Sat Lesson 7 & 8

Front 1

sanguine (adj)

Back 1

cheerfully optimistic

Hint 1

The Humors
sanguis-
I am sanguine about my junior year, even though it is the toughest year.

Front 2

phlegmatic (adj)

Back 2

sluggish

Hint 2

The Humor
He was phlegmatic for almost a month because of the mono he had.

Front 3

melancholy (adj)

Back 3

sad, depressed

Hint 3

The Humor
melan-
Ever since she broke up with her boyfriend, she has been melancholy.

Front 4

choleric (adj)

Back 4

easily angered

Hint 4

The Humor
choler-
The coach was choleric because nobody was focusing.

Front 5

recalcitrant (adj)

Back 5

stubbornly resistant to authority

Hint 5

The Humor
The class clown was recalcitrant to the teacher and didn't respect her.

Front 6

lethargic (adj)

Back 6

sluggish

Hint 6

The Humor
The class was lethargic because the teacher was terribly boring.

Front 7

splenetic (adj)

Back 7

easily angered

Hint 7

The Humor
The mother was splenetic probably because the daughter was so stubborn.

Front 8

querulous (adj)

Back 8

full of complaints

Hint 8

The Humor
The new student was loud and querulous; she did not set a good impression.

Front 9

dolorous (adj)

Back 9

exhibiting sorrow or pain

Hint 9

The Humor
She was dolorous at the wake for her grandfather.

Front 10

animosity (adj)

Back 10

a feeling of strong dislike, ill will

Hint 10

The Humor
anima-
Some countries have animosity towards others after a disagreement.

Front 11

pusillanimous (adj)

Back 11

cowardly

Hint 11

The Humor
anima-
The girl was pusillanimous when it came to decision making.

Front 12

lassitude (n)

Back 12

feeling of weakness

Hint 12

The Humor
After the loss, the team walked off the field with lassitude and lethargy.

Front 13

spurious (adj)

Back 13

fake

Hint 13

Sneaky Sneaky
The directions were spurious because we ended up at a desert instead of a beach.

Front 14

guile (n)

Back 14

trickery

Hint 14

Sneaky Sneaky
The pulled the prank on the teachers with guile.

Front 15

beguile (v)

Back 15

to deceive with charm

Hint 15

Sneaky Sneaky
She beguiled the students to come to the basement, although they were afraid of the dark.

Front 16

strategem (n)

Back 16

a deceitful scheme

Hint 16

Sneaky Sneaky
The robbers came up with a strategem and were successful in the end.

Front 17

surreptitious (adj)

Back 17

sneaky

Hint 17

Sneaky Sneaky
They were surreptitious in their camaflouge apparel.

Front 18

clandestine (adj)

Back 18

secret; hidden

Hint 18

Sneaky Sneaky
The hiding place was clandestine, and nobody ever found the children that hid there.

Front 19

stealth (n)

Back 19

sneakiness

Hint 19

Sneaky Sneaky
The "stealth bomber" is so effective.

Front 20

duplicity (n)

Back 20

deceit

Hint 20

Sneaky Sneaky
duplit-

Front 21

specious (adj)

Back 21

false

Hint 21

Sneaky Sneaky
The code to pass the fence was specious, so we weren't able to enter.

Front 22

furtive (adj)

Back 22

sneaky; secretive

Hint 22

Sneaky Sneaky
She was furtive when she came in past curfew.

Front 23

pseudonym (n)

Back 23

pen name (fake name)

Hint 23

Sneaky Sneaky
pseudo-
In order to live in the United States, the immigrant had a pseudonym which was Maria.

Front 24

fallacious (adj)

Back 24

false; deceptive

Hint 24

Sneaky Sneaky
I knew our plan was fallacious because the others were doing something completely different.

Front 25

rapacious (adj)

Back 25

greedy; ravenous

Hint 25

Sneaky Sneaky
rapere-
The young kids were rapacious and took all of the food.