Groupings
money, car, fractions
What are "things that are converted"?
Being a ___________ reader, Tara would devour 5 or 6 novels each week.
voracious
very talkative, chatty
loquacious
across, through + turn
traverse
Jewelry artists use pliers to ______ wire into earrings and necklaces.
contort
starfish, jellyfish, funny bone, Indians
misnomers
As a child, Luke had an _________ to spicy food, but, as a teenager, he added hot sauce to his meals.
aversion
starving, extremely hungry OR greedy, enthusiastic, avid
voracious
good, well + will, wish + one who, that which; like, related to
benevolent
Beware of political candidates who ________ on their plans to strengthen the economy and lower taxes.
equivocate
candles, fireflies, glow sticks
luminous or luminescent
Birthdays, weddings and New Year's Eve parties are ________ events celebrated by many people.
convivial
sideways, moving horizontally
laterally
contemporary
While writing his most recent bestselling book, the novelist chose to ______ himself in a remote cabin in the wilderness.
seclude
dust, clutter, snow, laundry, photos, books, toys
What are things that "accumulate"?
Historians were thrilled to find the handwritten _________ of Charles Dickens' book, "A Christmas Carol".
manuscript
truth, honesty
veracity
through, very + year + like, related to; an action or process
perennial
You should check the _______ of a rumor before you repeat it or you may spread disinformation.
veracity
tape, wind, radiation, sound waves, ultraviolet light (Lesson 30)
What are things that are "invisible"?
____________ for online purchases can be made by credit card or PayPal.
remittance
synchronism, agreement, simultaneousness, concurrence (Lesson 28)
unison
apart, opposite of + sound + state, quality, act
(Lesson 28)
dissonance
In _________, jogging at night while wearing headphones was not a smart thing to do. (Lesson 29)
retrospect