Sentences
After the storm, a clean up crew was hired to come in and clean up all of the ______________ in the streets.
What is Debris?
Last for a very long time; enduring
Plants: life cycle lasting longer than two years
What is perennial?
What does it mean for something to be in a deadlock? How might a conversation be in a deadlock?
A state in which progress is impossible. A disagreement between two people who are set in their ways would be in a deadlock.
My friend is so passionate about animal rights that if you bring up the topic, she will ______________ the conversation.
What is Commandeer?
Muddled
The mother __________ her son in the parking lot about running out in front of cars.
What is Admonished?
A difficult or perplexing situation
What is a dilemma?
What kind of person can be defined as a brigand? Be specific.
Bandit, a band of thieves, pirate.
The best way to ______________ a situation is to separate the two people involved and give them time to cool off before continuing.
What is to diffuse?
I found myself in a _________ when my two friends were fighting and wanted me to pick a side.
Dilemma
As student body president, it is my job to train and then _______________ my role to the junior class president who will take over for me when I graduate.
What is to relinquish?
Brief or sporadic burst of excitement
What is Spasmodic?
What happened if someone breach their agreement with someone?
They broke their agreement and did something disloyal.
My friend is very ________________ and is very good at debating. She will probably be a successful lawyer one day.
Opinionated
It's important to be wary of ___________ claims made about celebrities in the tabloids.
Spurious
I will have to do a lot of extra credit at the end of this quarter to try and ___________ my grade.
To jumble or to mix up in a confused way
What is muddle?
What does it mean if a news source is labeled as being spurious?
Not genuine or authentic
My friend is _________________ to want to be a doctor when he grows up because both of his parents work in the medical field.
What is predisposed?
It took a very long time to ________ that mental image of the car accident out of my head.
What is efface?
What is circumspect?
What does it mean if someone's reaction is described as being unbridled during a pep rally?
Not controlled or restrained. Probably a lot of yelling or messing around.
My friend's backpack was so heavy from all of her textbooks she had jammed inside that the bag became ______________.
What is cumbersome?
By using their information without their permission, many people feel that Facebook ____________ their code of conduct. (verb)
Breached