Definitions
To dislike or hate intensely.
Abominate.
Sympathize is a synonym for this word.
Commiserate.
The poor man was stronger than he realized, and the damage he did was _____________.
Inadvertent.
We country-folk must have seemed very _________ to the girl who moved from New York City.
Provincial.
Alliance is a synonym for this word.
Coalition.
Existing in name only; too small to be taken seriously.
Nominal.
Command is a synonym for this word.
Enjoin.
My grasp of trigonometry was ___________ until I began attending the extra help sessions.
Tenuous.
Food must meet _______ requirements to be considered organic.
Stringent.
Implore is a synonym for this word.
Exhort.
to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute.
Ascribe.
Assimilation is a synonym for this word.
Acculturation.
Despite being asked to describe her plans once in office, the candidate only gave _________ answers.
Noncommittal.
Of all his achievements, winning the gold medal was certainly Paul's most _____________.
Meritorious.
Trite is a synonym for this word.
Hackneyed.
A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior).
Proclivity.
Inclination is a synonym for this word.
Proclivity.
The canal that cut through the center of town followed a ________ route.
Circuitous.
After the long race, Jack began to experience feelings of ________.
Lassitude.
Composure is a synonym for this word.
Aplomb.
To steal; to take improperly for one’s own use.
Peculate.
Turbulence is a synonym for this word.
Ferment.
They seemed more than willing to _________ their mistakes by whatever means necessary.
Expiate.
The celebrity took great _______ at the way she was portrayed in the tell-all book.
Greasy is a synonym for this word.
Unctuous.
Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government.
Seditious.
Mordant is a synonym for this word.
Vitriolic.
Tenuous.
When he came home to find the couch stuffing everywhere, James could only _______ that his new puppy had begun teething.
Surmise.
Hogwash is a synonym for this word.
Drivel.