Word to definition
ANGST
a mood of intense worry and unhappiness
provoke to stimulate some action or reaction
GOAD
Toady
SYCOPHANTIC
The _______ mother did not blink an eye when her son complained of a tummy ache.
The insouciant mother did not blink an eye when her son complained of a tummy ache.
Sarah will ____ not finishing her assignment when she receives a failing grade on the project.
Sarah will rue not finishing her assignment when she receives a failing grade on the project.
MIRTH
amusement and joy
a person who causes trouble
RAPSCALLION
careless
BLITHE
Karen waited in ______ for the teacher to score the test she had to pass in order to graduate.
Karen waited in angst for the teacher to score the test she had to pass in order to graduate.
During lunch in the cafeteria today, Josh tried to _____ me into a fight so I would get suspended from school.
During lunch in the cafeteria today, my rival tried to goad me into a fight so I would get suspended from school.
SYCOPHANTIC
Behaving to please for personal gain
carefree and unconcerned
INSOUCIANT
Be sorry about
RUE
When my stern father gives out consequences for bad behavior, he never displays any ______.
When my stern father gives out consequences for bad behavior, he never displays any mirth.
Bob’s reputation as a ______ stopped him from getting hired by the summer intern program.
Bob’s reputation as a rapscallion stopped him from getting hired by the summer intern program.
BLITHE
not concerned about anything
a mood of intense worry and unhappiness
ANGST
motivate
GOAD
The ____ student in my biology class complimented the professor on her fabulous shoes as he handed in his lab report.
The sycophantic student in my biology class complimented the professor on her fabulous shoes as he handed in his lab report.
The ________ waitress did not seem to care that Matt had to wait over an hour for his food.
The insouciant waitress did not seem to care that Matt had to wait over an hour for his food.
RUE
to experience regret or sorrow
amusement and joy
MIRTH
villain
RAPSCALLION
He was _____ about the risks to his health.
He was blithe about the risks to his health.
The teen’s poem described the _______ of her first heartbreak.
The teen’s poem described the angst of her first heartbreak.