Practice makes perfect

The show "Myth Busters" was created to _______________ myths and prove that they were not true.

• hiatus

• obscure

• terse

• debunk

Jacob always doubted if my compliments were sincere, I told him to stop being so _______________ and believe the good in people.

• cynical

• obscure

• affable

• poised

My dad thinks golf is a nice ___________ from his stressful corporate job.

• hiatus

• respite

• terse

• debunk

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I wrote a poem about my mothers childhood and she told me it was so _______________, it brought my mom to tears.

• poised

• poignant

• epitomized

• heresy

My friend uses webmd everyday to see what he might be "dying from;" I told him he is a bit of a ________________

• epitomized

• respite

• hypochondriac

• poised

I tend to choose friends that are empathetic and ____________; a smiling face is always better than a frown.

• cynical

• poised

• affable

• cynical

Her answers were so ________________, I asked if there was a reason she was being so short with me.

• hiatus

• terse

• respite

• convey

After Mary had a baby, she took a three year __________ from work.

• debunk

• respite

• hiatus

• heresy

After she tripped on the red carpet, the actress remained ___________ as she laughed at her own clumsiness.

• poignant

• poised

• cyncial

• terse

Before his career-ending injury, Dwayne _____________ the world’s idea of the best basketball player on the planet.

• hiatus

• poised

• affable

• epitomized