1.
THWART:
a. Search
b. Reduce
c. Drain
d. Decipher
e. Hinder
2. TUMULTUOUS:
a. Distant
b. Disorderly
c. Primitive
d. Recent
e. Pugnacious
3. CLINCH:
a. Prepare
b. Offend
c. Secure
d. Obtain
e. Alarm
4. EMBEZZLE:
a. Steal
b. Overwhelm
c. Distribute
d. Oppose
e. Comfort
5. CHRONOLOGY:
a. Honesty
b. Outcry
c. Fortune
d. Timetable
e. Synopsis
6. INEPT:
a. Ethereal
b. Clumsy
c. Thoughtless
d. Lively
e. Inseparable
7. SACRIFICE:
a. Scatter
b. Attend
c. Fade
d. Forgo
e. Annihilate
8. SOLITARY:
a. Puzzling
b. Regretful
c. Private
d. Outcast
e. Fastidious
9. STIFLE:
a. Meddle
b. Depend
c. Suppress
d. Expand
e. Nourish
10. SULLEN:
a. Passive
b. Impartial
c. Dim
d. Upset
e. Reticent
11. SUPERFLUOUS:
a. Unnecessary
b. Flexible
c. United
d. Holey
e. Lackadaisical
12. TENUOUS:
a. Drowsy
b. Indebted
c. Comedic
d. Weak
e. Prudish
13. RECLUSE:
a. Hermit
b. Quirk
c. Livewire
d. Performer
e. Consequence
14. EXULT:
a. Shiver
b. Abolish
c. Remind
d. Please
e. Rejoice
15. GUERRILLA:
a. Coach
b. Society
c. Rebel
d. Passenger
e. Gargoyle
16. BLATANT:
a. Former
b. Immediate
c. Complimentary
d. Obvious
e. Unclear
17. CONDESCENDING:
a. Demeaning
b. Accurate
c. Obsessed
d. Charming
e. Miserable
18. OBDURATE:
a. Lateral
b. Uneven
c. Shocking
d. Opposite
e. Stubborn
19. SILHOUETTE:
a. Restoration
b. Example
c. Portrayal
d. Alternative
e. Outline
20. SUCCUMB:
a. Coil
b. Submit
c. Attract
d. Hover
e. Desensitize