THE SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, INCLUDING COUNTRIES, CLIMATE, AND LAND FORMATIONS
GEOGRAPHY
100
PREDATORY
LIVING BY KILLING AND EATING OTHER ANIMALS, OR BY STEALING FROM OTHERS
100
Whim
On a whim at the last minute, Mrs. Bryde decided that she would skip all the homework assignments for the month of February.
100
SYN: BLATANT
FLAGRANT, OUTRIGHT
200
BLEAK
WITHOUT MUCH HOPE; COLD AND DREARY
200
VERY TIRING; EXHAUSTING
GRUELING
200
RESUME
TO GO ON OR CONTINUE AFTER AN INTERRUPTION
200
Concur
Larry concurred with Nyke that the very best creatures on earth are butterflies.
200
ANT: BLEAK
BRIGHT, SUNNY
300
CAPRICIOUS
LIKELY TO CHANGE QUICKLY FOR NO REASON
300
WITHOUT DELAY OR TIME FOR CAREFUL THOUGHT; HASTY
HEADLONG
300
SPECIES
A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PLANTS OR ANIMALS THAT HAVE SOME THINGS IN COMMON
300
Geography (and it can't be used as a class, as in "In geography class...")
The geography of the dessert made it difficult for Ahmad to make it to the Egyptian tomb, but he finally made it; although he fell on a cactus on the way.
300
ANT: CAPRICIOUS
CONSTANT, STEADFAST
400
CATASTROPHE
A LARGE-SCALE DISASTER, MISFORTUNE, OR FAILURE
400
EXTREMELY FUNNY; CAUSING LOUD AMUSEMENT
HILARIOUS
400
UNSCATHED
TOTALLY UNHARMED
400
Headlong
Tyrelle rushed headlong into traffic to rescue the kitten from the busy street; what a hero!
400
SYN: CATASTROPHE
CALAMITY, FIASCO
500
CONCUR
TO AGREE
500
DARK, GLOOMY; HARD TO SEE THROUGH
MURKY
500
WHIM
A SUDDEN DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING WITHOUT A PARTICULAR REASON; A FANCIFUL IDEA
500
Murky
Lesley dared Sierra to drink the murky water, but she refused because she thought it was full of algae.