(adj) able or inclined to laughter; amusing, laughable, ludicrous

"Two rival politicians exchanging compliments is one of the most _________ scenes imaginable."

(adj) of the color of blood; ruddy; naturally cheerful and hopeful

"Her __________ nature made her delightfult to be with."

(adj) working hard and steadily; diligent; perservering

"Because he hopes to be admitted to a good college, he is _______ in his studies."

(adj) seeming good but without real merit, deceptive, superficially right

"One or two _______ arguments planted among sound ones often go unchallenged."

(adj) resulting from the feelings of the person thinking; not objective, introspective, personal

"Poetry is often said to be the most _________ of the literary forms, both for the poet and for the reader."

(v) act indecisively to gain time or delay matters, put off

"Don't _________; answer the question directly and honestly without hedging."

(n) self-evident, obvious, truth

"'Virtue is rewarded,' considered a ________ by some, is thought by others to be a lie."

(n) appearance; aspect, face, countenance

"A poetic word for face might be '_________' or 'countenance.'"

(v) to agree or consent quietly without protest; give in

"Small boys often must _________ to bigger boys' demands."

(n) an angry or heated argument; quarrel

"She had a minor _________ with the policeman who said she was speeding."

(n) person or thing greatly accursed; immprecation of divine punishment; curse

"In a patriarchal society, the subject of women's rights is ___________."

(v) resort to trivial fault-finding; carp, quibble

"You let him buy a Cadillac; now don't _________ his ordering air conditioning.

(n) twinge of conscience; remorse, scruple

"Some people have no __________s about cheating on their income tax."

(adj) very plentiful; abundant, plentiful

"Despite taking ________ reading notes, the student could not report clearly on the book."

(adj) concealed, hidden, disguised, covered; sheltered

"The CIA's _________ actions are now being brought to light."

(adj) affectedly modest or shy; decorous, reserved, sedate

"The model young woman in Victorian England was ________ and well mannered."