Enervate-Rhapsodic

• Def (v.):  cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.

  • “The chores ___ the children: they slept for hours.”

  Enervate
• Def (adj.): cheerful and optimistic.

  • “The ___ children cheered after eating ice cream.”

  Buoyant
• Def (n.): a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously; disrespect; disdain 

  • “I saw Nickie’s ___ towards academic pursuits.”

  Irreverence
• Def (adj.):  absolute; certain; leaving no doubt 

  • “His response was ___ to ensure no one questioned his integrity.”

  Unequivocal
• Def (n.): excessive confidence or boldness; audacity;  unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition

  • “My classmate Mickie did illicit things with ___.”

  Temerity
• Def (n.):  a person’s nickname 

  • “Izzy responded to the ___, Kaleidoscope.”

  Sobriquet
• Def (n.):  lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

  • “He lay on the couch with absolute ___: his face lacked life  as if he were a statue.”

  Apathy
• Def (adj.): having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline; defiant; uncooperative 

  • “I was a ___ child; I enjoyed defying my parents’ rules.”

  Recalcitrant
• Def (adj.):  intensely irritated and frustrated.

  • “I was ___ when I saw my siblings making my room a mess.”

  Exasperated
• Def (adj.): lucid in style or meaning; easily understood.

  • “The light could not penetrate through the ___ window.”

  Pellucid
• Def (adj.):  lacking liveliness, dull; a lack of liveliness, force, or spirit.

  • “I left the movie theater because the movie was ___.”

  Vapid
• Def (n.): immoral or grossly unfair behavior, wickedness 

  • “The boss displayed ___ towards her workers.”

  Iniquity
• Def (adj.):  excessively sweet or sentimental.

  • “The ___ smell wafted through the air.”

  Saccharine
• Def (adj.):  stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

  • “Their breakup was the result of something other than the ___ reason.”

  Ostensible
• Def (adj.):  characterized by bitterness or resentment; showing deep-seated resentment

  • “My sister is ___: she brings up things that happened years ago.”

  Rancorous
• Def (adj.): characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.

  • “I threw a ___ party for my best friend.”

  Rapturous
• Def (v.): exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work; to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)

  • “I always ___ when I didn’t want to go to school.”

  Malinger
• Def (adj.):  tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

  • “My mom gave me a ___ tea that helped me sleep.”

  Soporific
• Def (adj.): causing harm or damage.

  • “The accident had a ___ effect on her mental health.”

  Deleterious
• Def (adj.): enthusiastic, ecstatic, overjoyed;  extravagantly emotional, rapturous 

  • “I want to live a ___ life like every day is my last day on Earth.”

  Rhapsodic