Synonyms
I was so embarrassed when the teacher called on me and I wasn't paying attention!
synonym for embarrassed
What is mortified?
Lena used the absolute truth to escape punishment for cutting class.
antonym for truth
What is subterfuge?
Even though she knew the right answer, Jessica ____ about whether to raise her hand.
What is vacillated?
Understood by only a few
What is arcane?
The scale wavered between 38 and 39 pounds for my dog's weight.
(synonym for the italics word)
What is vacillate?
At the outer edges of my vision, I saw the teacher coming and hid my phone.
What is peripheral?
When he tripped and fell in the cafeteria, Joseph was pleased.
antonym for pleased
What is mortified?
It's annoying the way my little sister imitates me -- she ____ everything I say!
What is reiterates?
to motion energetically with the body or limbs
What is gesticulate?
Even though she is a novice, this being her first day on the job, Gina exhibits great confidence in her abilities.
synonym for exhibits
What is exudes?
With each paycheck, I am adding to my savings a little bit at a time.
synonym for "a little bit at a time"
What is incrementally?
Everyone loves it when Kalil comes to a party because he is skilled as a bore.
Antonym for bore
What is raconteur?
Just before she had to give a presentation in class, Sarah started ____ sweat from every pore!
What is exuding?
calm and assured
What is imperturbable?
Most urban legends are based on spurious stories.
synonym for spurious
What is apocryphal?
It was a dull party. There wasn't much frivolity.
synonym for frivolity
What is levity?
Trigonometry and calculus can be simple for the layperson to learn.
antonym for simple
What is arcane?
What is gesticulating?
a deceptive scheme or strategy
What is subterfuge?
The president summoned members of the cabinet for a meeting.
synonym for summoned
What is convened?
Even though signs repeatedly warned of the impending pothole in the road, Josie drove her car into it.
synonym for repeated
What is reiterated?
Yogi's habit of using inconvenient memory devices, rather than actually learning the material, proved a failure on the test.
antonym for inconvenient
What is expedient?
Even though the water was ankle-deep, Dad stayed ____ and called the plumber.
What is imperturbable?
one who tells stories with skill and wit
What is raconteur?
The river flowed around the edges of the city.
synonym for edges
What is periphery?