Vocabulary and Synonyms

"Extravagant" means spending more than is necessary or wasteful, often used with money. When someone spends freely on luxury items like perfume, they are extravagant. "Famished" means extremely hungry, "excessive" means too much, and "evasive" means avoiding answers.

"Edgy" means nervous, tense, or on edge. When someone seems nervous and tense about something, they are being edgy. "Elaborate" means detailed, "express" means communicate, and "engaged" means involved or interested.

"Fed up" is an idiomatic expression meaning annoyed or unhappy. The phrase "I'm fed up with your rudeness" means the speaker is tired of and annoyed by the rudeness. "Feasible" means possible, "faint" means unclear, "false" means not true, and "filthy" means very dirty.

"Feeble" means lacking strength or ineffective. A feeble attempt at humour would be weak or ineffective. "Fickle" means changing frequently, "firm" means strong or solid, "fierce" means aggressive, and "fishy" means suspicious.

Firm means resolute, steadfast, or consistent in enforcing rules. The sentence contrasts firmness with fairness, suggesting that being consistent in expectations helps children understand you mean what you say. Fickle (changeable) would undermine credibility, while feeble (weak) and fierce (aggressive) don't fit the balanced parenting context.

Domineering means asserting control over others in an arrogant way. It pairs with 'bossy' to describe someone who commands others aggressively and excessively. Drastic means extreme, dubious means doubtful, explicit means clear, and dreary means dull - none convey controlling behavior like domineering does.

Dreary means dull, boring, or lacking interest. The joke livened up (made more lively) what was otherwise a boring meeting. Drastic means extreme, dubious means doubtful, domineering means controlling, and explicit means clear - only dreary contrasts with 'livened up'.

The phrase 'wipe that stupid grin off your face' is a common expression meaning to stop smiling. A grin is a broad smile that spreads across your face. The other options (glimpse, grudge, halt, hardship) don't relate to facial expressions or can be wiped off a face.

The phrase 'the height of X' is an idiomatic expression meaning the pinnacle, peak, or ultimate example of something. 'The height of vulgarity' means this dress represents the absolute extreme or worst example of vulgarity. Similar expressions include 'the height of fashion' or 'the height of absurdity'. The other options (handling, hearsay, hang-up, heaps) cannot form this idiomatic structure.

Doing something without pay such as volunteering is considered honorary.

A scrooge is a person who is mean and stingy, especially with money, making 'miser' the correct synonym. 'Champion' is the opposite, while 'man' and 'person' are too generic.

Extravagant means spending more money than is necessary or reasonable, often wastefully. 'Spending unnecessarily' directly captures this meaning of excessive or wasteful expenditure.

Flamboyant means tending to attract attention because of their showiness, often through bright colors or striking appearance. 'Bright' captures the visual boldness and showiness that flamboyant describes.

Orthodox means following traditional or widely accepted beliefs, methods, or practices. 'Traditional' is the correct synonym, while 'modern' and 'latest' are antonyms. 'Sensible' doesn't capture the traditional aspect.

Petrified literally means turned to stone, but figuratively means extremely frightened or paralyzed with fear. 'Frightened' is correct in this context of being terrified by the enormous dog.