Verbs, Verbs, Verbs
outstandingly bad; shocking
What is egregious?
The city grew around the Beast from the West and the Beast from the East, their __________ stand-off where neither one moved reflected their opinions.
What is static?
Alyssa tends to ___________ Kirby by adding crazy body parts onto him, making his look even worse than he already did.
What is exacerbate?
harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone or taste
What is vitriolic?
__________ means quiet or reserved. The old man was reclusive and _______ by nature, hardly speaking ? unless necessary.
What is taciturn?
This type of housing involves another person helping you pay first.
What is subsidized?
Tracy's idea was so ________; nobody knew what she was planning.
What is obscure?
Someone that has less power/authority than another
What is subordinate?
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech _____________ people to fight for civil rights.
What is engendered?
very pale OR dull and uninteresting
What is pallid?
The kids fake-cried until they got what they wanted. They were being very __________.
What is cunning?
When in class, you want your teacher to explain things in a very _______ way.
What is explicit?
On Grey's Anatomy last night, Karev's and Wilson's wedding took one bad turn after another because Karev saw Wilson in her wedding dress; it was an __________ disaster.
What is unmitigated?
This term is often used figuratively. They act as though they’re some higher race with every right to __________ us mere humans.
What is subjugate?
green with growing plants
What is verdant?
When the alarm clock goes off, tired teenagers have a __________ for hitting the snooze button.
What is propensity?
Alcohol had been a dreadfully _____________ thing--more vitriolic and nauseous than any physic.
What is repugnant?
The most ____________ scenes in E-Team are the ones covering the horrors of Syria; they're heartbreaking.
What is poignant?
hard-working; being careful in your work
What is assiduous?
For now, White House aides said, Giuliani still has a direct line in to Trump—the two speak almost daily—and nobody in the West Wing is eager to insert themselves between the two hotheaded, pugnacious, _______ New Yorkers by yanking Giuliani off TV.
What is irascible?
When you don't depend on other people and/or are independent of anything else, you're _________.
What is autonomous?
To give up something
Hint: NOT abdicate
What is relinquish?
An example of ___________ is a really quick check of a car by a rental agency, not at all meticulous.
What is perfunctory?
Is this news a _________ of better days to come?
What is harbinger?
His characters often explicitly reject advice to take time, find out more, gather information, test assumptions, or consider alternative courses of action. Such __________ decisions usually lead to greater calamity and trouble.
What is impetuous?