Define Me
Dismal
adj- miserable, gloomy, dreary, depressing, sorrowful, sad
Discreet
judicious, cautious, careful, reserved
v- to achieve, accomplish, obtain; to arrive at or reach something difficult
Attain
Acknowledge
Ex: I acknowledge that I failed because I didn't study, but I still had fun at the party.
Ostracize
DEF: v- to cast out or banish; to exclude from a group
Synonym: exclude, shun, reject, cast out, shut out
EX: When he started selling drugs, his friends ostracized him.
Arid
adj- very dry, parched, barren
Domesticate
tame, civilize, to raise, accustom
adj- violent, disorderly, noisy, turbulent
Tumultuous
Recedes
EX: At the beach, a wave comes in and then recedes.
Assailant
DEF: n- one who assaults or attacks
Synonym: aggressor, mugger, assaulter, invader
EX: The assailant escaped through the open window.
Apprehensive
adj- fearful, timid, afraid
Cunning
keen, slick, smart, astute
n-an incredible feeling of joy or delight; rapture, bliss
Ecstasy
Tedium
Students hoped for some relief from the tedium of the long lecture.
Attribute (v)
Def: v- to assign credit or blame for something
Synonym: apply, associate, blame, to credit, pin on
EX: He attributes his success to his mother's strong love.
Naïve
adj- foolishly simple or innocent (like a child); unsophisticated
Appall
to horrify, shock, disconcert, intimidate, unnerve, petrify
adj- tiresome, monotonous, boring, fatiguing (used to describe a person's or thing's effect on you)
Tedious
Apt
EX: You are apt to get an "F" if you don't study!
Listless
DEF: adj- lacking energy or enthusiasm; sluggish, lazy, sleepy, lethargic
Synonym: sluggish, lazy, lethargic, lifeless
EX: I feel listless because I didn't get much sleep last night.
Imply
v- to mean or indicate without saying directly; to suggest or insinuate
Quarrelsome
irritable, irascible, argumentative, hot-tempered, belligerent, combative
adj- brief and to the point; using as few words as possible while being comprehensive: succinct; terse; condensed
Concise
Inferred
Ex: The teacher inferred from the student's comments that he wasn't in class to work that day.
Redemption
Def: n- rescue, salvation, deliverance
Synonym: amends, atonement, forgiveness
EX: He went to church looking for redemption for being such a bad boy.