Definitions
Not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical
What is Incredulous?
Normal, reasonable
What is Fancied?
Since we were the only ones on the beach, we enjoyed a calm and ________ evening.
What is Tranquil?
"After the mortal silence of his long imprisonment Zeena's ______ was music in his ears."
What is Volubility?
What is Quavered?
Lack of wisdom, discretion, caution or care in the management of practical or economic affairs
What is Imprudence?
Fame, well-known
What is Obscurity?
She looked at him __________, as if his very presence contempt her
What is Disdainfully?
"All _______ had vanished between the two, and they began to talk easily and simply."
What is Constraint?
Wealth, riches, or affluence; abundance, as of resources or goods; plenty
What is Opulence?
In a way that lacks vitality or energy; lazily; in a way that lacks spirit or interest
What is Languidly?
Rudely, coldly, disdainfully
What is Genially?
Kate had a crush on Jack, but she didn't hide it well and would _________ flirt with him.
What is Conspicuously?
"His wife had never shown any jealousy of Mattie, but of late she had grumbled increasingly over the house-work and found ______ ways of attracting attention to the girl's inefficiency."
What is Oblique?
The state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation
What is Taciturny?
Having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
What is Indolent?
Pleasure, delight
What is Indignation?
Anne did not like the idea that was presented, so she politely ________.
What is Demurred?
"... but now he felt as heavy and ______ as in his student days..."
What is Loutish?
Having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
What is Indolent?
Keenly distressing to the feelings; affecting or moving the emotions
What is Poignancy?
Refined, moral, sophisticated
What is Vulgar?
The doorman greeted me very ____________; with a wide smile and an exaggerated wave.
What is Scintillating?
"Twenty years earlier the means of resistance must have been far fewer, and the enemy in command of almost all the lines of access between the _________ villages..."
What is Beleaguered?
In a way that shows strict regard for moral standards or principles, care, or precision
What is Scrupulously?