Adjectives
The instructions on the essay prompt were ambiguous so most students misunderstood what they had to write about.
unclear
The vexation of being blamed for someone's else's wrongdoing is incomparable.
irritation or annoyance
The criminal eluded the police by creating a false trail in the woods.
to avoid and escape
Because the victim was hemorrhaging, he was bleeding profusely.
extensively or a lot
Bullies have a tendency to be combative or________.
belligerent
Some forms of cancer are so insidious that you may have the cancer yet not know it though it can kill you in due time.
stealthy/deceitful
Many Europeans believe that the globalists have a conspiracy to depopulate the globe.
a sinister plot concocted by a group
To review for the NJSLA we are emulating their type of questions and applying them to the current texts.
imitating
Juliet's father, Capulet, categorically refused to consider his daughter's opinion about the marriage to Paris.
absolutely
Tyrants have a need to control and keep others down or ____________ them.
oppress
The parents were appalled when they arrived home to find it ravaged and turned inside out.
shocked and struck with dismay
I offered my widowed grandmother some consolation for her loss by inviting her to move in with me.
comfort
His writing was infused with so much emotion that even the janitor that saw his paper showcased in the hallway, remarked it.
inserted or infiltrated or filled with
The late student walked in nonchalantly and brought his McDonalds with him to class.
casually or in a cool way
The lawyer had built a compelling case against the defendant, and so won in the courtroom.
irresistibly convincing
A comprehensive review for the NJSLA includes vocabulary inferencing, finding main ideas and supportive evidence, characterizing characters, drawing conclusions, and practicing the different types of essays on it.
full or of large scope
The neighbors got into an altercation with the police over the noise coming from their party.
a heated and noisy argument
Because I am so honest, I abhor any type of lie.
hate and is repulsed by
Because my adrenaline was pumping, my feet were driving me down the mountain, flawlessly sprinting in zig-zag, dancing atop the pebbles in perfect rhythm.
accurately or without error
They tried to alleviate her pain with painkillers, but only surgery would truly cure her hernia.
remedy or lessen
Dr. Martin Luther King used to speak with so much conviction that he left millions of people mesmerized and determined to follow his Civil Rights Movement even if it wasn't going to be easy.
a fixed or firm belief
Some artists have one hit song and then fade into oblivion.
the state of being forgotten
More and more Americans are denouncing the immigration policies of our current president, since it is creating a situation of danger and overpopulation.
condemning or attacking
When they moved, they had to handle the boxes gingerly since they had expensive porcelain and china inside.
delicately or very carefully
She was so gorgeous in that slinky red sequined dress, that she was __________.
stunning