Week 14
The playful fairies in this retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream were clever and _______________.
whimsical
Our team is at the ____________________ of the season and we are about to take home the trophy.
apex
He gained a lot of ____________________ when he set off the fire alarm three times and was expelled from the school.
notoriety
The situation went ____________________ when the two pigs were released from their pens in the middle of the wedding ceremony.
awry
When I saw the ____________________ look on her face, I knew that something had gone awry.
pallid
Getting a C on that assignment was an ____________________ as she usually got As and Bs.
anomaly
He spoke with great ____________________ and many people were moved to tears by his speech.
eloquence
The ____________________ solution to your problem would be to talk with the authorities, but I've got a better way to get even.
conventional
Offended, he offered a ____________________ response and walked quickly away. He wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.
curt
We agreed to an ____________________. I will never enter my brother's bedroom without his permission and he won't enter mine.
armistice
He remained ____________________ in his decision as he clearly told them he would not be changing his mind.
obdurate
I will apply an ____________________ amount of time to playing video games this summer. I don't know how long I'll take but I plan to play every day.
indiscriminate
We're feeling ____________________ about our standing in the competition and are not going to push ourselves too hard to improve.
complacent
I will not let you touch my yearbook in case you choose to ____________________ it with your pen.
defile
The afternoon began with a mild breeze but soon grew into a ____________________ storm with trees falling into roads and floods sweeping down streets.
calamitous
Please ____________________ the details of this process very carefully so that I understand what to do.
delineate
She made many ____________________ decisions that ended up losing her company a lot of money.
frivolous
I will ____________________ my premise with evidence from the text.
substantiate
After the war, they finally experienced an ____________________ of peace in which everyone got along.
epoch
I was too ______________ in the story to notice that my sister had eaten my entire sandwich off my plate.
engrossed
Their ____________________ decision caused those who trusted them to lose a great fortune.
duplicitous
We have fun using clay in class because it is ____________________ and easy to manipulate.
malleable
Her photo became ____________________ in the news after the world saw her amazing talent.
ubiquitous
Let's ____________________ our answers so we are on the same page with this situation.
accord
Her final ______________ brought tears to the audience as they waited for the last note to conclude.
opus