Name that Word
difficult to understand, complex
abstruse
delineate
to list, explain
change flagrant into an adverb
note that an adverb says how you do something
flagrantly
Her eyes ____________________ her true emotions so that she could keep her secrets.
belied
Josephine broke the news in a ________________ manner to her sister because of her sister's heart condition.
painstaking
bring about; stir up as in emotions
evoke
banal
common, not original
This word also means being thickened and hardened, such as when the skin on our hands or feet becomes _________________
callous or calloused
One _______________ of a school district is the technology department.
faction
Do not ______________ your friends excessively for their mistakes because we all make them.
chide
group within a larger group
faction
garish
tastelessly showy
turn evoke into an adjective
evocative
His _________________ outfit turned heads as he walked out onto the stage.
garish
The __________________ child had to report to the principal because once again she refused to do as she was asked.
obstinate
incompetence
ineptitude
lackadaisical
lacking energy; lethargic
notorious
The _______________ group of friends relied on each other whenever a problem popped up.
motley
At one point in the story, Louise Mallard describes a feeling as being _________________. She could not quite grasp what she was feeling as she sat alone in her room and stared out the window.
elusive
insensitive
callous
notoriety
the state of being infamous
inept
I took __________________ care when I pulled out the thorn from the little boy's foot. He appeared to be in some pain.
painstaking
Math is often described as too complex and _________________ for some students; many students prefer to be in English. :)
abstruse