Vocab
marked by special effort; highly concentrated
intensive
not sharp-edged or pointed; blunt; dull; slow to understand
obtuse
not strict; loose or slack
lax
a short pleasant trip; excursion
jaunt
an enthusiastic and prolonged applause
ovation
tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach
tantalizing
to overcome a difficulty; to rise above
surmount
full of playful good humor; genial and jolly
jovial
a person who is outgoing and interested in others
extrovert
skillful public speaking
oratory
able to float; able to bounce back after a reverse or setback; cheerful
buoyant
an opponent; an enemy
adversary
perfectly, in theory
ideally
tastelessly cheap and showy; flashy
gaudy
(n) tool; instrument; (v) to carry out; accomplish
implement
despicable, hateful, low
contemptible
to force a person by law to leave a building the person has leased or rented; to force out
evict
to shut out or exclude from a group; to banish
ostracize
a lack of emotion or feeling; indifference
apathy
not literally true; using figures of speech
figurative
acted upon rather than acting; submissive
passive
unable to be heard
of first importance; most frequent
predominant
a substance used for grinding; an irritant
abrasive
glowing with intense heat; very bright; shining; describing a light bulb that produces light with a filament in a vacuum
incandescent