Monday Vocab
Another word for many, countless, or great in number
What is myriad?
Someone who gets sidetracked and off-topic may be going off one of these — idiom!
What is a tangent? (Going off on a tangent)
Idiom: a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
If someone is this adjective, they are intensely sad, even miserable
What is woeful?
A fancier word for something that is boring – 3 syllables
What is tedious?
Fast, energetic, especially in an uncontrolled way
What is frenetic?
Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.
What is monotonous?
Something that is very weak, slight, or barely there—insubstantial
What is tenuous?
Attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
What is winsome?
Synonyms for this adjective include: nervous, shaky, quivering, or timid
What is tremulous?
If something is this adjective, it is silly and foolish.
What is fatuous?
(Derived from from Latin fatuus ‘foolish')
Something that is disturbing and horrifying is this adjective.
What is macabre?
If a bear were to enter an antique store and knock everything down, it would be very this — adjective
What is tumultuous?
Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
What is whimsical?
If you feel this noun, you feel a sense of nervousness, fear, or dread that something bad may happen
What is trepidation?
If something good happens to you by lucky chance, it is this adjective
What is fortuitous?
What is mellifluous?
If you are this adjective, you could be considered someone who doesn't give up easily and keeps going even when it's tough
What is tenacious?
I (Mr. Butler) feel like this adjective when I feel especially old
What is wizened?
Lukewarm as in water, or one's willingness to do something
What is tepid? (Tepidly)
If you make an argument that is this adjective, it is based on a mistaken belief and entirely incorrect as a result
What is fallacious?
Someone who is over-exaggerating, sensationalizing, or otherwise prone to hyperbole is this adjective.
What is melodramatic?
Synonymous with a state of lethargy – noun
What is torpor?
Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
What is wily?
Uncommunicative in speech or saying very little (could be a sign of being sad, shy, angry, or any combination)
What is taciturn?
If you are this adjective, it means you are incapable of being wrong
What is infallible?