Definitions
Behavior toward others
What is demeanor?
Inadequate, sparse, deficient
What is meager?
Interesting, original
What is banal?
The __________ of the roadkill were lying on the highway, disgusting me.
What are entrails?
The tiny bonsai tree was full of thin, _____ branches.
What is tenuous?
A person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings
What is racketeer?
Nourishment, rations
What is sustenance?
Friendly, polite, and kind
What is surly?
The rebel was in trouble for committing ______ against his country by sharing private information with other governments.
What is treason?
When you are playing a game against Haverford, you and the Haverford players are considered ________.
What are adversaries?
Thin, light, delicate fabric (often used in veils)
What is gossamer?
Apology
What is repentance?
Utopia
What is dystopia?
Someone who works in an _________ provides herbal medicines.
What is apothecary?
The ________ nursing home residents sleepily rolled down the hallway in their wheelchairs, headed to bingo night.
What is decrepit?
Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
What is iridescent?
Braided, woven
What is plaited?
What is sanctioned?
After a school break, my inbox was ________ with tons of emails.
What is deluged?
The _________ movie wasn't awful, but it wasn't the most exciting either.
What is mediocre?
A flammable, whitish, translucent, waxy solid used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, sealing, and waterproofing
What is paraffin?
Savagery, brutality
What is ferocity?
Exciting, thrilling
What is anti-climactic?
Effie Trinket's used dramatic _________ to put on an excited, flamboyant performance during a dark, sad event.
What are affectations?
After he told a series of lies, his family's trust in him became ____________.
What is irredeemable?