex) The senator condemned and _________ his political opponents in a series of angry speeches.

Question 16

Voluminous

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Large in volume or bulk; ex) He produced a _________ amount of published works during his 50 years as an author.

Question 17

Voracious

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Excessively greedy; ravenous; ex) After his two-week wilderness camping trip, Pat had a _________ appetite.

Question 18

Wane

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To gradually decrease; ex) Randy’s interest in his baseball card collection began to _________ as he got older.

Question 19

Wary

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Cautious and untrusting; ex) Emily threw a _________ glance at the man who had been following her for nearly five blocks.

Question 20

Whet

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To sharpen or stimulate; ex) Before a large meal, I like to _________ my appetite with a little wine and cheese.

Question 21

Wily

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Very sly, deceptive; ex) The _________ salesperson convinced my friend to purchase a car that was well beyond my friend’s financial means.

Question 22

Xenophobic

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Distrustful of strangers or foreign people; ex) Before traveling abroad, I had a _________ mistrust of all people who weren’t American.

Question 23

Zealous

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Very passionate or enthusiastic; ex) As a dedicated and honest attorney, Kara remained committed to the _________ pursuit of the truth.

Question 24

Zenith

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The peak point; ex) Winning the Academy Award for Best Actor was the _________ of the actor’s career.