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Define Patronize

Talk down to in a condescending manner

100

fully informed; having knowledge

Cognizant

100

the opposite of what is expected

Ironic

100

Define vigil

Watch/Watchful attention

100

Define Exhort

to urge strongly

200

Glowing, brilliant, intensely bright

Incandescent

200

a sudden outpouring, a large number or amount

Spate
200

Define Insipid

dull; lacking qualities that stimulate, interest, or excite. prosaic

200

To become smaller and smaller; to shrink or waste away

Dwindle

200

Fatigue(d)

tired/worn out

300
  • The teachers succumbed to the coveting of the students, and assigned no homework over the Thanksgiving.

Submitted to/Gave in.

300

Define Audacious

extremely bold or daring; fearless

300

Define Oblivious

unaware, forgetful (followed by “to” or “of”)

300

To criticize, denounce or condemn openly

Decry

300

Rubbing away, tending to grind down; rude (when referring to a person); a substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface (noun).

Abrasive

400

Firm dislike

Aversion

400

The basset hound’s doleful expression was contradicted by its wildly wagging tail

Mournful

400

One bellicose person can create problems for a generally peaceable group

aggressive; warlike; looking for a fight

400

I know that pets are not the same as people, but the death of my cat did leave a void in my life.

An empty space

400

Although the entire courtroom thought the attorney to be naïve in his belief of his client’s innocence, he was vindicated through the DNA evidence

To show to be right by providing proof.

500

The movie was terrible: poor acting, no special effects, and a prosaic plot put us to sleep almost instantaneously.

Dull. Unimaginative.

500

His capricious decisions were never based on any planning or thought; no one could even guess what he might say or do next

Impulsive

500

The precocious child was talking by her first birthday: the surge in her vocabulary indicated that she was quite a gifted child.

unusually advanced or mature in development

500

The Secret Service turned off the football game on the TV; the President couldn’t be bothered with trivial entertainment at a time like this.

Unimportant

500

Despite the scathing nature of Hamlet’s insults, they often seem innocuous because they are obscured by puns.

Harmless, not likely to offend. Benign

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