Charging of wrong doing

accusatory

Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

Contemplative

Opposing; bold in resistance; defying authority

defiant

Learned, polished, scholarly

erudite

happy

jovial

treating with contempt or ridiculemocking

A blank space; a missing part; a gap

lacuna

Unable to be removed, erased or washed away

Indelible

Immature; lacking adult perception, experience or

judgment

callow

A profit or benefit in addition to a salary or

agesPerquisite

To make to present as a gift or an honor; confer

bestow

Pleasing to the ear; melodious; harmonious

dulcet

To hide in a sneaking manner; to lurk

Skulk

Understood or known by only a few

arcane

Enthusiastic vigor; vivacity; liveliness; spirit

brio

Painful or arduous work; severe toil or exertion

Travail

Indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

Apathetic

Frank; straightforward; direct

candid

Feeling of misfortune/bad luck

foreboding

furious

irate

Expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of

images; song-likeLyrical

disrespectful

irreverent

Slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of

Ridiculing

A group or band of people; a companion; an associate

cohort

Appropriate or fitting; relevant

Germane

Lacking all memory; forgetful; lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge; unmindful

Oblivious

To spread or diffuse through

Permeate

liable to make a mistake

fallible

Fearless; bold; brave

intrepid

To have lively or boisterous fun

cavort

To take the place of (another), especially through intrigue or

underhanded tacticssupplant

Very fat; obese

corpulent

To persuade with flattery; to coax

cajole

fearful

apprehensive

A feeling of superiority

Condescending

Lacing spontaneity, originality, and individuality Conventional

Darkness, sadness, rejection

gloomy

Longing for the past

Nostalgic

Accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional

Matter-of-fact

Ridiculing to show weakness in ordering to

make a pointsatiric

To accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to give consent by keeping

silentAcquiesce

Happy and cheerful; carefree

blithe

Stinging; biting; burning

caustic

Lasting a long time; constantchronic

False idea; mistaken belief

fallacy

Fair; just; showing no favoritismImpartial

To ignite; to arouse or inspire; to catch fire

kindle

To make impossible; to shut out; to prevent

preclude

Pleasing to the taste or smell; pleasant

savory

Long and wearisome; tiresome; boring

tedious

Jason tried to study for the test but the ___________ in his notes made it difficulty to cover all the material lacuna

The ink stains on his pocket were ___________, so his shirt was ruined. indelible

Because he was a ____________youth, he was not charged as an adult like the others.

callow

The salary at Sally’s new job was not much, but the generous ______________ made up for it. perquisites

The teacher would ____________ teats in an attempt to get the children to behave.

bestow

When he should have been in class, Derek could often be found ___________ in the hallways. skulking

Ms. Ray teaches the ____________ subject of mathematical logic and not many can understand them.

arcane

The choir sang the piece with such _____________ that soon the audience was clapping along with the music. brio

For all the _____________ and tragedies Marcia has endured, she is still remarkably optimistic.

travails

Although his _________ urged him to leave the party, Brian stayed past his curfew.

cohort

The issue is not _____________to the present discussion, so let’s drop it.

germane

But human beings are _______________. We know all make mistakes.

fallible

She has walked for a long time, _______________ of the sun burning her. oblivious

A darkly sweet aroma ______________ the air; white orchard blossoms erupted from snakelike vines.

permeated

The first astronauts were _________ men who put their lives on the line.

intrepid

Here I am struggling with a research paper when I could be ______________ at the beach. cavorting

Walter was soon able to _____________ Will as the captain of the team.

supplant

He grew more _____________ as he stuffed himself daily and got no excuse.

corpulent

Virgil’s great accomplishment were his ability ti charm and ___________ people out of their bad moods. cajole

The president said that we will _____________ to the demands of the terrorists.

acquiesce

Lori’s ___________ attitude toward her terrible situation was difficult to understand.

blithe

We were surprised that such __________ remarks came from such a mild mannered person.

caustic

When Paul’s cough became ___________, he finally went to the doctor.

chronic

Our victory over the favorite team showed the ______________ of the sportswriter’s prediction. fallacy

A judge is supposed to be _______________. impartial

Mrs. Cooke could always ___________ an interest in the novel we had to read.

kindle

Reviewing the work thoroughly will _________ the chance that you missed something.

preclude

Grandmother could make a ________ dish out the simplest ingredients.

savory

The ____________ lecture by the guest speaker caused many to fall asleep.

tedious