Adjectives
This word means showy or flashy.
Gaudy
To make an educated guess when an author is not telling you something directly is to ....
infer
If you have a natural talent for something you have ...
aptitude
The drug dealers had to ________ their cargo as the Coast Guard pursued them.
jettison
The CELEBRATION could only be described as joyful, fun and ________ .
A Park Avenue penthouse apartment is probably ....
opulent
To sit in a position that is bad for your posture is to ...
slouch
The FALSE idea that effort always leads to success is nothing but a _________.
fallacy
A COMPASS is a tool that goes around so this word means to surround in a circle.
encompass
To make an uniformed asSUMPTION is always _______.
presumptuous
Although the boxer was ________ , he was able to beat the much larger fighter with ease.
diminuitive
The military leaders were attempting to _______ a war in the Middle East.
incite
The ETERNAL wait for my ISEE scores seemed like an ________.
eternity
deceive
When you burned it, the ACID gave off an _______ smell.
acrid
soiled.
Something is is complex and detailed, like a snowflake ...
intricate
The outside, or ______, of a fruit is a lot like the husk of corn.
rind
You install something physical like a new dishwasher but you ________ beliefs, like fairness and equality.
instill
Her explanation of her whereabouts on September 8th was ________. Everyone DOUBTED it.
dubious.
I was so EXHAUSTED with test prep that I began to see any challenge as ________.
tiresome
flatter
epidemic
The Upper East Side is an extremely _______ neighborhood. Nearly everyone is wealthy and is not afraid to show it.
affluent