1
Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies.
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Answer Correctly
pretentious
elusive
archaic
dupe
Solution
The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."
2
Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture.
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Answer Correctly
banal
naive
raucous
exalt
Solution
The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for raucous is "noisy, rowdy.", the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise.", and the definition for naive is "Lacking worldy wisdom."
3
Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject.
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Answer Correctly
regale
accommodate
roam
pretentious
Solution
The definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language." Used in a sentence: Professor Tan rambled during his lectures, frequently straying from the subject. The definition for pretentious is "making unjustified claims.", the definition for regale is "To amuse.", and the definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to."
4Flaw most nearly means:
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Answer Correctly
antidote
interminable
rhapsody
defect
Solution
The definition for flaw is "An imperfection." Used in a sentence: The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value. The definition for antidote is "something that relieves or counteracts.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."
5
"Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone.
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Answer Correctly
archaic
inscription
moderate
heinous
Solution
The definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person." Used in a sentence: "Beloved by all,"" was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife's tombstone. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average.", and the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil."