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Part of Speech
100

Fraught with danger; something risky, like driving in a blizzard

PERILOUS (adj)

100

"The injuries they inflicted upon each other were __________."

APPALLING (verb: To strike with disgust or revulsion; to fill with apprehension or alarm)

100

The feeling of lively and cheerful joy; great excitement, liveliness, or happiness.

EXHILARATION

100

"Such areas are considered sacred, and the people treat them with __________."

REVERENCE (noun: a feeling of profound respect)

100

INDIGNANT

ADJECTIVE: Angered at something unjust or wrong

200

without or deprived of the use of speech or words; poor communication skills

INARTICULATE (adj)

200

"Provisions were scarce, the sailors __________, and the loyalty of the Commanders were exceedingly doubtful"

MUTINOUS (adj: consisting of or characterized by or inciting to open rebellion; disloyal, insubordinate)

200

Adj: Fraught with uncertainty or open to suspicion

Synonyms: incertain, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, in question

DUBIOUS

200

"I looked away, suddenly conscious of my __________ insufficiencies"

MYRIAD (Noun: immeasurable or indefinite, OR adj: too large to count or quantify)

200

EXHILARATION

NOUN: The feeling of lively and cheerful joy

300

A large indefinite number; OR, too numerous to be counted

MYRIAD (noun OR adj)

300

"Ralph felt a kind of affectionate __________ for the conch, even though he had fished it out of the lagoon himself."

REVERENCE (noun: a feeling of profound respect for someone/something)

300

Noun: A representation of a person (especially in the form of a sculpture)

EFFIGY

300

Quieted and brought under control.

"The assembly murmured in __________ agreement"

SUBDUED (Adj: restrained in syle or quality; quieted and brought under control)

300

EMBROIL

VERB: To drag someone into a mess

400

a natural disposition to be hostile; aggressive or war-like.

BELLIGERENCE (noun)

400

"She was tangential with her topics, and her hands __________ wildly, flying up with a nervousness that wasn't like her at all."

GESTICULATED (v: show, express, or direct through movement)

400

Define EMBROIL: "Piggy, finding himself uncomfortably embroiled, slid the conch to Ralph's knees and sat down." 

Verb: To force into a kind of situation or course of action.

400

Characterized by violent emotions or behavior.

TEMPESTUOUS (adj.)

400

EXULT

VERB: To feel extreme happiness or elation; to express great joy

500

anger at an unfair or unjust situation

INDIGNANT (adj)

500
"The tunnel was so __________that she was unprepared when it abruptly ended in a vast chamber as large as a cavern." 

INTERMINABLE (adj: tiresomely long; seemingly without end)

500

Synonyms: To be on cloud nine, to jump for joy, to walk on air. Jubilate, rejoice, or triumph.

EXULT

500

A wanderer with no established residence or means of support; in literature they are often a criminal, but in real-life, they may just be someone without a home

VAGRANT (noun)

500

TEMPESTUOUS

ADJECTIVE: Characterized by violent emotions or behaviours; as if showing violent anger