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1 - $100 • Although the principal had an austere manner, he could be understanding and compassionate when a student was in trouble. • Clue – synonyms – forbidding, rigorous, puritanical • Adj – severe or stern in manner, plain, simple

1 - $200 Hitler’s grandiose plans for the third Reich that would dominate the world for centuries quickly vanished with the fall of Berlin. n Clue – synonyms – majestic, bombastic n n Adj – grand in an impressive or stately way

1 - $300 The coach reproved her team so often for being inept and losing games that the team had lost all confidence. n Clue – synonyms – chide, chastise n n Verb – to find fault with, scold, rebuke

1 - $400 After World War II, the German government made restitution to hundreds of Jewish families whose art had been looted by the Nazis. n Clue – synonyms – compensation, reimbursement n n Noun – the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to the former state or position

2 - $100 Often those people who have modest incomes and limited resources are more beneficent toward others who have even less than they do. n Clue – synonyms - humanitarian, magnanimous n n Adj – performing acts of kindness or charity

2 - $200 In their search for gold and jewels, the robbers desecrated the pharaoh’s sacred tomb. n Clue – antonyms, honor, venerate n n Verb – to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently

2 - $300 It is easy to become overwhelmed with the inconsequential and forget the things that are truly important. n Clue – synonyms – trivial, negligible n n Adj – trifling, unimportant

2 - $400 In the movie “Ratatouille”’ the hero, Remy, concocts all kinds of culinary wonders and strategies to help Linguini in his career. n Clue – synonyms – create, fashion n n Verb – to prepare by combining ingredients, make up

3 - $100 Sir Winston Churchill had a redoubtable gift for oratory, inspiring the British people to fight and withstand the Nazi blitzkrieg. n Clue – synonyms – formidable, fearsome n n Adj – inspiring fear or awe; ullustrious

3 - $200 No one who has seen the cadaverous faces and bodies of the concentration camp victims could fail to be moved by horror and pity. n Clue – synonyms - corpselike, haggard n n Adj – pale, gaunt

3 - $300 He was punctilious in every way and if a student was even 30 seconds late he admonished him or her for being tardy. n Clue – synonyms – precise, scrupulous n n Adj – very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette

3 - $400 When politicians insult each other with epithets, they only debase themselves, not their intended target. n Clue – synonyms – cheapen, corrupt n n Verb – lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade

4 - $100 The Comedian’s crass jokes did more to offend alienate his audience than make them laugh. n Clue – synonyms – crude, vulgar, tasteless n n Adj – coarse, unfeeling; stupid

4 - $200 Running a red light is an infraction of the traffic laws. n Clue – synonyms – violation, transgression n n Noun – breaking of a law or obligation

4 - $300 At first the news of his defeat disconcerted him; then he smiled and acted as if nothing important had happened n Clue – synonyms – upset, tattle, ruffle n n Verb – to confuse; to disturb the composure

4 - $400 She had become so accustomed to her cousin’s prating on about the neighbors that she stopped listening. n Clue – synonyms – chatter, prattle, blab n n Verb – to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

5 - $100 Robin Hood was a stalwart defender of the vulnerable and the powerless. n Clue – synonyms – sturdy, stout, intrepid n Adj – strong and sturdy; brave; resolute n Noun – a brave, strong person n

5 - $200 The Vikings were notorious for pillaging villages for livestock and valuables. n Clue – synonyms – ravage, sack n Verb – to rob of goods by open force, plunder n Noun – the act of looting; booty n

5 - $300 A politician who tries to hide his or her past is more vulnerable to attack than one who is open about his/her life. n Clue – defenseless, exposed n n Adj – open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

5 - $400 I hope to mitigate her fears of an alien invasion by assuring her with factual evidence. n Clue – synonyms – lessen, relieve, alleviate n n Verb – to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

And the winner …. .