ForresterMasterVocabAlphabeticalOrderCONV0008 Adv 176. in an aloof manner; ""the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"" A. gossip B. Mortified C. adrift D. Aloof 177. by a small margin; ""they could barely hear the speaker""; ""we hardly knew them""; ""just missed being hit""; ""had scarcely rung the bel A. Barely B. Stab C. Fiddle D. Sullenness 178. in a comical manner; ""she acted comically"" A. Swirling B. Comically C. Notorious D. buster 179. in a fitful manner; ""he slept fitfully"" A. sigh B. whim C. baritone D. Fitfully 180. in an adroit manner; ""he bounced it cleanly off the wall"" A. Squirt B. Flawlessly C. blossom D. sob 181. with fondness; with love; ""she spoke to her children fondly"" A. fondly B. Film C. husky D. unctuousness 182. for a relatively small amount of money; ""we bought the house for a song"" A. for a song B. shiver C. dusk D. beam 183. prominently forward; ""he put his best foot foremost"" A. Squirt B. squash C. Foremost D. shuddering 184. in a forlorn manner; ""a single chicken was scratching forlornly in the yard"" A. megaphone B. dunk C. forlornly D. Ace 185. in a futile and unproductive manner A. Plaque B. Collective C. shiver D. futilely 186. in a grim implacable manner; ""he was grimly satisfied"" A. grimly B. mumbling C. soul mate D. Clutch 187. in a huffy manner; ""`Don't bother to call me back,' he said huffily"" A. Heaving B. heartbreak C. Control Freak D. huffily 188. with indifference; in an indifferent manner; ""she shrugged indifferently"" A. Frown B. Guts C. indifferently D. sigh 189. in a keen and discriminating manner; ""he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"" A. Moan B. Singsong C. Keenly D. Renowned 190. in a meticulous manner; ""the set was meticulously authentic"" A. ritzy B. Utmost C. Drawl D. Meticulously 191. in a portentous manner; ""portentously, the engines began to roll"" A. Portentously B. Guts C. Zigzag D. beam 192. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; ""she was very gifted""; ""he played very A. tapped B. dump C. Mound D. rattling 193. with reluctance A. Swivel B. Scramble C. reluctantly D. Inducing 194. in a grave and sedate manner; ""the judge sat there solemnly"" A. Blaring B. Blur C. swagger D. Solemnly 195. extremely; ""bored stiff""; ""frightened stiff"" A. shielded B. Tentatively C. Stiff D. for a song 196. in a stiff manner; ""his hands lay stiffly"" A. moron B. Control Freak C. Pulsing D. Stiffly 197. in a tentative manner; ""we agreed tentatively on a dinner date"" A. Rustling B. Tentatively C. Singsong D. heartbreak 198. in a shy or timid or bashful manner; ""he smiled shyly"" A. Casualness B. Abhor C. Flawlessly D. Timidly 199. in a vague way; ""he looked vaguely familiar""; ""he explained it somewhat mistily"" A. dump B. Swivel C. Swig D. vaguely 200. in an eagerly voracious manner; ""she reads voraciously"" A. voraciously B. Platen C. slink D. Beady ANSWERS ------- 176. (D) Aloof 177. (A) Barely 178. (B) Comically 179. (D) Fitfully 180. (B) Flawlessly 181. (A) fondly 182. (A) for a song 183. (C) Foremost 184. (C) forlornly 185. (D) futilely 186. (A) grimly 187. (D) huffily 188. (C) indifferently 189. (C) Keenly 190. (D) Meticulously 191. (A) Portentously 192. (D) rattling 193. (C) reluctantly 194. (D) Solemnly 195. (C) Stiff 196. (D) Stiffly 197. (B) Tentatively 198. (D) Timidly 199. (D) vaguely 200. (A) voraciously 176. Aloof-->Adv-->in an aloof manner; ""the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"" 177. Barely-->Adv-->by a small margin; ""they could barely hear the speaker""; ""we hardly knew them""; ""just missed being hit""; ""had scarcely rung the bel 178. Comically-->Adv-->in a comical manner; ""she acted comically"" 179. Fitfully-->Adv-->in a fitful manner; ""he slept fitfully"" 180. Flawlessly-->Adv-->in an adroit manner; ""he bounced it cleanly off the wall"" 181. fondly-->Adv-->with fondness; with love; ""she spoke to her children fondly"" 182. for a song-->Adv-->for a relatively small amount of money; ""we bought the house for a song"" 183. Foremost-->Adv-->prominently forward; ""he put his best foot foremost"" 184. forlornly-->Adv-->in a forlorn manner; ""a single chicken was scratching forlornly in the yard"" 185. futilely-->Adv-->in a futile and unproductive manner 186. grimly-->Adv-->in a grim implacable manner; ""he was grimly satisfied"" 187. huffily-->Adv-->in a huffy manner; ""`Don't bother to call me back,' he said huffily"" 188. indifferently-->Adv-->with indifference; in an indifferent manner; ""she shrugged indifferently"" 189. Keenly-->Adv-->in a keen and discriminating manner; ""he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"" 190. Meticulously-->Adv-->in a meticulous manner; ""the set was meticulously authentic"" 191. Portentously-->Adv-->in a portentous manner; ""portentously, the engines began to roll"" 192. rattling-->Adv-->used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; ""she was very gifted""; ""he played very 193. reluctantly-->Adv-->with reluctance 194. Solemnly-->Adv-->in a grave and sedate manner; ""the judge sat there solemnly"" 195. Stiff-->Adv-->extremely; ""bored stiff""; ""frightened stiff"" 196. Stiffly-->Adv-->in a stiff manner; ""his hands lay stiffly"" 197. Tentatively-->Adv-->in a tentative manner; ""we agreed tentatively on a dinner date"" 198. Timidly-->Adv-->in a shy or timid or bashful manner; ""he smiled shyly"" 199. vaguely-->Adv-->in a vague way; ""he looked vaguely familiar""; ""he explained it somewhat mistily"" 200. voraciously-->Adv-->in an eagerly voracious manner; ""she reads voraciously""