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She climbed onto the __________ ladder even though it wobbled with every step and looked like it could collapse at any moment.
PRECARIOUS
This word means EXCESSIVE GREED.
AVARICE
What does it mean? TRANSCEND
TO GO BEYOND
After missing the deadline, Sarah’s manager didn’t just warn her—he began to __________ her, angrily listing all the ways her mistake had caused problems.
BERATE
Which vocabulary word means LACKING SHARPNESS OR INTELLECTUAL ABILITY?
OBTUSE
The medicine was so ____________ that just one dose relieved his pain within minutes and it did not come back for hours.
POTENT
This word means PERFECT OR FLAWLESS.
IMPECCABLE
What does it mean? PLAUSIBLE
BELIEVABLE
Even years after their argument, there was still clear __________ between the two former friends who couldn't even stand to be in the same room together.
ANIMOSITY
Which vocabulary word means USELESS OR POINTLESS?
FUTILE
After he was caught cheating on the final exam, the boy became a ___________ at school—no one wanted to sit with him or talk to him anymore.
PARIAH
This word means NOT CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD OR EXPRESSED.
OBSCURE
What does it mean? ABHOR
TO REGARD OR VIEW WITH DISGUST
The doctor’s explanation was full of a lot of medical ________, with so many complicated terms that the patient struggled to understand what was wrong.
JARGON
Which vocabulary word means DONE SECRETIVELY?
CLANDESTINE
Her __________ curiosity drove her to ask question after question, never seeming to be satisfied with the answers.
INSATIABLE
This word means TO CAUSE TO LOSE COURAGE.
DAUNT
What does it mean? WARY
CAREFUL OR CAUTIOUS
The student was so _________ about protecting the environment that she organized clean-up events every weekend, had a compost pile, encouraged everyone to recycle and named her dog Eco.
ZEALOUS
Which vocabulary word means SHOWING RESPECT FOR ANOTHER'S AUTHORITY?
DEFERENTIAL
He tried to ________ himself with the teacher by constantly offering to help with classroom tasks, hoping she’d give him a better grade.
INGRATIATE
This word means DEEPLY MOVED, DELIGHTED OR ABSORBED BY SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.
RAPT
What does it mean? IMMACULATE
WITHOUT STAIN OR PURE
The __________ music filled the room, making everyone feel a little sad and reflective.
MELANCHOLY
Which vocabulary word means FLUENT OR PERSUASIVE IN SPEAKING OR WRITING?
ELOQUENT
Even though they decided to break up, their conversation was calm and respectful, showing that it was an ___________ split.
AMICABLE
This word means TO REPRESENT IN BODILY FORM.
EMBODY
What does it mean? SUPERFLUOUS
MORE THAN IS NEEDED OR WANTED
Because she refused to follow the traditional path of college and instead started her own business at age 18, many saw her as a ____________ who challenged society’s expectations.
NONCONFORMIST
Which vocabulary word means LOGICALLY CONSISTENT OR UNDERSTANDABLE?
COHERENT
Before giving her a grade, the teacher had to _________ Maria’s essay, examining every sentence carefully to check for grammar mistakes and plagiarism.
SCRUTINIZE
This word means IN AN EXTREMELY OBVIOUS WAY.
BLATANT
What does it mean? ACQUIESCE
TO GIVE IN
The villagers saw the factory dumping waste into the river as an ____________, a terrible act that polluted their only source of clean water.
ABOMINATION
Which vocabulary word means A FEELING OF DOUBT, MISTRUST, OR UNCERTAINTY?
MISGIVING
Despite knowing it was against the rules, Lisa made a __________ attempt to look at her classmate’s test, not even trying to hide it from the teacher.
BRAZEN
This word means EXCEEDINGLY NUMEROUS OR A GREAT MANY.
MYRIAD
What does it mean? IRREFUTABLE
UNABLE TO DENY OR DISPROVE
Mr. Thompson was known as the ________ neighbor because he wore brightly colored clothes and talked to his garden plants as if they were people.
ECCENTRIC
Which vocabulary word means ACTING SUDDENLY OR RASHLY WITHOUT MUCH THOUGHT?
IMPETUOUS
The debate over the new school cell phone policy was so ___________ that students and teachers argued fiercely for hours without reaching an agreement.
CONTENTIOUS
This word means COMFORT IN SORROW OR DISTRESS.
SOLACE
What does it mean? LURID
SHOCKING OR GRUESOME
The company’s financial problems turned into a _________, with debts piling up and no easy way to fix the situation before they were actually bankrupt.
QUAGMIRE
Which vocabulary word means POMPOUS, SELF-IMPORTANT OR ARROGANT?
PRETENTIOUS
Even when no one was watching, Marcus returned the lost wallet full of cash, proving he had strong _________ .
INTEGRITY
This word means EAGER FOR A FIGHT OR FIERCE.
TRUCULENT
What does it mean? CHURLISH
HAVING A BAD DISPOSITION OR SURLY
His friends told him he would get in trouble, but he still had the ___________ to speak up against the principal’s unfair rules, even though most students were too scared to say anything.
TEMERITY
Which vocabulary word means COMPLAINING?
QUERULOUS