english 10/18

admonish

my teacher ADMONISHED me for turning my work in late, but she later realized she made a mistake and apologized for REPRIMANDING ME FIRMLY.

consternation

I caused CONSTERNATION among my friends when I pranked them that I lost my phone, and my friend got mad at me for causing her to feel A STRONG FEELING OF SURPRISE THAT CAUSED CONFUSION when I told her the truth.

unfathomable

I found my test score to be unfathomable, I just found it IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND how it was so low if I had studied a lot the night before.

unscrupulous

My sister did something unscrupulous by cutting in line, and I reminded her not to be DOING THINGS THAT ARE WRONG.

capricious

My cat is capricious, so I always make sure to put her in her cage before guests arrive because I know she is GIVEN TO SUDDEN CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR.

loathsome

The man’s behavior on the train was loathsome; he was yelling at passengers and CAUSING FEELINGS OF HATRED among them.

scurrilous

The scurrilous accusations made against me were not taken seriously because they were clearly SAID UNFAIRLY TO MAKE PEOPLE HAVE A BAD OPINION OF ME.

contrive

The prisoners sat down and started to contrive ways they could escape, but they got sent back to their cells before they could FORM A PLAN.

amicable

I managed to come to an amicable agreement with my friend regarding our project, SHOWING A POLITE DESIRE TO AVOID AN ARGUMENT.

indiscretions

My mom taught me that indiscretions are not good, so I learned not TO SHOW A LACK OF GOOD JUDGEMENT IN BEHAVIOR AND SPEECH.

repudiate

I repudiated the fact that I lost my favorite shirt, and my sister convinced me not to refuse to accept my fate.

dissimulation

His constant dissimulations made it hard for others to trust him because they knew he tended TO DECEIVE others.

irresolute

I stood irresolute next to my grandma’s broken vase; not knowing what to do with it.

magnanimity

My brother won an award for his magnanimity, and I complimented him for having the quality of DISPLAYING HONOR AND GENEROSITY IN MOMENTS OF DISTRESS.

imperturbable

my friend swears she is imperturbable, but she gets annoyed pretty quickly; which shows she is not UNABLE TO BE BOTHERED.

spendthrift

My friend’s girlfriend is a spendthrift, and he told me he wants to break up with her because he does not want to be with SOMEONE WHO SPENDS MONEY IN A CARELESS WAY.