Spelling+POS
a saying that has a merit
n, maxim
laconic
Adj, brief with their words
knell
the sounds of the death bell
Due to the _______, the town was was swept the water, and hundreds people was killed in Florida.
maelstrom
spelling: characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
negligent
an advocator for freedom of speech and thought
n, libertarian
linchpin
n, person or thing that's vital to an organization
modicum
n, a small amount of something
The ________ child wanted to have a sleepover at her friend's house, so she lied it was an overnight field trip for school.
mendacious
adj, noxious
having numerous parts or aspects
multifarious, adj
maudlin
adj, emotional/sentimental in a self-pitying way
maverick
n, someone who's independent in thoughts
The __________ was having issues with his new job because learning it at school was different from working at home.
Neophyte
All the _________ were in the courthouse: jury, prosecutor, defendant, and judge.
litigants
a traditional/conventional point of view of a group
n, mores
noisome
adj, offensive in smell
licentious
adj, lacking morals
When her mother and father died of a car accident on her birthday, Liz thought it was the ________ of her life.
Nadir
The cake maker was known for her ________ skills with sculpting her life-like cakes.
legerdemain
a powerful circular current of water
n, maelstrom
morass
mawkish
adj, very emotional/sentimental in a feeble way
The rich are actually the most cheap with their money, yet sometimes the poor can be the most ________ with their resource.
Largesse OR munificent
name the words in the vocabulary that are synonymous
maudlin + mawkish - sensitive/emotional