Definitions 1
Word meaning partly open
ajar
Definition of hostile
unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive
The night the children foolishly left the back gate ___ and the dog escaped.
ajar
It is a ____ to say that youth is wasted on the young.
(noun)
Paradox
controversial
adjective
Word meaning: sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess
melancholy
Definition of parasite
an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
Most of the immigrants at Ellis island represented the _____ masses yearning to be free.
downtrodden
The president's military advisor hoped the overseas action would not _____ in disaster.
culminate
culminate
verb
Word meaning: a self-contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities
Paradox
Definition of prominent
standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known
We placed the ____ back in its nest.
fledgling
The legislatures of three-fourths of the states must ____ an amendment to the Constitution.
ratify
ratify
verb
Word meaning: bearing a grudge, feeling or showing a strong tendency toward revenge
vindictive
Definition of fledgling
an inexperienced person, a beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest; inexperienced, budding
Being chosen for the team was a _____ event in our lives.
notable
Some famous authors are ____ figures in society.
prominent
indifference
noun
Word meaning: a boaster; boastful in a loud, annoying way
braggart
definition of downtrodden
treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
The mayor was so ____ that he threatened to sue the newspaper for his unflattering remarks about his administration.
vindictive
Dad knows his way around the kitchen and is quite a _____ cook.
proficient
adjective, noun