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Abstract

not concrete; non-figurative

When I opened the board game, I was completely confused by the abstract instructions.

Superfluous

extra; unnessary

It would be superfluous to buy her more stuffed animals when she already has 14 of them.

Prosaic

unimaginative; dull; ordinary

I am going to be prosaic today and just buy Cheerios today instead of Captain Crunch.

Transitory

short-lived; temporary

This sucker is transitory.

Ambiguous

open to more than one interruption; unclear

The recipe was ambiguous and confusing.

Inherent

inborn; built in

The color of her eyes was inherent.

Auspicious

favorable; promising

Going to dinner with my mo for her birthday was auspicious.

Benevolent

well-meaning; generous

The offer was too benevolent to pass up.

Candor

sincerity; openness

Her candor was really appreciated when i was feeling down.

Comprehensive

broad or complete in scope or content

Math is such a comprehensive subject.

Contemporary

current; modern; from the same

The music was contemporary.

Maverick

one who resists adherence to a group

The man getting arrested was a maverick because he had been arrested so many times.

Apathetic

feeling or showing little emotion

I was apathetic when my friend lost 5 dollars.

Stoic

indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

His stoic personality was the thing that kept her interest perked.

Esoteric

known only to a select group

The boys knew that their plan to attack their sisters was esoteric.

Plausible

seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

The way she talked about her dog made it seem plausible that it was a girl.

Ambivalent

simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain

I was very ambivalent when the strange man asked me if I wanted candy.

Innovative

introducing something new

He was talking about the innovative project that he was working on.

Dubious

doubtful of unlikely authenticity

It was dubious for me that the clay jar was actually from an old Aztec hut.

Objectivity

judgement uninfluenced by emotion

The judge said that he was going to examine the problem with objectivity.

Paramount

of chief concern or importance

Getting to the crime scene was paramount.

Novel

strikingly new or unusual

His idea about how schools should work is novel.

Gratuitous

given freely; unearned; unwarrented

The chocolate for the kid who was throwing a fit in Walmart was gratuitous.

Conviction

a fixed or strong belief

He grew up in the Catholic church so he felt a conviction towards it.

Aesthetic

having to do with the appreciation of beauty

I was feeling very aesthetic towards the woman who walked passed me on the street.

Diligent

marked by painstaking effort; hard-working

She was working very diligently on her project.

Eclectic

made up of variety of sources of styles

The outfit he was wearing was very eclectic.

Mollify

to calm or soothe

My dad was trying to mollify me when we put my dog down.

Tenuous

having little substance or strength; unsure; weak

I was tenuous about whether or not I should go to bed early.

Alleviate

to ease a pain or burden

The hydrocodone alleviated my pain when I got my wisdom teeth removed.

Dismal

depressing; dreary

The weather outside was dismal.

Commence

to begin; start

The race will commence at 3:00.

Victuals

food supplies; provisions

We had enough victuals to get through the winter.

Ransom

the sum or price paid or demanded to redeem from captivity, detention; by paying a demanded price

The man was demanding a $100,000 ransom for my little sister.

Enchantment

the art, act, or instance of magical influence

The way she danced made it seem like she was in an enchantment.

Raspy

harsh; grating

Her voice was raspy from smoking too many cigarettes.

Counterfeit

made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forged

The money he paid with was counterfeit.

Temperance

moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control

He had an amazing temperance considering the big plate of cookies in front of him.

Abolish

to do away with

We abolished the cake before Tyler even got home.

Hail

to call out to in order to greet, stop, or attract attention

I hailed a taxi so I could get through Chicago without the worry of driving myself.

Abreast

side by side and facing the same way

The couple was abreast while looking at the river.

Solemn

formal; serious; not cheerful

Her face was very solemn at her brother's funeral.

Pensive

reflecting; in serious thought

He sat with a pensive look on his face.

Loll

sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way

I laid down in a loll because I was tired.

Disposition

a tendency to act in a specified way

Her disposition was to be loud and obnoxious.

Vindicate

freed from blame

The judge vindicated my friend for something she didn't do.

Speculate

to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

I speculated that the party wouldn't be fun.

Brash

vulgarly self-assertive; hasty; rash

She was very brash in the way she talked.

Lament

to mourn (a death or loss)

When my grandma died, I lamented with my family.

Bygone

a thing dating from an earlier time

Can we just forget and forgive each other's bygones?

Vulnerable

susceptible to physical or emotional injury

Children are very vulnerable to people who have something they want.

Reserved

the keeping of one's feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself; self-restraint

The girl who always sits by herself and reads is reserved.


Feigned

to give a false appearance of: feign sleep

"I feel fine!" who said the girl who had a feigned look on her face.

Levity

lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate

For some reason, he had such a levity in the way he spoke at the presidential dinner.

Plagiaristic

copied and passed of as your own

Her paper was plagiarized because she took it from me.

Marred

something that has been damaged, disfigured, or blemished

My face is marred now that I have become a teenager.

Perpetual

continuing without interruption; prolonged

His speech was very perpetual.

Bizarre

out of the ordinary; odd

Today, some people thought my Crocs were bizarre.

Acute

keenly perceptive or discerning; extremely sharp or severe

Those scissors are acute.

Reproach

to bring shame upon; disgrace

My family thinks I am a reproach.

Turbulence

a state of violet disturbance and disorder; wild or disruptive activity

The turbulence of the plane scared the passengers.

Supercilious

having or showing arrogant superiority; haughty; vein

The football player was very supercilious about himself.

Fractiousness

a trait of being disobedient and lacking discipline; unruly

The fractiousness from his voice was very rude.

Wistfully

unfulfilled longing or yearning; pensively sad; melancholy

I sat down wistfully, wanting someone to hang out with.

Vista

a distance view seen through an opening, as between rows of buildings or trees

I saw her dancing through the vista in the forest.

Pungent

sharpe or irritating to the taste or smell; acrid

The pungent smell was overwhelming and I fainted.

Deft

quick and skillful; adroit

He got all his chores done in a deft way.

Reciprocal

performed, experienced, or felt by both sides; mutual

we had reciprocal feelings about the idea of having a rat as a pet.

Languid

lacking energy or vitality; sluggish; listless

After shoveling snow for 4 hours, I was very languid.

Fervent

having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent

When her grandma died she was fervent.