In an attempt to ______ the enemy, Braveheart rallied hundreds of fierce warriors.

• alienate
• scoff
• obliterate
• ostracize
• minimize

The film was completed on schedule despite the ______ circumstances regarding the location and extreme weather conditions.

• tenuous
• imperial
• cryptic
• contrived
• adverse

The postcard advertised a free cruise to anyone who bought a magazine subscription, but after reading the fine print Sasha found the cruise was just a ______.

• petition
• gimmick
• compromise
• reference
• motif

Many employers like to visit college campuses and ______ college seniors to work for their companies.

• daunt
• recruit
• illuminate
• dither
• flout

I could tell by Konrad’s ______ manner that he was really sorry for how he had treated Annette.

• callous
• erratic
• zealous
• nonchalant
• contrite

The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was ______ enough to raise their employees’ insurance premiums.

• moratorium
• justification
• symbolism
• disposition
• habitude

The ______ of the sheriff’s department ended at the county line.

• prerequisite
• emendation
• alliteration
• jurisdiction
• respite

Ralph plays golf every chance he gets; even a weeklong golfing vacation could not ______ his appetite for the game.

• initiate
• satiate
• relinquish
• revive
• employ

We could not describe the scene before us; it was filled with such ______ beauty.

• inexorable
• unutterable
• uproarious
• mnemonic
• fretful

The subject matter was ______ because the mumbling professor spoke too quickly.

• obscure
• magnanimous
• treacherous
• vital
• maximized