Action and Descriptive Words packets 1 through 8.
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| 58772119 | Abridge | to shorten or condense; to lessen or curtail | |
| 58772120 | Bizarre | odd, strange, eccentric, as in manner or appearance; unexpected | |
| 58772121 | Concave | curved inward like the hollow of a ball | |
| 58772122 | Convex | curved or bulged outward | |
| 58772123 | Decipher | to decode, as a message; to figure out the meaning of something | |
| 58772124 | Demean | to reduce the status of; to degrade or humble | |
| 58772125 | Frugal | very sparing with money; inexpensive or scanty | |
| 58772126 | Immerse | to plunge into deeply; to cover completely | |
| 58772127 | Revamp | to make over or thoroughly revise; to reconstruct | |
| 58772128 | Titillate | to excite pleasurably, as by teasing | |
| 58772129 | Ubiquitous | seeming to be everywhere at once; in the way | |
| 58772130 | Verdant | green (growing) with fresh vegetation | |
| 58772131 | Augment | to make greater, as in strength; to enlarge | |
| 58772132 | Brackish | having an unpleasant (somewhat salty) taste; nauseating | |
| 58772133 | Chortle | to chuckle and snort with delight; to laugh with satisfaction | |
| 58772134 | Corrode | to eat into or gradually wear away, as by rust or a chemical action | |
| 58772135 | Defer | to postpone or yield (to); to give in to | |
| 58772136 | Deplore | to regret very strongly; to view as unfortunate | |
| 58772137 | Didactic | intending to teach, usually in a methodical way | |
| 58772138 | Fetid | having a rotten smell; stinking | |
| 58772139 | Idyllic | romantically picturesque, especially as related to rural life seen as peaceful and innocent | |
| 58772140 | Purport | to claim or profess, often falsely | |
| 58772141 | Sinister | seeming to promise evil or misfortune; mean | |
| 58772142 | Viable | able to sustain life, that which can survive; workable and thus likely to continue | |
| 58773822 | Abrasive | irritating in a harsh, grinding matter | |
| 58773823 | Assert | to state in a positive manner; to insist on | |
| 58773824 | Condescend | to voluntarily reduce oneself to a lower leve; to patronize those of lower position | |
| 58773825 | Efface | to wipe out or obliterate; to erase or destroy | |
| 58773826 | Encumber | to hinder, hamper, or load down | |
| 58773827 | Gauche | with little or no social grace; tactless | |
| 58773828 | Germane | specifically related to the point; relevant | |
| 58773829 | Mesmerize | to hold hypnotically; to fascinate | |
| 58773830 | Prolific | producing great numbers of, as offspring or literary works | |
| 58773831 | Serpentine | winding in and out; coiled or twisted | |
| 58773832 | Tepid | just slightly warm; with little feeling or enthusiasm | |
| 58773833 | Transcribe | to put down in written form; to make a recording | |
| 58773834 | Debonair | easily cheerful and friendly; carefree and affable | |
| 58773835 | Delete | to take out or remove as from something written | |
| 58773836 | Deploy | to spread out according to plan; to station | |
| 58773837 | Ersatz | typical of an artificial substitute of inferior quality; synthetic | |
| 58773838 | Impervious | incapable of being penetrated; unaffected by | |
| 58773839 | Impromptu | without advance preparation; offhand | |
| 58773840 | Oscillate | to (cause to) move back and forth, as between two points, positions, or opinions | |
| 58773841 | Precipitous | steep or sheer; instantaneous; abrupt | |
| 58773842 | Raze | to level to the ground, as by destruction | |
| 58773843 | Revere | to view with respect, even awe; to venerate | |
| 58773844 | Supplant | to take the place of something else, usually because of superior qualities or strength; to supersede | |
| 58773845 | Truculent | rude in a fierce, cruel, and warlike manner | |
| 58776038 | Adamant | as hard as (metal) stone; unyielding | |
| 58776039 | Bluster | to act in a noisy, swaggering, bullying manner | |
| 58776040 | Dissuade | to persuade (advise) against something | |
| 58776041 | Exonerate | to prove guiltless; to clear of blame | |
| 58776042 | Gesticulate | to talk and gesture at the same time, usually with animation | |
| 58776043 | Indigenous | native to or typical of a particular region; inherent | |
| 58776044 | Insipid | without taste, interest, or originality; unstimulating | |
| 58776045 | Maudlin | emotionally (drunkenly) sentimental | |
| 58776046 | Passe | old-fashioned and out of date; no longer in style | |
| 58776047 | Ravenous | wildly hungry; eager for any sort of gratification | |
| 58776048 | Reconnoiter | to pause and carefully estimate (consider) one's position or situation, often in a group | |
| 58776049 | Replicate | to repeat or duplicate; to fold or bend back | |
| 58776050 | Appropriate | to take without permission; to set aside, as money, for a specific purpose | |
| 58776051 | Clandestine | performed in secret, and usually for illicit purposes | |
| 58776052 | Dissemble | to conceal with a false expression or appearance; to pretend that which isn't | |
| 58776053 | Droll | ironically humorous or oddly amusing; quaint and laughable | |
| 58776054 | Exhume | to remove from the grave; to bring to light (life) again | |
| 58776055 | Fabricate | to make up or assemble; to create or fictionalize | |
| 58776056 | Kosher | done (prepared) according to proper procedure | |
| 58776057 | Morbid | with an emphasis on that which is grim, grisly, and gruesome | |
| 58776058 | Mutilate | to damage or disfigure beyond repair or recognition | |
| 58776059 | Sinuous | winding in and out; crooked or indirect; supple | |
| 58776060 | Tantamount | equal to; the same (thing) as | |
| 58776061 | Wane | to gradually become less; to decline or approach the end | |
| 58776062 | Commandeer | to take (seize), as for military or emergency use | |
| 58776063 | Disconcert | to upset one's self-composure; to embarrass or confuse | |
| 58776064 | Emasculate | to weaken or destroy the vitality of anything; to castrate | |
| 58776065 | Gaunt | thin and bony; bleak, grim, or desolate | |
| 58776066 | Intrude | to force (oneself) in, uninvited, on others | |
| 58776067 | Laud | to praise; to glorify | |
| 58776068 | Macabre | horrible and ghastly, and often because of precise detail | |
| 58776069 | Nebulous | vague and indistinct; without definite form or shape; clouded or hazy | |
| 58776070 | Ossify | to change into bone; to become rigidly fixed or conventional, as in attitude | |
| 58776071 | Regal | like royalty; splendid; stately | |
| 58776072 | Succulent | rich and juicy; not dull or dry, but interesting | |
| 58776073 | Venomous | poisonous, spiteful, or malignant; mean to the core | |
| 58776074 | Culpable | deserving blame; responsible for wrongdoing; blameworthy | |
| 58776075 | Disparage | to belittle or discredit; to speak with disrespect | |
| 58776076 | Elude | to avoid or escape from, usually by cleverness or quickness | |
| 58776077 | Expurgate | to remove all objectionable passages, as in editing a book | |
| 58776078 | Impale | to pierce with something sharp; to fix on a stake | |
| 58776079 | Inclement | showing no mercy; harsh and severe; stormy | |
| 58776080 | Mollify | to soothe someone's angry temper; to make less severe or intense | |
| 58776081 | Officious | too efficient and helpful; overly forward in wanting to assist | |
| 58776312 | Pander | to try to appeal to or satisfy the base (self-centered) desires or wishes of others | |
| 58776313 | Quintessential | characteristic of that which is pure, perfect, concentrated, or unadulterated, as an example of | |
| 58776314 | Rancid | having a very bad odor or taste because of the decomposition of oils or fats | |
| 58776315 | Surreptitious | performed in a secret, underhanded way; clandestine |
