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Words that Begin with D
These Are Pretty Difficult, So, You Know, BEST OF LUCK!
A Whole Lot of E-Words
Mixed Bag
Don't Forget Last Week!
100
This word, which could be used to describe most teachers, means "instructive."
What is DIDACTIC, yo?
100
I love this word, because it describes me FO' SHO' ... it's an adjective (what a surprise), and it means "talkative."
What is GARRULOUS?
100
This word, a verb, means to make worse.
What is EXACERBATE?
100
No one knew if he was desperate or merely ____________; he invited the entire LHS student body to his birthday party.
What is INCLUSIVE?
100
An antonym for this word is "friendly."
What is ALOOF?
200
An adjective, meaning skeptical or doubtful.
What is DUBIOUS?
200
Mr. Momo-Mentor-Morali loves this word but hates when people mispronounce it. It means "exaggeration."
What is HYPERBOLE? Also, if you cannot pronounce this word, you only get .5 points. SORRY I'M NOT SORRY, Y'ALL!
200
People may call my style cray (or nerdy/hipster-ish/awkward), but I just like to call my fashion sense _______________ and varied!
What is ECLECTIC?
200
__________________ is when you are flat-out WRONG, because what wound up happening was the opposite of what you thought would happen.
What is IRONY ?
200
This word, meaning thief or con artist, originated in a European country. Name the word and the country from which it came for a full point + .5 extra (excellent in the case of a tie).
What is CHARLATAN, from France?
300
This word, meaning harmful, can also be a noun ... but on our list, it is an adjective. Yeah, another adjective.
What is DETRIMENTAL? Ex: Our camouflaged Ram enthusiasm spilling off the PEP buses is going to be detrimental to Caldwell's confidence on Saturday.
300
To predict something bad happening is to ___________.
What is FOREBODE?
300
This adjective is another way of saying "difficult to understand" or can even imply something that is somewhat mysterious.
What is ESOTERIC?
300
I need time to __________________ the death of my beloved fish, Sushi Roll, before buying another at the pet store.
What is LAMENT?
300
Examples of this word include: "Don't judge a book by its cover" and "He cried tears of joy."
What is CLICHE?
400
At Saturday's game, our boys (*cough* Matt, Moe, and Brian *cough, cough*) will ______________ Caldwell's team with their skill and general awesomeness. Hint: this word is a verb.
What is DEBILITATE?
400
"It was with a great amount of _________________ that the lazy student was able to convince his gullible teacher that he didn't have his homework because his Pitbull ate it for dinner."
What is GUILE?
400
This word means "to praise highly" and is often used in conjunction with the word "virtues," e.g. "I literally cannot help but ________________ the virtues of Ms. Getrajdman and Ms. Sciarra, because I am obsessed with them and think they are the bomb diggety dot com."
What is EXTOL?
400
Even though she was merely shy, people assumed she was rude because her responses were always so ___________.
What is LACONIC?
400
If Ms. Gillenson doesn't stop eating cheese and carbs, she will soon resemble an ________________ blob, instead of a lovely young woman.
What is AMORPHOUS?
500
As a teacher, I must always try to remain ______________ and fair to all my students, but of course, I have to admit that I have a big soft spot for #juniornation.
What is DISPASSIONATE?
500
This uncommonly used word describes extreme poverty, or one who is very poor.
What is INDIGENT?
500
This adjective means something temporary/not lasting.
What is EPHEMERAL?
500
This adjective is another way of saying "harmless."
What is INNOCUOUS?
500
I finally decided to _________________ to my friends' demands to join them for dinner; I am so fun and hilarious and adorable that I'd just feel guilty depriving them of my company, even though I don't really want to hang out with them.
What is ACQUIESCE?