1. Subdued
   Bright
2. Dull
   Transparent

When the sun is shining at high noon, the colors of the sky and the trees seem brighter and more vivid. If something is vivid, it is bright and eye-catching.

1. Courageous
   Apathetic
2. Blasé
   Meek

Around your office, you are known as the person who can courageously and valiantly face any problem that may arise. From ringing phones to an empty paper towel roll, you fear nothing your coworkers throw at you.

1. Stale
   Bland
2. Unsavory
   Aromatic

While many flowers are aromatic and fragrant, roses are the most beloved. Although, being fragrant does not mean that something has to smell nice. A cow pasture certainly has an interesting aroma.

1. Included
   Upstaged
2. Praised
   Important

If you are being overshadowed or upstaged, stand up for yourself! You do not deserve to be overlooked. You are important and you deserve praise.

1. Detach
   Release
2. Remain
   Halt

You have such brilliant ideas that we hope they stick and remain in your boss' head. You wouldn't want to have to repeat yourself because they became detached from their memory.

1. Disinterested
   Indifferent
2. Free
   Inclined

When someone is willing to help out, they feel inclined to do something good. Those who are not willing are often indifferent or apathetic.

1. Dissuading
   Dismissive
2. Inspiring
   Repressive

When something motivates us, we find it inspiring. If something were repressive or dismissive, we probably wouldn't want to hang around for very long.

1. Uncover
   Avoid
2. Overlook
   Lose

We all have that one friend who could work for the FBI! There are few details in our lives we can hide because they are sure to find, uncover, and discover any secret we might be holding.

1. Minor
   Enormous
2. Teeny
   Short

If something is huge, it is enormous. Standing at 1,454 feet tall, the Empire State building is anything but short, teeny, or minor compared to the other buildings around it.

1. Posh
   Low rent
2. Destitute
   Poor

Once a year, people love to get dressed up in party gowns and tuxedos to ring in the New Year. Then, they venture out to opulent parties where they experience ritzy and posh surroundings.

1. Formidable
   Unacceptable
2. Pleasant
   Combative

When you are agreeable, you are pleasant and congenial. When you are not being so agreeable, you could be in an unacceptable position.

1. Sweet
   Sensuous
2. Inviting
   Fetid

While things like flowers smell pleasant and inviting, things like microwaved salmon smell down right fetid. Fetid means that something is foul or rancid.

1. Selfish
   Aloof
2. Hospitable
   Alienating

When people are being accommodating, they are being helpful and hospitable. It would just be weird to stay in a bed and breakfast with aloof or alienating owners.

1. Refined
   Crude
2. Unchallenging
   Polished

While some comedians keep it clean, others can be quite crude and raw. While their acts might be refined, their material is anything but unchallenging.

1. Hospitable
   Insensitive
2. Concerned
   Compassionate

If your boss does not care that you need the day off for your cat's birthday, your boss is very callous and insensitive. Any sort of concerned or compassionate human being could understand why you need to be at home on such an important day.

1. Decline
   Consent
2. Endorse
   Sanction

If you really don't want to attend your coworker's weekend sack race, you should refuse and decline with politeness. You don't want to give the wrong impression by endorsing or consenting to the event.

1. Dissuade
   Disobey
2. Acquiesce
   Ignore

Although you may think the 35 mile per hour zone in your town is bogus, you must comply with and acquiesce to the law. The law is the law and you must obey it.

1. Productive
   Barren
2. Arid
   Desolate

Every year on December 31st, we hope that our next year will be better. We hope that the coming months will be more fruitful and productive than the year before.

1. Balanced
   Calm
2. Sound
   Irrational

If you do not have a relative who is a little insane and irrational, you haven't had a proper family dinner. Our insane relatives bring a little more to the table than mashed potatoes with their irrational thoughts and actions.

1. Improved
   Abandoned
2. Supported
   Improved

Many empty buildings have been vacated and abandoned. Sometimes, it is easier for a property owner to move on than to improve the property.

1. Combat
   Concur
2. Agree
   Cuddle

Even in the name of sport, boxers love to fight and combat one another for the title. Out of the ring, they have a lot of respect and agreement for one another.

1. Insincere
   Airy
2. Flippant
   Severe

Though there is no occasion needed to have a donut, seeing someone with a plate full of them can express a serious and severe situation. If it's your best friend, you might want to see if everything is okay. Don't be flippant in your approach.

1. Cheerful
   Grim
2. Scenic
   Angelic

A lot of people more than love morbid and grim horror films, they are die-hard fans. With so many well-crafted films out there, it's easy to see why people like their less than cheerful onscreen offerings.

1. Wholesome
   Moral
2. Indecent
   Clean

If something is salacious or indecent, you should take care to guard yourself. Good reputations are built on clean and moral behavior.

1. Dodged
   Denied
2. Calmed
   Confronted

There's only one way to deal with an opponent. You have to challenge and confront them. Ignoring them or denying them the opportunity to prove their worth isn't fair to either of you.

1. Admiration
   Revulsion
2. Approval
   Adoration

It might be tempting to be less than approving sometimes, but there's never a reason to look at another person with disgust or revulsion. You never know what sort of encouragement they need.

1. Dishonor
   Condemnation
2. Awe
   Disdain

When we admire others, we regard them with reverence and awe. We do not try to dishonor them with condemnation or with disdain.

1. Expedites
   Completes
2. Finishes
   Procrastinates

Every family has a procrastinator that dawdles their way through life. They put off things until they absolutely need to be done.

1. Snarky
   Cordial
2. Aloof
   Disagreeable

Someone who is nice is very cordial. It's always great to meet people who are naturally kind. It's tough to get to know people when they are aloof or disagreeable.

1. Asinine
   Prudent
2. Logical
   Practical

The only way we learn is to make mistakes. When you were younger, you most likely made at least a couple asinine and foolish decisions. We did!

1. Lethargic
   Apathetic
2. Diligent
   Lazy

In order to be a self-starter, you have to be quite diligent and industrious. No business will run efficiently with apathy or laziness involved.

1. Reputable
   Ethical
2. Honest
   Dishonest

There is nothing more unfair or dishonest than getting a smaller piece of the pie than anyone else at the table. Stand up for yourself. You deserve a fair and ethical portion just like everyone else!

1. Uncommon
   Common
2. Commonplace
   Normal

It's not every day someone comes along who can sing and dance like the Queen B. Her talent is very rare and uncommon.

1. Obscurity
   Lowliness
2. Stardom
   Unimportance

Hollywood is full of people known for their talent, their celebrity, and their stardom. They are not seen as lowly people that lack importance.

1. Dry
   Crumbly
2. Tacky
   Runny

The best kind of cookies come out of the oven with gooey, tacky, and warm centers. They should never be dry, crumbly, or runny!