Verbs
I wish you'd _____ that noisy drum playing; I'm trying to concentrate.
desist
The prisoners were gleeful when rescuers came to ____ them.
liberate
That's a really _____ purchase; how are you going to pay for it?
extravagant
A gentle ____ blew through the field, just barely bending back the tall blades of grass.
zephyr
Her letter was a ____ about the fabulous, amazing vacation she'd just taken.
rhapsody
After a rain, the canal would _____ with swift water, up to its very brink
teem
She could ____ him a dozen times, but he'd still take cookies when she wasn't looking.
admonish
Because of his _____ attitude, he looked down on people who might otherwise have been his friends.
priggish
I don't doubt your _____; I know you're telling the truth.
veracity
In my _____, love is better than money.
opinion
An injury to the spine can _____ you, preventing movement below the waist.
paralyze
He was so afraid that he could do nothing but ____ in the corner.
cower
She knew something was wrong when she saw the _____, swollen condition of his hand.
turgid
He delivered a sharp _____ ; there was no way he was taking the offer.
rebuff
Her ____ lead her to research the article's statements, and she found some of them to be untrue.
skepticism
In Greek mythology, Medusa would _____ anyone who looked at her, so if you tried to kill her, you'd turn to stone.
petrify
The sounds of birds chirping in the early morning is ____.
melodious
He served a ____ portion of food, and his guest was still hungry at the end of the meal.
meager
Your ____ disturbs me; you don't seem to care about anything.
apathy
The street artist sketched a ____ of him with a distorted nose and ears.
caricature
The opposing lawyer, knowing the testimony was untrue, attempted to _____ it.
impugn
After being rejected by her first choice college, she would _____ the fact day and night.
bemoan
My sister is extremely ____; she'll believe anything I tell her.
gullible
His ____ allowed him to defraud many unsuspecting people.
duplicity
In order to do the brain surgery, doctors had to drill a hole in her _____.
cranium