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TMDG: List 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anguish | (noun): emotional pain; torment EX: I was in such ANGUISH when I broke my arm. |
| Bizarre | (adj): odd, strange, weird EX: When hearing slang from other countries, the language sounds BIZARRE. |
| Mystified | (verb): puzzling or bewildering EX: The disappearance of the child MYSTIFIED law enforcement. |
| Disarming | (adj): using charm to remove suspicion EX: The DISARMING grin of the thief allowed her to gain the trust of her victims. |
| Discern | (verb): to perceive subtle differences, to understand or make sense of the "real" meaning EX: Algebra is difficult to DISCERN because letters don't belong in math! |
| Dread | (verb): fear, foreboding, alarm EX: I always DREAD Sunday nights when I have a test on Monday. |
| Extremity | (noun): extreme limit or end EX: Alara trained to the EXTREMITY, which ultimately led to injury. |
| Indolently | (adv): lazily, with no interest or effort EX: My cat INDOLENTLY lays in the window soaking up the sun. |
| Lacerated | (verb): to cut up , slice, or tear EX: When I stepped on the glass, it LACERATED my foot, and I bled everywhere. |
| Menacing | (adj): threatening EX: The MENACING dark clouds indicated that a storm was approaching quickly! |
| Mirage | (noun): an illusion or trick of the eye EX: The MIRAGE in the desert was a lake with cool blue water. |
| Opaqueness | (adj): darkness; lack of clarity; not able to see EX: The opaqueness of the fog made for dangerous driving conditions. |
| Quarry | (noun): prey, something which is hunted EX: After hours in my deer stand, I finally spotted my QUARRY. |
| Reports | (noun): the sound of gunshots EX: The hunters REPORTS echoed through the woods. |
| Staccato | (adj/adv): abrupt, short, clear sounds EX: The STACCATO of the drum made it easy to keep tempo of the song. |