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Hubbub A busy, noisy situation. I couldn't hear a word he said over the general __________ of the party. The ______________ in the train station was giving me a headache.
oxymoron A figure of speech containing an apparent contradiction. You must find 4 ________ like long shorts. Jumbo shrimp is an _______________
apolaustic Dedicated to enjoyment The ___________ Obama family have been traveling the world, though Hawaii is their favorite retreat. When the bass band played I was _____________.
belittle To discourage, intimidate, make fun of. Bullying is when someone _________ constantly. I saw an 8th grade boy ______ a 6th grader in the hall.
gallimaufry a hodgepodge, jumble; a mixture of diverse things I've got a ___________ of cosmetics bottles of various kinds. There is a_____________ of opinions about how to "fix' the American health care system.
berate To scold viciously for a long period of time. Mother will ______ us for stealing this candy. Lisa's mother will _________ her if she goes to the party without permission
agitato to play in a restless agitated way(music) To give the feeling of fear the composer directed the music to be played _________ . Please do the _______ as it says.
Pervaded (of an influence,Feeling,or quality) be present and apparent throughout. "Something was wrong with the world, a somber, frightening wrongness that ______ everything like a dark impenetrable mist, stealthily closing around Scarlett." Something ________ me, there was something wrong and I couldn't figure out what it was.
bibliophile a person who loves books. The only trouble with the book fair is, there are a lot of ______________, and the crowd can get tricky. I am a real ___________________ so I want real books, not just Kindle editions.
xenophobia fear or hatred of foreign people or things Ellison’s opponent is turning to _________________ in campaign by making immigration an issue. I enjoy meeting people from all over the world so I think __________________ is really silly.
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