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| 4703936587 | Vehement | Showing strong emotion; passionate I could tell how _______ly the guest speaker felt about pollution because she delivered a moving speech that lasted over an hour. | 0 | |
| 4703936711 | Sardonic | Grimly mocking or cynical The girls' _______ laughter at the new student's confusion and mistakes followed the young girl down the hall. | 1 | |
| 4703936934 | Lugubrious | Sad-looking The ___________ little boy was sitting on the side of the playground, pouting as tears streaked his cheeks. | 2 | |
| 4703937091 | Taciturn | Quiet; saying little The class was taken aback when the usually _______ student stood up and gave an uncharacteristically vehement speech. | 3 | |
| 4728678173 | Captious | Tending to find fault or raise petty objections Our ______ friend never failed to complain about something that was wrong with our work | 4 | |
| 4728678275 | Fetid | Smelling extremely unpleasant Gerald's ______ breath could make paint peel and grass wither | 5 | |
| 4728678373 | Lurid | Very vivid in color, to an unpleasantly harsh degree; presented in vivid or shocking and sensational terms, often in crimes or other scandal Some people find distaste in the _______ colors of highlighters. Alexander's ______ account of his own affair shocked the whole country. | 6 | |
| 4728678485 | Arrogate | To take or claim without justification The bank _________ed her home despite her lack of debt and good standing in society | 7 | |
| 4728678697 | Soporific | Inducing sleep or drowsiness His ________ speech about quantum mechanics had the class drifting off to sleep | 8 | |
| 4728679162 | Ameliorate | To make better My job is to take poor interpersonal situations and __________ them so all leave the encounter as friends | 9 | |
| 4728679321 | Expiate | To atone for a sin or guilt Jesus ______ed for the sins of the world when he died on the cross | 10 | |
| 4728679478 | Penurious | Extremely poor; poverty-stricken The ________, run-down tenements in urban areas at the turn of the 20th century often held several families to a room because nobody could afford better living conditions | 11 | |
| 4728679581 | Perfidious | Deceitful and untrustworthy The wealthy landowner's grandson went behind his family's back to take over the family business, so the family could never trust the ______ young man again. | 12 | |
| 4728679794 | Fervid | Intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree His vehement, almost _______, views on the benefits of education would either enthrall his students to continue with his class or scare them out of their passion. | 13 | |
| 4841750860 | Turbid | Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter (in liquid); confused or obscure in meaning The fish swam in the _______ water, but it looked too gross for any person to go swimming in. | 14 | |
| 4841751452 | Indignant | Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived to be unfair treatment The _______ employees rallied together and protested the poor working conditions. | 15 | |
| 4841752118 | Officious | Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters His _______ friend always made sure everyone knew when he was in charge by going over everyone's work and critiquing the smallest things. | 16 | |
| 4841752305 | Equivocal | Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous; uncertain or questionable Out of all of your _______ statements on your political beliefs, the most straightforward one was that you were running for senate. | 17 | |
| 4841753598 | Assiduous | Showing great care and perseverance Sally's ________ nature paid off when she successfully became the greatest Pokemon master after training for months. | 18 | |
| 4841753989 | Inscrutable | Impossible to understand or interpret Her _______ handwriting was illegible. | 19 | |
| 4841755447 | Insuperable | Impossible to overcome (an obstacle or difficulty) The ________ wall got the best of all who tried to climb it. | 20 | |
| 4841756436 | Vapid | Offering nothing stimulating or challenging We often found his tests _____ and became bored by the simple questions or riddles. | 21 | |
| 4841756924 | Insipid | Lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest The cook's ______ meal did not have the same tang that it normally did. | 22 | |
| 4841757731 | Impetuous | Acting or done quickly and without thought or care "The people of my race are more _____ and do not waste time thinking every little thing over" | 23 | |
| 4841757972 | Imperious | Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering His wife warned against his ________ ways, saying that people would soon question his power if he kept taking it without cause. | 24 | |
| 4841758688 | Precocious | (Of a child) having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual The _________ boy was far more naturally gifted in mathematics than any of his classmates. | 25 | |
| 4841759262 | Capricious | Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior The ________ girls could switch from angry to elated within the span of a minute. | 26 | |
| 4841759514 | Diffident | Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence Her _____ behavior was a stark contrast to her sister, who was full of self-confidence and very sociable. | 27 | |
| 4841762404 | Meretricious | Apparently attractive but in reality having no value or integrity Though he seemed like the best choice for a friend, the _________ boy had no morals or sense of loyalty. | 28 | |
| 6163973623 | Propitious | Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable | 29 | |
| 6163973624 | Indefatigable | (Of a person or their favors) persisting tirelessly | 30 | |
| 6163973625 | Ostensible | Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so | 31 | |
| 6163973626 | Salubrious | Health-giving; healthy | 32 | |
| 6163973627 | Credulous | Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things | 33 | |
| 6163973628 | Pedantic | Scrupulous, prone to focus on the details, maybe to an annoying degree | 34 | |
| 6163973629 | Incendiary | (Of a device or attack) designed to cause fires | 35 | |
| 6163973630 | Genial | Friendly and cheerful | 36 | |
| 6163973631 | Disconsolate | Without consolation or comfort; unhappy, unable to be cheered up | 37 | |
| 6163973632 | Peremptory | Insisting on immediate attention or obedience | 38 | |
| 6163973633 | Ascetic | A person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-win or self-mortification for religious reasons | 39 | |
| 6163973634 | Palliate | To relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate | 40 | |
| 6163973635 | Prurient | Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters; lecherous | 41 | |
| 6163973636 | Debauchery | Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; lechery | 42 | |
| 6163973637 | Solecism | Grammatical mistake, a breach of good manners, incorrect behavior | 43 | |
| 6163973638 | Indomitable | Impossible to subdue or defeat | 44 | |
| 6163973639 | Intractable | Hard to control or deal with; difficult | 45 | |
| 6163973640 | Supercilious | Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others | 46 | |
| 6163973641 | Despotic | Tyrannical; dictatorial | 47 | |
| 6163973642 | Impalpable | Unable to be felt by touch; not easily comprehended | 48 | |
| 6163973643 | Culpable | Deserving blame; guilty | 49 | |
| 6163973644 | Redolent | Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something | 50 | |
| 6163973645 | Furtive | Attempting to avoid notice or attention | 51 | |
| 6163973646 | Reprobate | Unprincipled person (humorous) | 52 | |
| 6163973647 | Propitiate | To win or regain favor of | 53 | |
| 6163973648 | Behemoth | A huge monster | 54 | |
| 6163973649 | Palimpsest | Manuscript or piece of writing with writing over writing | 55 | |
| 6163973650 | Peccadillo | Small offense or sin | 56 | |
| 6163973651 | Susurration | Whisper, murmur, or rustling | 57 | |
| 6163973652 | Surly | Bad-tempered and unfriendly | 58 | |
| 6163973653 | Disconsolate | Without consolation or comfort; unhappy | 59 | |
| 6163973654 | Approbation | Approval | 60 | |
| 6163973655 | Collusion | Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others | 61 | |
| 6163973656 | Ingratiating | Intended to gain approval or favor | 62 | |
| 6163973657 | Heretical | Believing or practicing something at odds with generally accepted religious principles | 63 | |
| 6163973658 | Lethargic | Sluggish and apathetic | 64 | |
| 6163973659 | Sedentary | Tending to spend much time seated or being inactive | 65 | |
| 6163973660 | Jocular | Fond of or characterized by joking; humorous, playful | 66 | |
| 6163973661 | Lurid | Very vivid in color, so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect | 67 | |
| 6163973662 | Incorrigible | (Of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed | 68 | |
| 6163973663 | Sordid | Involving ignoble action of motives; arousing moral distaste | 69 | |
| 6163973664 | Brevity | Concise and exact use of words; brief | 70 | |
| 6164003018 | Insipid | Lacking flavor | 71 | |
| 6164003019 | Harrowed | To case distress | 72 | |
| 6164003020 | Disconcerted | Disturb composure of; unsettle | 73 | |
| 6164003021 | Consternation | Anxiety or dismay, especially as something unexpected | 74 | |
| 6164003022 | Prodigious | Remarkable or impressively great in extent, size, or degree | 75 | |
| 6164003023 | Disdainful | Lacking respect | 76 | |
| 6164003024 | Imperious | Assuming power or authority without justification | 77 | |
| 6164003025 | Inviolable | Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored | 78 | |
| 6164003026 | Consummate | "To consummate a marriage"(sexual connotation); showing high degree or skill, complete or perfect | 79 | |
| 6164003027 | Obeisance | Deferential respect | 80 | |
| 6164003028 | Laudable | Praise-worthy, deserve commendation | 81 | |
| 6164003029 | Idyllic | Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque (of a time or place; more descriptive of concrete, fleeting things) | 82 | |
| 6164003030 | Prudent | Showing care and though for the future | 83 | |
| 6164003031 | Glib | (Of a person or words) fluent and voluble, but insincere and shallow | 84 | |
| 6164003032 | Presumptuous | (Of a person or behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume | 85 | |
| 6164028589 | Quixotic | Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic, impractical | 86 | |
| 6164028590 | Equanimity | Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation | 87 | |
| 6164028591 | Indecorous | Not in keeping with good taste or propriety; improper | 88 | |
| 6164039147 | Ignominious | Deserving or causing disgrace or shame | 89 | |
| 6164095651 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely associated with it. ""We requested from the crown support for our petition."" The crown is used to represent the monarch. (Ex. The White House) | 90 | |
| 6164095652 | Mood | An atmosphere created by a writer''s diction and the details selected. ("Once upon a midnight dreary/ while I pondered weak and weary") | 91 | |
| 6164095653 | Motif | a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work (or in several works by one author), unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones, or new ideas to the theme. Kurt Vonnegut uses ""So it goes"" throughout Slaughterhouse-Five to remind the reader of the senselessness of death. (Ex. Meta drama in Ros and Guil) | 92 | |
| 6164095654 | Motivation | the reasons for a character''s behavior.(Ex. Revenge in Hamlet) | 93 | |
| 6164095655 | Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds echo their sense. ""Pop."" ""Zap."" "Buzz" | 94 | |
| 6164095656 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. ""Jumbo shrimp."" ""Pretty ugly."" ""Bitter-swee | 95 | |
| 6164095657 | Parable | a relatively short story that teaches a moral, or lesson about how to lead a good life. (Ex. The prodigal son) | 96 | |
| 6164095658 | Paradox | a statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth (ex. Jumbo shrimp) | 97 | |
| 6164095659 | Koan | is a paradox used in Zen Buddhism to gain intuitive knowledge: ""What is the sound of one hand clapping?"" | 98 | |
| 6164095660 | Parallel Structure | (parallelism) the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures (ex. "Easy come, easy go." or "Good we must love, and must hate ill, for ill is ill, and good good still."—John Donne) | 99 |
