Part of Speech
Turmoil
After my breakup, my emotions are in turmoil.
tumult, disturbance, unrest, chaos
approximate
The cost will be _________________ $50.00 for the entire cake.
Approximately
Punitive (adj) to a noun
Punish
When you think something over for a while
Ponder
Noun, adjective, verb
furious, infuriate, fury
Fury, furious, infuriate
ambivalent
While Jenna craved a new adventure, she still felt ambivalent about moving to a new country.
uncertain, mixed feelings
Devastate
The hurricane caused more ____________ than originally thought.
Devastation
simulate (v.) to a noun
Simulation
When you feel exposed by something like having to read a personal story in front of the class.
Vulnerable
Verb, adverb, adjective
mandate, mandatory, mandatorily
Mandate, mandatorily, manditory
diversion
Thia asked Ben to create a diversion while she stole the answers to the Math test from the teacher's desk.
distraction, deflection, re-directing
Respect
Amy serves as a ___________ part of Congress.
Respectable
Traumatic (adj) to an adverb
Traumatically
When there is something you must do. It is not a choice.
Manditory
adjective, verb, noun
intimidate, intimidation, timid
timid, intimidate, intimidation
Succumbed
Dori finally succumbed to her drug addiction in the Book Demon Copperhead.
surrendered, submitted
Traumatic
Dillion's car accident was ______________ to him.
Traumatizing
Verify (v.) to an adjective
verifiable
To speak off on a tangent.
Digress
noun, adjective, adverb
redundant, redundancy, redundantly
Redundancy, redundant, redundantly
Proponent
Alexandra is a big proponent of gun safety laws.
supporter, advocate
vulnerable
There were concerns about the nation's ___________ to attack.
Vulnerability
reconcile (v) to a noun
reconcilliation
When someone is well known for something negative
infamous
adverb, noun, adjective
Valid, validity, validly
validly, validity, Valid