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TermDefinitionSentences
Submerged sunk; covered with liquid She _ my head under the relentless waves that crashed against the sandy shoreline.
Amiss wrong or improper I curtsied in front of the prince, knowing it was _ not to.
Convivial sociable or friendly She addressed me with a friendly or _ expression.
Cease to stop The woman's US soccer team wanted unfair treatment to stop or _ to exist.
Anachronism something out of its proper time is history, like a television in the middle ages or penicillin in Ancient Rome Her outfit was an example of _ considering she wore war paint like the Aztecs.
Forlorn hopeless, deserted, abandoned She _ her dream of being a dancer after she was paralyzed.
Receded withdrew; became more distant Slowly she eased herself or _ herself out of the conversation.
Dwindle shrink, as in to lessen in quantity The teacher _ down the number of essays she needed to grade by giving some to other teachers.
Flimsy poorly made; easily broken or damaged The _ bridge cracked under all the weight.
Climes regions We moved across the country to a different _.
Transfixed To shock or terrify somebody so much as to induce a momentary inability to move (frozen with fear) She was _ with fear as she stared at the man in front of her.
Intelligible capable of being understood, understandable He muttered something that was barely _ under his breath.
Assent to agree to something The man signed the paper agreeing or _ to the contact.
Intimidate to frighten somebody into doing or not doing something The bully was _ the other boy.
Defiant openly disobedient, tending to confront and challenge She was _ and stubborn minded when it came to working with others.
Idiosyncrasy quirk, a way of behaving that is peculiar to an individual or group possible source of danger Her _ was that she could balance a spoon on her nose.
Conversing to meet, to reach the same point coming from different directions The two roads _ into one.
Explicit clear and obvious The curse words were _ or very clear in the song.
Variations the degree to which something differs She had the same soccer ball, only in a different _.
Superstition irrational, belief in the magical effects of a specific action or ritual, especially in the likelihood that good or bad luck will result from performing it There's a _ that if you break a mirror you have bad luck for seven years.
Scapegoat somebody who is made to take the blame for others The boy acted as a _ as I fled the soon to be crime scene.
Metamorphosis a change of physical form A caterpillar is an example of _.
Revelation information revealed The _ about who the new teacher was finally revealed.
Fluster to make or become nervous She was always nervous or _ around her boss.
Insomnia difficulty in sleeping Some nights she would have _ and wouldn't be able to sleep for hours.
Created by: 21connor
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