| A | B |
|---|
| porcine | resembling a pig |
| His ______ laugh sounded like he was snorting. | porcine |
| opportune | coming at a good time |
| The weekend before the test was an ________ time to study. | opportune |
| dulcet | melodious, soft, soothing |
| The _______ tones of the singer put them all to sleep. | dulcet |
| bludgeon | short, heavy thick club; to hit with or as if by using a heavy club |
| He felt the teacher was ______ him with all the questions about his homework. | bludgeoning |
| reminisce | to recall the past |
| The couple liked to ______ about when they first met. | reminisce |
| arduous | hard, difficult, tiresome |
| Swimming 3 miles is ______ exercise. | arduous |
| milieu | environment or surroundings |
| The new student felt out of his _____ the first week of school. | milieu |
| beleaguer | to surround, harass |
| The family felt _____ by fundraising phonecalls at dinnertime. | beleaguered |
| histrionic | overly dramatic |
| The _______ teacher entertained his students with his dramatic lessons. | histrionic |
| quixotic | idealistic and totally impractical |
| Putting all taxpayers on the honor system is a _____ suggestion. | quixotic |
