Adjectives
"Together we made our way down the _______ slope and approached the body…"
Precipituous
The hurricane caused floods and a _____ in some cities on the coast.
Deluge
"But I resisted all his ___________ and succeeded in dissuading him from his announced intention of walking home with me".
Solicitations
Means the same thing as yearned or longed for
Pined
Feeling like something big has happened
Indelibly
Spies and detectives try to be ______ as possible.
Clandestine
Synonym for opening
Breach
“'But why a ________ in the garden instead of a visit to the house?'”
Rendezvous
Synonym for loathe
Abhor
The new player's losing kick was made ________, as he had been playing badly for the entire game.
Inexorably
Synonym for strong or vigorous
Robust
The sly con artist attempted to ____ the baffled employee.
Dupe
Antonym of amateur
Connoisseur
Feelings of emotion and intensity
Vehemence
Synonym of speculate
Surmise
Feeling uncomfortable
Uncouth
Feeling weak
Feeble
The young child with severe health suffered a particularly violent ______.
Paroxysm
it was understandable that the girl was being _______, as she had never experienced the amount of attention she was now receiving.
Distrait
"And now I pass on to another thread which I have _______ out of the tangled skein, the mystery of the sobs in the night, of the tear-stained face of Mrs. Barrymore, of the secret journey of the butler to the western lattice window".
Extricate(d)
"I have only one other incident to record upon this _________ and melancholy day".
Tempestuous
One character's purpose in the story served to ______ the main character from achieving his goals.
Hamper
Antonym of qualified
Unmitigated
People who act awkward at a big party can seem ______.
Reticent
Antonym of being indirect and/or dishonest
Brusquely