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feign
to fake or pretend something that you don’t feel
wistful
feeling nostalgic longing for the past
extemporaneous
made up on the spot; not pre-planned or rehearsed
haughty
stuck up, arrogant
incredulous
completely shocked, in disbelief
deplorable
shockingly bad, wrong and immoral behavior
feign
When my nephew talks about Pokemon, I ____ interest even though I couldn’t care less.
wistful
When it snows, I feel _____ for the days when my friends and I would meet at the sledding hill and play all day.
extemporize
I didn’t have a rain jacket, so I had to ____ one out of plastic bags when I got caught in a downpour.
haughteur
I was expecting _____ and rudeness from Lady Bixbury due to her rank and title, but she was surprisingly down-to-earth.
incredulity
I had never seen my sister run more than a mile without getting winded, so I could not hide my ____ when she said that she was joining the Cross Country team.
deplorably
The middle schoolers behaved _____ on the field trip, so our school was banned from visiting the Science Museum again.
mutual
agreed upon or shared by multiple people
mutual
The break-up was ______: neither Sam nor Andi dumped the other one; they just decided they were better as friends.
conflate
to assume two things are the same, when in reality, they are not
conflates
The toddler I babysit frequently ______ stories she’s heard before, and it takes a while before I figure out that the story of the cat who saves the forest is really The Cat and the Hat AND The Lorax.
innate
existing from birth; in-born
innately
Some people are more ________ attuned to their natural environment and can pick up on bird songs or signs of weather to come. Some of us are more oblivious and never notice these things.
entailed
to be included within something; involved
entails/entailed
My sister wanted to be a gymnast, but she was not prepared for all the stretching and physical endurance that the sport ________.
conspicuous
obvious, evident
inconspicuous
not noticeable
inconspicuous
I left to use the bathroom during a noisy part of the play because I wanted the disruption to be as ______ as possible.
libel
lies published by the press
libelous
The political candidate sued our local newspaper, claiming that the reporter had published ______ accusations that cost him the election.
affectation
a behavior or manerism that is unnatural and fake - adopted to impress others
unaffected
this word describes someone who is genuine and doesn’t act phony at all
affectation
She tried to use the word “indubitably” so much that it seemed like a(n) ______ to make her sound smarter.
jaunty
fashionable, stylish, confident
jaunty
Felix stood out among the other middle schoolers because his _______ outfits were nothing like the sweatpants and hoodies that most other students wore.
wan
pale and sick-looking
wan
Before she said anything, I could tell by my friend’s ____ appearance that she was not feeling well.
