Question: I thought the job of revising the manuscript would be a relative simple matter, but it proved to be a(n) _____________ task.

Answer: Onerous

Question: Some superstitious Roman emperors consulted ______________ and other dabblers in black magic to find out what the future held.

Answer: Necromancers

Question: The plot of the novel centers on a(n) ___________ adventure who attempts to remedy his financial embarrassment by marrying into money.

Answer: Impecunious

Question: The copper pots have been so highly _______________ that I could see my face in them.

Answer: Burnished

Question: Through monarchies still exist in some parts of the world, they are more or less a(n) _____________ form of government.

Answer: Moribund

Question: One of Darwin’s theories suggest that nature ensures survival of a species by slowly _____________ out the less fit members.

Answer: Winnow

Question: There is nothing more _________ on a hot day than to stretch out on a hammock with a good book and a pitcher of icy lemonade.

Answer: Delectable

Question: I could tell my boss was really “riled” by the ________ of his tone of voice when he summoned me.

Answer: Asperity

Question: The conversation at the dinner tables all over town was _____________ with speculation as to the outcome of the big game.

Answer: Rife

Question: All the facts and figures point to one ____________ conclusion: we are hopelessly outnumbered.

Answer: Inexorable