Week 11
Everyone has been asked to __ from going out in public without a face mask and standing within 6 feet of each other.
Abstain
extremely plain; adj. stern and forbidding; adj. relating to self-denial
What is austere?
Similar but not identical; similar in a way that invites comparison
What is analogous?
Someone who promotes or defends something or someone
What is advocate?
Verb meaning to become less active, less intense, or less in amount
What is abate?
In order to ____ profits, you need to cater to your customers
What is boost?
actively interested in or enthusiastic about something
What is avid?
To do away with entirely so that nothing remains; to destroy or cause devastating destruction
What is annihilate?
The outside beauty or attractiveness of something; it's physical appeal to the senses
What is aesthetic?
What is the adjective meaning extremely bad; wretched?
What is abysmal?
A __ broke out when the school announced there were a limited number of free tablets being given away.
What is brawl?
kind, generous, giving, and good
What is benevolent?
Going away from the common or the norm; unusual or unexpected; out of the ordinary; something different from the norm
What is anomaly?
What is a verb meaning to excite or cause trouble or distress, give motion to?
What is agitate?
Noun meaning the act of gaining a skill or possession of something,
What is acquisition?
My favorite poet said that, "___ is the soul of lingerie." And, William Shakespeare said, "___ is the soul of wit." What is the word used in both?
What is brevity?
Having the tendency to go in a specific direction; unable to be objective or unemotional or fair; tending to be prejudice; a diagonal cut
What is bias?
A strong feeling of dislike; something disliked : an object of aversion or repugnance
What is antipathy?
To make an indirect, secretive reference to something; a private joke or private reference
What is allude?
If you are extremely good or skilled at something, you are ___.
What is adept?
The candidate's ___ and ___, honest responses to the interview questions put her at the head of the pile.
What is candid and candor?
to support, strengthen, or fortify or reinforce
What is bolster?
Fearful expectation of something; suspicion or fear especially of future evil; sense of foreboding
What is apprehension?
A fight or conflict that often results in physical violence or a lot of noise
What is altercation?
What is the arrival or creation of something?
What is advent?