Smells Like Teen Spirit
When teens pepper each other with ____s, it may come across as bullying.
aspersions
In many teen angst movies from the 80s, a "nerd" inadvertently ____ the school's rules by sitting at the cool kids' lunch table.
transgresses
Katniss, a(n) ______, fights against The Capital and its leaders.
insurgent
Being a construction worker is far from a ______. The working conditions are subject to weather, the hours can be long, and the environments can be hazardous.
sinecure
The singer from Nirvana nailed this feeling of _____ when he sang "Here, we are now. Entertain us!"
ennui
While it came out in 1975, I never enjoyed "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" because it seemed a little ____ and weird to me.
bizarre
In The Secret Life of Bees, Lily's character is ______d by her abusive parent who makes her kneel on grits for punishment.
castigates
A synonym for _____ is delusions of grandeur.
megalomania
Some "mean girls" seem to enjoy being _____ or curt with each other.
brusque
In "Predator," Arnold Schwarzenegger's character named Dutch ____ sneaks into Guatemala to rescue some politicians.
surreptitiously
In Alice Walker's "The Third Life of Grange Copeland," the main character ____s from a scoundrel to a doting grandfather.
transmute
The opposite of _____ is to deceive or delude
disabuse
Teen years can be tough, with parents attempting to live ____ly through them.
vicariously
In "The Breakfast Club," one character tries to _____ Molly Ringwald's character Claire into breaking some rules.
cajole
In 1984, Big Brother is a ____ who exploits prejudices against the people of Eastasia.
demagogue
There was a(n) _______ growth on her normally smooth skin, so she had the abnormality checked out immediately.
anomalous
Most teens are responsible and don't try to _____ excuses for not completing tasks.
contrive
In "Dead Poets Society," Robin Williams' character encourages his students to break the _______s holding them back and to just seize the day (carpe diem).
fetter
While the 7 Commandments in Animal Farm seem _____, they are actually changed numerous times to benefit the pigs.
immutable
I first learned the word ____ when hearing about the house where the evil cannibal lived.
heinous