Describing Words
Concepts
Two at a Time
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When the torrential rainstorms finally stopped, the community began dealing with all the damage. Torrential means: 

rainstorms with heavy rainfall and wind

100

You should be concerned if your dog has lost weight and isn't as exuberant as usual. 


exuberant means: 

exuberant means: energetic or excited

100

Suddenly, Mario was so famished that he grabbed the disposable containers full of gross leftovers from the restaurant. 

Famished means:

Disposable means:

Famished means: very hungry

Disposable means: able to be thrown away

100

If a jellyfish stings someone's arm, the arm could swell dramatically.  

dramatically means:

dramatically means: a lot; very noticeably

200

The whole community felt great helplessness in the face of adversity: the destructive floods had washed away most of their homes.  

adversity means: 

adversity means: problems, trouble, difficulty

200

Children are impressionable and often mimic, or imitate, things they see on videos and TV. 

impressionable means:

impressionable means:  they are easily influenced; they believe what they see 

200

The unmanageable work led to job dissatisfaction

Unmanageable means:

Dissatisfaction means:

Unmanageable means: not manageable, difficult to handle or do

Dissatisfaction means: not satisfied; unhappy

200

She tentatively agreed to join the track team even though she wasn't sure if she wanted to run that much and wasn't sure if she would stick with it. 

tentatively means:

tentatively means:  hesitantly;  not sure 

200

Governments have created special stamps to commemorate the lives of scientists, explorers, civil rights leaders, and many others.

commemorate means:

commemorate means: to honor or recognize 

300

When the fields of food were washed away, people didn't have enough to eat.  Their suffering was indescribable.  

indescribable means:

indescribable means: so bad that it was unable to be described or explained

300

Even though she struggled with reading, she was tenacious this year and always worked hard and never gave up. She improved her reading ability a lot! 

tenacious means:

tenacious means: never giving up; persistent; unstopping 

300

The astonishingly high heat in the desert is almost intolerable and could be deadly.

Astonishingly means:

Intolerable means:

Astonishingly means:  surprisingly, amazingly

It means the heat is VERY, VERY hot. 

Intolerable means: unable to tolerate; our bodies can't handle it

300

The puppies' playfulness and cuteness captivates even people who aren't normally interested in dogs. 

captivates means:  

captivates means:  gets their attention and interest

400

Michael's inventiveness will culminate in a new self-driving car design.  

inventiveness means:

culminate means:

inventiveness means:   ability to invent; creativeness 

culminate means: result in