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Definitions
Synonyms
Antonyms
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Miscellaneous
100
generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
What is LARGESSE
100
affected or stagey
What is HISTRIONIC
100
to embrace or adopt
What is ESCHEW
100
Georgie's _________ behavior makes it difficult for him to speak his thoughts and feelings to Tommo.
What is TACITURN
100
Definitions: tending to find fault especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way
What is CARPING
200
Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
What is DEVIOUS
200
to authenticate or confirm
What is SUBSTANTIATE
200
garrulous, vociferous or wordy
What is TACITURN
200
Tommo demonstrates his ________ by giving Georgie a watch, a bird book, and his time as he comes into the school on his day off.
What is LARGESSE
200
Definitions: intensely eager or passionate
What is AVID
300
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
What is EMULATE
300
to fluctuate or wave
What is UNDULATE
300
to renounce or abandon; to borrow
What is ARROGATE
300
At the beginning of the book, Georgie ________ the company of everyone, as he chooses to stay locked up in his room.
What is ESCHEWS
300
Synonyms: lucid or comprehensible
What is COHERENT
400
offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
What is INVIDIOUS
400
narrow-minded, biased; nearsighted
What is MYOPIC
400
clandestine, covert
What is OVERT
400
In order to build his confidence, Georgie ________ Shannon's behavior as he decides to be more confident and come downstairs.
What is EMULATES
400
Antonyms: harmony or order
What is MAELSTROM
500
calm, peaceful, serene, tranquil
What is HALCYON
500
appropriateness or decorum
What is PROPRIETY
500
submissive, compliant, flexible or yielding
What is INTRANSIGENT
500
Georgie watches and recognizes Bob's ________ of emotion, as Bob rages, screams, and bites one of the new workers.
What is MAELSTROM
500
Antonyms: to ignore or avoid
What is ACCOST