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Contains the vocab words from chapters 1-5 and from chapters 6-9
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.
contingency
a back-up plan in case something goes wrong
contingent
dependent on something else happening (like you don’t get to go out with your friends unless your chores are done)
unprecedented
something that’s never happened before
precedent
a previous action/decision that guides future decisions
incarnation
in the flesh; a physical embodiment of an idea
affront
(verb) to offend someone in a disrespectful way OR (noun) something disrespectful or offensive
inexplicable
something that can’t be explained or understood
vicariously
experiencing something second-hand through someone else
portentous
a sign that something bad will happen
discern
to be able to look at something and understand what it means
indiscernable
unclear and impossible to see or understand
unscrupulous
a person who has no morals or ethics; they will lie, cheat, or steal to get ahead
scruples
a sense of right and wrong that warns you when something doesn’t seem right
precedent
My parents set the ____ with my older sister that we could get our ears pierced when we turned 12, so my sister was upset when I got mine pierced at 10. She said that it wasn’t fair.
incarnate
My dog is goofiness ____; he makes everyone laugh with his silly antics.
affront
I did not mean it as a(n) ____ when I came late to class; I’m so sorry that you felt disrespected.
inexplicably
My computer ____ turned off right in the middle of the quiz; I swear this thing is possessed or something.
vicariously
It’s not healthy for a parent to try to live _____ through their kids; children should be able to choose what activities bring them joy.
discern
Because the sky was cloudy, I could not ____ which direction was north.
scruples
My ____ about joining the group were justified when it came out later that it was a cult!
portentous
I had a(n) _____ feeling as I walked up to the large, creepy building.
grotesque
warped, misshapen, distorted
grotesque
Even though the child imagined that he saw ________ creatures hovering in his closet, when the light was on, he could see that there were only clothes and some boxes of toys.
