1
Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director.
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Answer Correctly
living
pallid
heed
melodious
Solution
The definition for extant is "Currently existing." Used in a sentence: Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director. The definition for melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."
2
The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
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Answer Correctly
mediate
salvage
drab
furtiveness
Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for salvage is "to save from ruin.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."
3
My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures.
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gruff
entertain
flagrant
mandate
Solution
The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for gruff is "Rough or stern in manner or speech.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."
4
"heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy.
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camaraderie
raspy
avian
mind
Solution
The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for camaraderie is "spirit of friendship.", the definition for raspy is "rough, grating.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."
5Distortion most nearly means:
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straddle
surplus
contortion
incumbent
Solution
The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for straddle is "to favor opposing sides.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility."