Harangue-Rumpled

• Def (v):  lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

  • “The principal ___ the Class of 2027 for their careless behavior.”

  Harangue
• Def (v.):  convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.

  • “Colonists tried to ___ many indigenous communities, but their attempts were futile.”

  Proselytize
• Def (v.): be intensely affected or filled with a particular emotion.

  • “After winning the award, Ana-Maria ___ with pride.”

  Swell
• Def (v.): prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time; to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures

  • “This meeting intended to ___ the decision, but it failed.”

  Forestall
• Def (v.): act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something.

  • “Katerina ___ her brother from telling her mother by tackling him.”

  Forestall
• Def (adj.): undying; everlasting 

  • “The witch tried to get ___ beauty.”

  Amaranthine
• Def (adj.): (chiefly of emotions) complete and unreserved; pure 

  • “Having children has brought my family ___ joy.”

  Unalloyed
• Def (n.):  exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action; exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

  • “The Supreme Court has allegedly passed laws brimming with ___.”

  Impunity
• Def (n.): a large group of people standing very close to each other, usually for the purposes of defense or attack; a group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body

  • “The celebrity fought against the ___ of reporters.”

  Phalanx
• Def (v.): spend (money) freely or extravagantly.

  • “She ___ her money during Black Friday.”

  Splurge
• Def (adj.): humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner.

  • “We enjoyed Bio 101 because of our ___ professor who always ensures the atmosphere is convivial.”

  Waggish
• Def (v.): to set or place together, especially side by side

  • “Fast” and “food” are ___ often to refer to convenient food.”

  Collocate
• Def (n.):  the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation

  • “He took ___ classes in college to become an articulate speaker.”

  Elocution
• Def (v.): affirm or assert; to declare as a matter of fact or as a thing that can be proved

  • “The mischievous student ___ that he has never cheated in exams.”

  Avouch
• Def (v.): solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.

  • “The blood under nose ___ into a black spot.”

  Congeal
• Def (v.): try to sell (something, especially small items) by going from house to house or place to place; to sell 

  • “We ___ cookies around our neighborhood as our passion project.”

  Peddle
• Def (v.): promote (an unreliable or untrue idea or view).

  • “The reporters ___ a story about the Vanderbilt family.”

  Peddle
• Def (v.): write (something) in a hurried, careless way.

  • “Teenagers ___ meaningless messenger in my yearbook.”

  Scrawl
• Def (n.): the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications.

  • “The president has been accused of sheer ___, given his recent cabinet nominations.”

  Cronyism
• Def (v.): hold (something) tightly against or in another thing.

  • “He ___ his hands over his mouth to avoid making any noise.”
  • Clamp

  
• Def (v.): fasten (two things) firmly together.

  • “I tried to ___ the pieces of wood together.”

  Clamp
• Def (adj.): creased, ruffled, or disheveled in appearance.

  • “We began to worry as Liza Asfid–a fashion icon in our academy–began arriving at school with frizzy hair, ___ clothes, and a pallid, lifeless face.”
  • Rumpled