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The man in red was _______ for not agreeing with the cult in blue.
berated
Scold or criticise
That cliche is definitely ________.
trite
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
The woman was also arrested for aiding and _______ her husband.
abetting
Encourage or assist in doing something wrong
The _______ teenager was having difficulty playing basketball after his growth spurt.
gauche
Lacking grace, akward
The group celebrated with great joy after reaching the _______ of Mount Everest.
zenith
Peak
The father quickly figured out that taking care of the triplets was an ________ task.
onerous
difficult to do or needing a lot of effort
The boys freshman football team _______ the girls varsity team.
trounced
Defeat heavily in a contes
Loving one's family is __________. Nothing is more important.
paramount
More important than anything else.
The life-long politician, who thought was going to win, lost due to his _________.
hubris
Excessive pride
And with the __________ of evidence the criminal was found guilty.
preponderance
the largest part or greatest amount
My mother always wanted me to _________my 'great' older brother.
emulate
Match or surpass
I guess you can say winning a million euros was rather ___________.
fortuitous
happening by a lucky chance; fortunate
Just because I am always unlucky doesn't make me ________.
hapless
unlucky and usually unhappy
To the young girls dismay, her _____ of sweets was found by her parents.
cache
A collection of similar items stored in a secret place
The vocal man was arrested for ______ after his speech drove people to burn down the neighbourhood.
sedition
Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel.
The man was ______ from the village after steal many of his neighbours' crops and farm animals.
ostracised
Exclude from a society or group
He ________ expressed his love by send her 10 thousand roses.
vehemently
Showing strong feelings
The thugs were arrested for _____________.
malfeasance
Wrongdoing
Once again the coach mouthed the _________ 'It doesn't matter who wins or loses as long as you did your best.'
platitude
a trite or obvious remark
I can't believe people think that the news is full of ________ after being so mendacious for so many years.
veracity
unwillingness to tell lies
The young boy's _________ as not expected when he confessed to breaking the vase.
candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
Some women think that all men are ________ . So that is why men are not trusted.
mendacious
given to lying
The bully was ________ the poor boy to attack him by talk about 'his mama'
instigating
provoke or stir up
The professor _______ the student in front of the whole class for not agreeing with him.
accosted
approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
Once again spiderman ______ the supervillian's plan to take of the world.
foiled
hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire