What's the word
This word means "the act of excessively eating"
Gluttony
Define Melancholy
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
Don't be so ______________; you can't be that ominous all the time.
Foreboding
Instead of embracing the new direction I wanted to take the company, he _______________ it.
Renounced
I don't want to speak with ____________ like you who root around in the garbage like rats!
Vermin
This word means "to be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment."
sulk
Define Treacherous
guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
What a cute little portrait, or vignette of the coffee shop! I didn't know this museum would have so many _____________.
Tableaux
Her argument was a little _____________, but Mr. Dye's didn't just sound good, it was actually based in fact.
Specious
Look how _________ he is with his slicked back hair, his perfectly pressed suit, and an ascot around his neck!
Urbane
This word means "arousing intense distaste or disgust."
Repulsive
Define Inquisitive
curious or inquiring.
We finally landed three hours late, and I thought we would never __________ on the runway.
Alight
He thought the army was moving ___________ toward a loss, but I knew that it was still avoidable.
Inexorably
I couldn't believe the genius chess ___________ of bringing his bishop up to fork the King and Queen!
Stratagem
This word means "warm and friendly."
Cordial
Define Contrived
deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.
He had ________ over the animals, and also complete control over the plants.
Dominion
Don't ______ at our opponents; turn the other cheek and wish them the best!
Jeer
Her voice is as ____________ as a pack of bellowing hyenas mixed with a herd of screaming elephans.
Strident
This word means "impossible to understand or interpret."
Inscrutable
Define Sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Whoah, what a _______ they had at lunch, I never thought a fight would break out at this school!
Row
All of your ideas are a bit ___________, but try to be more like Sam and give clear-cut, discernable responses.
I looked for a ______________ of the muffin big enough to eat, but all that was left were miniscule crumbs.
Remnant