| A | B |
|---|
| relating to an oracle; wise or knowing | oracular |
| Barry Bonds, known for many ______ over the left field fence, was one of my favorite major league hitters. | clouts (n) |
| someone who casts spells | enchanter |
| In these days of overpadded _____ , it was a pleasure to flip the pages of her concise English handbook. | tome (n) |
| John was known for his many _____ comments; everyone was amazed at his predictions. | oracular (adj) |
| Although we have many of William Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, we do not know much about the ______ personal life. | Bard's (n) |
| having a reddish brown, brown, or black coat speckled with white or gray hair | roan |
| impertinence, insolence, audacity, nerve, rudeness, sassiness | impudence |
| Jake wore the ____ of a four star general with pride, but he was disappointed, none-the-less, with his government's war time policies. | raiment (n) |
| book, volume, digest, work | tome |
| Paul had a _____ expression on his face after learning that his arch enemy had gotten into the college of his choice knocking Paul out of the running. | scornful (adj) |
| formal clothing | raiment |
| annoy, irrate, vex, exasperate | nettle |
| Pingry's ____ with the ivy league colleges is a wonderful marketing tool; parents are convinced that this will give their kids the edge when applying to schools like Harvard and Yale. | clout (n) |
| Jared exhibited an _____ , a cocky bold attitude, that put the coach on his guard. | impudence (n) |
| contemptuous, sneering, derisive, disdainful | scornful |
| You could tell by his nervous reaction that the reporter's probing questions ______ the town official. | nettled (v) |
| The strawberry ____ pony was a lovely young mare with a smooth trot and a long canter. | roan (adj) |
| Germany was an ____ enemy during the WWII conflict; Hitler could not be appeased and spread his troops throughout Europe. | implacable (adj) |
| dialogue, conversation, discussion, communication | discourse |
| a large mound of dirt above a burial site | barrow |
| jumble, confuse, tangle, mess up | muddle |
| ____ , the cat skittered along the edge of the roof, jumped on the nearest branch, and shimmied down the trunk of the tree to safety. | Deftly (adv) |
| Catherine completely ____ the project as she was neither qualified nor motivated to take on such a complex task. | muddled (v) |
| The US Army was a seemingly _____ force, but never-the-less over fifty thousand American troops were killed during the Viet Nam War. | invincible (adj) |
| The old queen ____ her grandson with her husband's sword, one that he had worn into battle many times. | gird (v) |
| The three commonly used ___ of a horse are the walk, trot, and canter. | gaits (n) |
| The academic ___ of medical school are so intense that many students often stop and wonder if they really want this type of existence. | rigors (n) |
| No amount of _____ could sway the staunch Republicans into voting for Barack Obama. | discourse (n) |
| bind, restrain, fix, tighten | gird |
| A large mound of earth and stones, a ____, was placed over the graves of the unknown soldiers. | barrow (n) |
| unbending, unyielding, obdurate | implacable |
| severity, strictness, firmness | rigor |
| skillfully, adroitly, dexterously | deftly |
| walk, step, pace | gait |
| unbeatable, unconquerable, indomitable, indestructible | invincible |
| Jose ___ his sombrero and trudged into the field for another day under the scorching hot sun. | donned (v) |
| put on, dress into, slip on | don |
| wallop, thump, blow// influence, power, sway | clout |
| Why do you continue to ask me for advice? Do I serve some sort of ____ function in your life? | oracular (adj) |
| The three ____ cast a spell over Malcolm; without his wits about him, he rode his roan pony backwards through the forest. | enchanters (n) |
| Frothing at the mouth, the ___ stallion reared and resisted our every attempt to load him onto the trailer. | roan (adj) |
| ____, Mr. Yankavitch scolded his students and assigned them a double dose of math homework. | Nettled (adj) |
| Her ____ became a huge problem at work; customers complained constantly, and the owner of the company finally had to ask her to leave his employ. | impudence (n) |
| After Dougie served a nasty comment about Vera's new hairstyle, she shot him a _____ look, which said, "We're OVER." | scornful (adj) |
| The cowgirls were a sight to behold; they were decked out in the ___ of a high class rodeo complete with rhinestones and satin. | raiment (n) |
| Andrew wasn't interested in sports; he loved to write poetry and spent much of his free time hanging out with other ____ . | bards (n) |
| Mark pulled the ____ , a large volume, from a multi-volume scholarly work | tome (n) |
| The school bully delivered a _____ to the busdriver, which landed him an expulsion. | clout (n) |
| Miss Wicky Wacky was ___; she was closed out of the half price sale at Target and weeped for hours on the curb watching the shoppers through the glass doors. | implacable (adj) |
| During our travels in Ireland, we saw many large mounds of dirt and stone placed over burial sites, commonly known as ____ , dating before the common era. | barrows (n) |
| We hoped for an extended ____ with the Board of Education about shortening the school year to 175 days. | discourse (n) |
| The airlines _____ our ski trip plans; our skis ended up in Hawaii, our clothes ended up in Chicago, and we ended up in Puerto Rico. | muddled (v) |
| Martha ___ her husband with a toolbelt and sent him out to fix the shed that had been falling apart since the last hurricane hit. | girded (v) |
| Martin ____ manuevered himself down the narrow slope and through the moguls before collapsing in exhaustion at the base. | deftly (adv) |
| With a 20 and 0 record, the team was feeling nearly ______ . | invincible (adj) |
| I recognized Michael by his long fluid ___ ; no one else walked with such grace. | gait (n) |
| The struck deer was in the stages of ____ mortis, a muscular stiffening after death. | rigor (adj) |
| Sean ___ his tweed cap and headed into town for dinner and a game of darts at the local pub. | donned (v) |
