Verbs
What does Encountered mean?
met unexpectedly
What does Plethora mean?
a large or excessive amount
What does the word Meager mean?
inadequate, small amount
The hikers ______ up the mountain side, in order to see the sunrise.
Trekked
When passing the band room, you could hear horns and drums _______ music all the way down the hallway.
Blaring
What word means to, "distribute or spread out"
Dispersed
What is a Tragedy?
an event causing sadness or distress
What word refers to, "at regular intervals"
Periodically
The _______ young maiden had a long list of suitors who wanted to marry her.
comely
Scrooge McDuck is able to dive into his vast amount of money because he is such a _______.
Miser
What does regaled mean?
entertained
What word means to be a mischievous person?
rapscallion
What word means to be arrogant?
Pompous
The smell of the _________ vapors arise from the fish left in the docks.
Noisome
Finishing off his stint as a train robber, the ________ insisted he was done with his days of bad behavior.
rapscallion
What does Materialized mean?
To suddenly appear
What word refers to "a selfish person who hoards money"
Miser
What does lugubrious mean?
sad and dismal
Even though Johnny was not a very good basketball player, he had such an _______ attitude that he came across as one of the stars of the team.
exuberant
In May, however, an _______ vote of the Chamber on a purely technical matter led to his resignation.
adverse
what does Enrapture mean?
fill with joy or happiness
an open, circular or oval building with tiers of seating, describes what?
Amphitheater
What word means to be "triumphantly happy"?
Exultant
Terrible _______ struck her heart, she felt a dreadful ache as if something was being torn inside her and she were dying
anguish
The ________ show horse instantly obeyed his handler’s commands.
tractable