Word List - 5

stricken

afflicted by misfortune

She was _____ with grief at the death of her pet.

stricken

grandeur

splendor / the quality of being grand

He had a proud _____ about him because he was overly confident in his ability to bat.

grandeur

dissents

disagreements

I don’t like spending a lot of time at the playground because there’s a lot of _____ going on among the mean kids.

dissents

writs

written orders

I loved my new job as a messenger to the queen. I served the ____ with pride to the neighboring queen.

writs

fettered

tied

Regretfully, I’ve been so lazy on my school work. Now I have so much to work on and feel as if I’m ____ to my desk chair.

fettered

disposition

temperament; urge

Our dog Honey has a pleasant ___________.

disposition

hackled

ready for a fight (slang)

I was pretty well _____ when the bullies pushed my little brother in the mud.

hackled

rattled

flustered

We were so worried about Granny Cole that we felt ____ the rest of the day.

rattled

bout

a short period of a certain activity

I was so tried that I had the briefest possible ____ with my toothbrush.

bout

depicted

represented

I stopped reading that book because it ____ that all kids should be more concerned about their appearance than being kind.

depicted

lyrical

poetic; elevated

Asher played a ____ piece of music on the piano.

lyrical

transformation

change

After memorizing Scripture for a year, we noticed a _____ in his behavior.

transformation

appalled

shocked

I was ___ at his behavior.

appalled

jovial

jolly

Santa is always depicted as a ____ man.

jovial

reverent

respectful

She was praised for her quiet and ____ temperament towards her husband and children.

reverent

incredible

unbelieveable

We thought the solar eclipse was an ____ sight to see.

incredible

visage

appearance

Mom’s face mask gave her a very scary ____.

visage

groggy

shaky

The flu made us all feel really ____.

groggy

bemused

bewildered; confused

We were ____ at the questions she was asking. They didn’t make any sense.

bemused

latent

hidden

She had a ____ look upon her face, but I still knew she was really happy.

latent

chivalry

courtesy

He displayed ____ when he stood up for his sister on the playground.

chivalry

illusions

false dreams

My ____ of becoming a You Tube influencer were shattered.

illusions

discreet

polite

Ida heard a ___cough from the porch outside.

discreet

menial

lowly

I decided to do the ___ task of cleaning the poop off the walls for mom.

menial

ad infinitum

without end

We have Alexa play the same song _____________ because it’s our favorite.

ad infinitum

segregation

separation

The _____ on the buses of white and black people is a sad part of American history.

segregation

quaint

unfamiliar

The ____ cottage in the woods seemed odd.

quaint

conveyance

transportation

The airport provided the ____ to the restaurant.

conveyance

impetuously

impulsively

We ____ bought the new dog and weren’t prepared for the expenses.

impetuously

stolid

unemotional

It is unkind when we give a ____ apology.

stolid

stilted

stiff

tremulously

fearfully

saucy

improperly bold

promenades

something easily seen