E9H S1 Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards

harangue

My indifference during my mother's long ___ about me not caring about her only bolstered her point.

dearth

My adversary's ___ of empathy towards other people just made me hate him even more.

aghast

Watching the grievous scene during action scene left me ___ that the lead character walked away, seemingly unharmed.

aloof

My lab partner's ___ behavior left me with a feeling that a poor grade on our lab report was imminent.

lavish

Wearing all of the name brands to school clearly exhibits how frequently her parents ___ her with shopping trips.

disdainfully

Erica's ___ look in Bobby's direction exhibited how much she finds his foolish and stupid.

candor

Molly's ___ regarding my outfit hurt my feelings, but I value her paradigm of ensuring I look my best.

candid

It may not always be a good idea to be ___ with your boss about their job performance as they oftentimes to not like to be vulnerable to their employees.

tumultuous

The seemingly small oversight of not bringing enough cookies to the party created a ___ rush the treat table!

impunity

Complimenting her father's new mustache was enough manipulation for Erica to earn ___ from him regarding the email home from the teacher.

imposing

The ___ police force was commanding enough to stop the rioters from continuing their tumult and burning down more of the city's businesses.

imposed

I demanded the school stop enforcing the dress code they ___ on students last year.

retribution

I contemplated the best way to gain ___ against my sibling for marring my favorite t-shirt.

permitted

Despite the rabbi's austere personality, she ___ me to eat during the Shabbat service so that I would not go hungry that evening.

pernicious

Even though Erica seemed affable to people's faces, she had a ___ way of giving people compliments ("Oh, you usually look so fat, but today...you look better!").

disposition

His ___ seemed quite volatile as even a strange look from someone would send him screaming and yelling.

profanes

Ms. Haen has no time for someone who ___ her dearest love, Billy Shakes, with unkind words.

suffice

A simple "I'm sorry" would ___ in reconciling our argument, but he is unwilling to do even that.

insufficient

The ___ amount of butter in the cookie recipe marred the desert for everyone.

augmented

His chronic tardiness only ___ my annoyance with him.

augmentation

___ of the building will take place in three parts with most of the third floor being added this summer.

thwarted

The princess ___ the subversive actions of the rebel group by throwing marble across the floor as they ran through the hallway.

discretion

Because my daughter's spending habits leave me exasperated, I have to give out her allowance at my ___.

discreet

In hopes of being ___ , many celebrities wear sunglasses when out in public.

divert

I had to keep their attention because they continued to ___ from the task at hand.

crassly

He ___ joked about how his parents truly love him when he knew that Jules was an orphan.

incongruous

Considering he is so hard working at school, his lethargy regarding his chores at home strikes me as very ___.

alchemy

Watching the technician work on the broken internet router seemed like a form of ___ as he got it to work in a matter of minutes!

commodity

No one can dispute that "free time" seems to be a ___ in short supply lately.

juxtapose

The interior designer likes to ___ light furniture against dark floors to create a dramatic contrast.