Vocabulary Words(3/13/06)

Front 1

The waitress would get magnanious tips for having impeccable _____.

Back 1

alacrity
(uh-LA-krih-tee)
noun

Hint 1

promptness; eager and speedy readiness

Front 2

My beliefs on the matter of abortion are the _____ of Mary Ellen's.

Back 2

antithesis
(an-TI-thuh-sis)
noun

Hint 2

the exact opposite of an idea or concept

Front 3

You may never want to give your friends ______ in your home.

Back 3

carte blanche
(kart BLONSH)
noun

Hint 3

permission given to someone to do entirely as they wish

Front 4

Untrained dogs running looose in your home can have a _____ effect.

Back 4

deleterious
(deh-luh-TEE-ree-us)
adjective

Hint 4

with harmful and damaging effect

Front 5

Younger children tend to _____ EVERYTHING their older siblings say.

Back 5

emulate
(EM-yoo-late)
verb

Hint 5

attempt to match or supress someone by imitation

Front 6

Catholics would be shocked to hear an _____ shouted out in the middle of prayer.

Back 6

expletive
(EK-splih-tive)
noun

Hint 6

a curse word or fowl language

Front 7

Tripping and finding money on the floor is a _____ accident.

Back 7

fortuitous
(for-TOO-uh-tuss)
adjective

Hint 7

fortunate, lucky, a "good" accident

Front 8

If two countries come to an _____ when discussing an issue they usually have a war to solve the matter.

Back 8

impasse
(IM-pass)
noun

Hint 8

a point where compromise is unattainable

Front 9

The Grinch is one of the most famous examples of a _____ in literature.

Back 9

misanthrope
(MIH-sun-thrope)
noun

Hint 9

a person who hates other people

Front 10

People who commit heinous crimes against women are said to show _____.

Back 10

misogyny
(muh-SAH-juh-nee)
noun

Hint 10

hatred towards women

Front 11

My life as a fifteen year old would seem _____for someone quadrouple my age.

Back 11

mundae
(mun-DANE)
adjective

Hint 11

regular, common, and ordinary

Front 12

One of my pet peeves is seeing a lawn that is way too ______.

Back 12

ornate
(ore-NATE)
adjective

Hint 12

a lot of decoration

Front 13

Adulterers were _____ from their communities in the ealry colonial times.

Back 13

ostracize
(OSS-truh-size)
verb

Hint 13

to exclude or banish from a group formally

Front 14

Some of the greatest teachers have taken college courses in _____.

Back 14

pedagogy
(PEH-duh-GO-jee)
noun

Hint 14

the science or profession of teaching

Front 15

When someone can tell that another person has been crying they will attempt to ____ the situation by making that person laugh.

Back 15

placate
(PLAY-kate)
verb

Hint 15

to make someone less upset by doing something to please them

Front 16

Women have had their hearts broken and are not _____ will watch soaps and eat ice cream for months.

Back 16

resilient
(rih-ZIL-yunt)
adjective

Hint 16

able to recover quicly from setbacks

Front 17

The job of the superhero is to _____ the plans of the evil person or criminal.

Back 17

thwart
(THWORT)
verb

Hint 17

to oppose, sonfuse, or defeat: to keep comeone from achieving their goals

Front 18

American ____ is a mix of different levels of diction, accents, vocabulary, and tones.

Back 18

vernacular
(ver-NAK-yoo-lur)
noun

Hint 18

the everyday language of people in contrast to the official formal language

Front 19

Males tend to _____ in pain when they are injured in the groin.

Back 19

writhe
(RYTHE)
verb

Hint 19

to make a violent rolling and twisting movement as a result of pain

Front 20

Cheerleaders are expected to be _____ at the games.

Back 20

zealous
(ZEH-lus)
adjective

Hint 20

activitely and unreservedly enthusiastic