Torturing Teen
The word referred to in the 10th Commandment.
What is covetous?
Wry - use it in a sentence.
What is varied response.
The cat was ____ toward my existence; she liked me when I fed her, but not when I wanted her spot on the couch.
snide or ambivalent
what is ambivalent
Kindergartner's are often described as _____ when they refuse to sit on their story squares.
What is recalcitrant?
To deal with things in a way that is realistic and practical - not theoretical - like silly tall people.
what is pragmatic?
DD - What is the the real, academic reason why you can't ubiquitous your way through high school? Answer in the form of a question - not a word.
what is because it is an adjective describing something commonplace - found everywhere?
dispel - give the definition.
what is to clear away, remove, or get rid of?
I heard a _____ jingling and slowly approached the tree with the bright, shiny _____ balls and garland which I promptly proceeded to knock over out of spite.
what is provocative?
I placed several drops of the _____ liquid into my archenemies goblet; I did not want her to have a chance at a happy life.
what is pernicious?
opposite of useful or hopeful - when it's not even worth trying.
what is futile?
nomad is to ______ what a pirate is to marauding
what is itinerant?
Unquestionable beyond dispute.
what is incontrovertible?
My mother's on-going attempts to ____ me to not knock things off the edge of the table are usually not successful; I just meow and walk away.
what is admonish?
The two swordsmen where very _____ in the way that they parried and stood en garde.
what is adroit?
Self-government or control over one's own political destiny.
what is autonomy?
from the Latin root "mei" and the related to the word mince (v.).
what is minutiae?
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply.
what is to abhor?
As a kitten, I make several _____ a day and my mom thinks they are all very cute.
what is gaffes?
Forcing _____ on someone who thinks they are always right does nothing but create misery for ones self.
what is ignominy?
When one chooses to moderate or restrain an activity severely.
what is temperate?
This word originated in 1650 and would have been used to describe exotic foods that came to Italy and west through eastern trade routes - mostly fruits like lemons and limes and certain sour spices.
what is acerbic?
I went to the library looking for the book by Oscar Wilde called The Importance of Telling the Truth. They could not find it because I was wrong; it should have been The Importance of Being ____.
what is earnest?
Even though I had violence in small, cute, fuzzy little heart, my walk across the room was _____ and my mommy suspected nothing.
what is nonchalant?
It was a _____ affair and if anyone found out many lives would be ruined - both young and old.
what is clandestine?
If my AP English teacher told me that all 25 words in this Jeopardy game are guaranteed to appear on the test on Friday, this would be considered a _____.
what is a boon?