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  1. "accommodating"
  2. "helpful"
  3. "I prefer to shop in a store where the"
  4. "clerks are friendly and accommodating."
  5. ""
  6. "The policeman was very _____________"
  7. "when I asked him for directions to"
  8. "my friend's house."
  9. "affluent"
  10. "wealthy"
  11. "The family was affluent enough to"
  12. "own a summer home."
  13. ""
  14. "Ron is so ________ that he can"
  15. "travel whenever and wherever he"
  16. "pleases."
  17. "autonomous"
  18. "independent"
  19. "Jean, wishing to be autonomous from"
  20. "her parents, paid for her own"
  21. "college education."
  22. "Sarah proved how __________ she is"
  23. "by traveling through the Soviet"
  24. "Union alone."
  25. "biannual"
  26. "semi-annual; twice a year"
  27. "The magazine was a biannual"
  28. "publication, coming out in April and"
  29. "October."
  30. "The school year has ________ "
  31. "vacations, one in December and one"
  32. "in April."
  33. "bizarre"
  34. "very strange; odd"
  35. "The circumstances surrounding the"
  36. "crime were bizarre."
  37. ""
  38. "The entertainer's purple pants and"
  39. "green shirt were a _______"
  40. "combination."
  41. "courtly"
  42. "polite"
  43. "He was a perfect gentleman, very"
  44. "thoughtful and courtly."
  45. ""
  46. "Susan was impressed by the _______"
  47. "behavior of the prince."
  48. ""
  49. "diligent"
  50. "hard-working"
  51. "* is a diligent student."
  52. ""
  53. ""
  54. "One must be ________ to survive"
  55. "both high school and college."
  56. ""
  57. "distinctive"
  58. "having a special quality"
  59. "That piece of jewelry is unusual and"
  60. "distinctive."
  61. ""
  62. "Elizabeth Taylor's violet eyes are"
  63. "her ___________ trait."
  64. ""
  65. "dubious"
  66. "doubtful"
  67. "* is dubious about "
  68. "the team's chance for success."
  69. ""
  70. "John was _______ about the "
  71. "restaurant his friend had chosen."
  72. ""
  73. "exquisite"
  74. "very lovely"
  75. "That dainty crystal vase is"
  76. "exquisite."
  77. ""
  78. "The dancer's long, cascading, "
  79. "raven-black hair is _________."
  80. ""
  81. "fervent"
  82. "very earnest"
  83. "It is my fervent wish to be accepted"
  84. "by a good college."
  85. ""
  86. "I maintain the _______ hope that we"
  87. "will always be good friends."
  88. ""
  89. "genteel"
  90. "polite and well bred"
  91. "Our silver-haired hostess was"
  92. "genteel and elegant."
  93. ""
  94. "The professor, although young, was"
  95. "quite _______."
  96. ""
  97. "inebriated"
  98. "drunk"
  99. "The man was too inebriated to drive."
  100. ""
  101. ""
  102. "College fraternity boys have a"
  103. "reputation for occasionally being"
  104. "__________."
  105. "manual"
  106. "by hand"
  107. "Chopping wood is heavy manual labor."
  108. ""
  109. ""
  110. "New technology has made many forms"
  111. "of ______ labor unnecessary."
  112. ""
  113. "negligent"
  114. "careless"
  115. "Don't be negligent when driving a"
  116. "car; lives are at stake."
  117. ""
  118. "Roy angered many people with his"
  119. "_________ behavior."
  120. ""
  121. "nutritious"
  122. "valuable as food"
  123. "*, did you have a  "
  124. "nutritious breakfast?"
  125. ""
  126. "Athletes are advised to eat a "
  127. "__________ meal before game time."
  128. ""
  129. "obsolete"
  130. "out-of-date"
  131. "The twenty year old science textbook"
  132. "is obsolete."
  133. ""
  134. "Model T Fords are ________ in"
  135. "today's world of fast sporty cars."
  136. ""
  137. "pliable"
  138. "easily bent"
  139. "Gold is a very soft, pliable metal."
  140. ""
  141. ""
  142. "Some plastics are very _______."
  143. ""
  144. ""
  145. "pungent"
  146. "sharp, biting taste or smell"
  147. "The pungent odor of pine smoke"
  148. "filled the room."
  149. ""
  150. "The jar of herbs gave off a very"
  151. "_______ aroma."
  152. ""
  153. "scandalous"
  154. "disgraceful"
  155. "Her scandalous act was scorned"
  156. "by everyone."
  157. ""
  158. "These __________ rumors will ruin"
  159. "his good reputation."
  160. ""
  161. "scraggly"
  162. "ragged"
  163. "The bushes need to be trimmed; they"
  164. "are quite scraggly."
  165. ""
  166. "My father insisted that I get a"
  167. "hair cut because I looked so ________."
  168. ""
  169. "sonic"
  170. "having to do with sound"
  171. "We heard a sonic boom as the plane"
  172. "passed overhead."
  173. ""
  174. "We cannot actually see the _____"
  175. "waves that transmit sound."
  176. ""
  177. "tawdry"
  178. "showy and cheap; gaudy"
  179. "Her tawdry clothing attracted"
  180. "stares."
  181. ""
  182. "She was dressed in a ______"
  183. "manner and wore heavy make-up."
  184. ""
  185. "unavoidable"
  186. "inevitable"
  187. "Conflict between management and"
  188. "labor is sometimes unavoidable."
  189. ""
  190. "He claimed that his collision with"
  191. "the other car was ___________."
  192. ""
  193. "unsung"
  194. "not honored"
  195. "He was one of the quiet, unsung"
  196. "heroes of the revolution."
  197. ""
  198. "Often, those who accomplish the"
  199. "most important work are the "
  200. "______ laborers."
  201. sung"
  202. "heroes of the revolution."
  203. ""
  204. "Often, those who accomplish the"
  205. "most important work